Median house price
$1.03M
+4.8% change
NSW · Central Coast Council
Peats Ridge, 2250
Population
301
Growth (1 yr)
-1.1%
Growth (5 yr)
-2.1%
Median age
42
Median income
$1,875/wk
Employment rate
62.7%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,030,000
Languages at home
13.3%non-English
Most common: Hindi, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Set among the hills of Central Coast Council, Peats Ridge is a smaller community with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Desirability lands below average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus growth momentum weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Peats Ridge snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $690 · Units $640
Population (Census)
301
-1.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.4%
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
#124
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
84th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
2nd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
23rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
- 29.4/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5682nd in Australia
- State rank
- 1839th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #124 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #824 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $640
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $690
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 540
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,030,000
- Median price change
- +4.8%
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
Population growth
-1.1% annual · -2.1% over 5 years · 2th percentile in NSW
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 301
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 90
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 62.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 87 / 0 / 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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 11
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 118.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 150 residents
- State safety percentile
- 83.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions922
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment540
- Malicious Damage To Property490
- Steal From Retail Store460
- Transport Regulatory Offences1947
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 947
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 23th
School list
- Peats Ridge Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 947 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 19 students · Top SEA quarter 13%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Peats Ridge Public School
- Peats Ridge Public School
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
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 3/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Shopping(1)
- Nannie's Fruit BoxGreengrocer
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)
- 27
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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 (12.3 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)
- 2
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 21.5
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
- 27° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 308 mm · ~38 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 258 mm · ~32 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 150 mm · ~19 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 203 mm · ~25 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 (lodged 2020–2026).
19 planning-related records
2024· 2 proposals
October 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Intensive plant agriculture; Horticulture; Agriculture1419 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
July 2024
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure1424 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
2023· 4 proposals
October 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Intensive plant agriculture; Horticulture1815 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
May 2023
- Other45 EULOO ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
- Dual occupancy; Garages, carports and car parking spaces13 BARAKEE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing13 BARAKEE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
2022· 2 proposals
November 2022
- Farm buildings1424 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
October 2022
- Farm buildings12 KILPA ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
2021· 7 proposals
October 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces1847 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
- Other134 EULOO ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
August 2021
- Dual occupancy1154 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
- Earthworks / change in levels1734 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
June 2021
- Earthworks / change in levels; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Farm buildings; Other1419 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
April 2021
- Dwelling9 BRIESES ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
February 2021
- Dwelling1103 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
2020· 4 proposals
November 2020
- Farm buildings; Shed2 BUSHELLS ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
August 2020
- Other1104 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
July 2020
- Other1109 PEATS RIDGE ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
May 2020
- Farm buildings13 KILPA ROAD PEATS RIDGE 2250Determined
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 · 2020–2026 · 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 12.7 km away).
Coalition 56.1%Labor 43.9%
15.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Peats RidgeLabor 41.4% · Coalition 58.6% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- SomersbyLabor 42.0% · Coalition 58.0% TPP (2025)5.7 km away
- Mangrove MountainLabor 43.1% · Coalition 56.9% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
- Narara SouthLabor 62.9% · Coalition 37.1% TPP (2025)11.8 km away
- Niagara Park (Robertson)Labor 66.6% · Coalition 33.4% TPP (2025)11.8 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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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.