Median house price
$1.11M
+2.2% change
NSW · Central Coast Council
Patonga, 2256
Est. population · Jun 2025
207
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.5%
Median age
65
Median income
$1,069/wk
Employment rate
35.6%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,107,000
Languages at home
4.4%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Patonga is a coastal smaller community where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. City outings and nearby suburbs add variety without undoing the coastal pace of everyday life. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here.
For coastal suburbs, the café and dining scene is notably rich, with locals returning to favourite spots. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Buses are a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Versus similar coastal suburbs, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because safety trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Patonga snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$595/wk
Houses $625 · Units $520
Population (ERP)
207
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
50.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#122
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
80th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
30th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 25.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6274th in Australia
- State rank
- 2029th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #122 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #198 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $520
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $625
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $595
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 127
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,107,000
- Median price change
- +2.2%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
207(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 30th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +0.5%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +1
- Growth rank in NSW
- 30th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~200), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 235
- Median age
- 65
- Median household income / week
- $1,069
- Dwelling vacancy
- 50.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 113 of 222
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 35.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 97 / 3 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 23
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 111.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 47 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -3.9%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions335
- Domestic Violence Related Assault113
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment142
- Malicious Damage To Property158
- Transport Regulatory Offences375
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
21 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bay St Opp Brisk St
- Bay St Opp Meroo Av
- Patonga Dr Before Bay St
- Patonga St After Brisk St
- Patonga St At Brisk St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 fast food · 1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
- Well connected by public transport — 21 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 34/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 8.51
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.26
Food & drink(2)
- Fast food
- The BoathouseRestaurant
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Park
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(2)
- Viewpoint (2)
Transport(6)
6 bus stops
Other(19)
- Artwork
- Bench
- Patonga Rest AreaCamp Site
- Chalet
- The Old School HouseChalet
- Patonga Bakehouse GalleryGallery
19 Bay Street
- Information (2)
- The Great North WalkInformation
- WaratahInformation
- National Parks and Wildlife ServiceParking
- Parking (4)
- Van Dahls Track CarparkParking
- Picnic Table (3)
- Public toilets
- Recycling
- Shelter (2)
- Patonga Boat RampSlipway
- Slipway
- Waste Basket (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Think Well Hypnotherapy (13.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 6
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.0
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 6 proposals
July 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation19 JACARANDA AVENUE PATONGA 2256Under Assessment
May 2026
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)69 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Supporting Development37 JACARANDA AVENUE PATONGA 2256Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure85 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure69 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool96 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
2025· 7 proposals
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure25 PATONGA CREEK PATONGA 2256Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure85 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home3 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure40 PATONGA DRIVE PATONGA 2256Determined
January 2025
- Demolition; Recreation area470 HAWKESBURY RIVER PATONGA 2256Determined
2024· 7 proposals
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure46 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
August 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure65 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureHAWKESBURY RIVER PATONGA 2256Determined
June 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation37 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation23 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure16 JACARANDA AVENUE PATONGA 2256Determined
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18A PATONGA DRIVE PATONGA 2256Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure25 JACARANDA AVENUE PATONGA 2256Determined
September 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers19 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
- Dwelling19 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces58 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
March 2023
- DwellingHAWKESBURY RIVER PATONGA 2256Determined
January 2023
- Dwelling; Demolition90 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
2022· 11 proposals
October 2022
- Secondary dwelling8 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
September 2022
- Dwelling47 PATONGA DRIVE PATONGA 2256Determined
- Other470 Hawkesbury River PatongaDetermined
August 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development30 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling11 JACARANDA AVENUE PATONGA 2256Determined
- Dwelling22 PATONGA DRIVE PATONGA 2256Determined
March 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentHAWKESBURY RIVER PATONGA 2256Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing6 bay street patongs 2256Determined
February 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Garages, carports and car parking spaces11 JACARANDA AVENUE PATONGA 2256Determined
- Secondary dwelling8 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
January 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition5 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
2021· 3 proposals
October 2021
- Dwelling11 JACARANDA AVENUE PATONGA 2256Determined
August 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development22 BAY STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
- Dwelling54 PATONGA STREET PATONGA 2256Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Robertson
- Member of Parliament
- Gordon REID (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 114,922
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.1 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 40.6%Labor 59.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.4 km away).
Coalition 33.0%Labor 67.0%
7.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Umina WestLabor 70.0% · Coalition 30.0% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
- Umina BeachLabor 66.4% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
- UminaLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.6% TPP (2025)4.1 km away
- Woy Woy SouthLabor 70.4% · Coalition 29.6% TPP (2025)5.1 km away
- Woy Woy WestLabor 64.9% · Coalition 35.1% TPP (2025)5.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Central Coast Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.