NSW · Lake Macquarie Council
Speers Point, NSW, 2284
Desirability index
#491 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Speers Point is a smaller suburban community in the Lake Macquarie area, home to around 3,400 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,178 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+7%), roughly 346.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $655 (flats $510, houses $675), 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,400
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,766
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 107 of 1,450
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 57.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 93 / 219 / 46
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $510
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $675
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $655
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 84
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,178
- Against the person
- 285
- Against property
- 508
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 346.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 12 residents
- State safety percentile
- 20.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +7.4%
Most common offence types
- Fraud81
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment88
- Malicious Damage To Property89
- Steal From Motor Vehicle89
- Transport Regulatory Offences174
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,000
- Speers Point Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
41 public transport stops in this suburb
- Speers St After Thompson Rd
- Speers St Opp Quarry Rd
- Thompson Rd At Morse St
- Thompson Rd At Moulden St
- Thompson Rd Opp Rani Cl
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
375 planning-related records
2026· 20 proposals
June 2026
- Subdivision1 BINDALANG CIRCUIT SPEERS POINT 2284Under Assessment
May 2026
- Demolition; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure164 MAIN ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 YAAYIN WAY SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)149 MAIN ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation196 THE ESPLANADE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool6 CORNISH STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Under Assessment
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 HIBISCUS CLOSE SPEERS POINT 2284Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space32 KIRAI DRIVE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space18 BARFORD STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing27 BERKELEY STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 DAVIS STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space5 ASH STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure70 BINDALANG CIRCUIT SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
February 2026
- Subdivision53 BERKELEY STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 BARFORD STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Subdivision1 BINDALANG CIRCUIT SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Residential Accommodation19 BERKELEY STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool9 QUARRY ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Under Assessment
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure40 FARM STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure22 KIRAI DRIVE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
2025· 74 proposals
December 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool6 KARUBAALING WAY SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Subdivision5 MOULDEN STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 ALBION CLOSE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool2 KARUBAALING WAY SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Demolition9 QUARRY ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Demolition38 EDITH STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation7 BARFORD STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 ALLEY STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Subdivision226 THE ESPLANADE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure26 THOMPSON ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure31 SPEERS STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
November 2025
- Demolition; Subdivision76 THOMPSON ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)16 QUARRY ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure105 MAIN ROAD SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure7 LYNN PLACE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 KIRAI DRIVE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation6 YAAYIN WAY SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool240 THE ESPLANADE SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Garage, carport or carparking space22 ALBERT STREET SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool12 YAAYIN WAY SPEERS POINT 2284Determined
2024· 74 proposals
74 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 75 proposals
75 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 67 proposals
67 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 60 proposals
60 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 5 proposals
5 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
46 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (3)
- Main Rd at Eighth StBus stop
- Main Rd at Nord StBus stop
- Main Rd opp Nord StBus stop
- Main Rd opp Speers Point LibraryBus stop
- Speers Point Library, Main RdBus stop
- Speers St after Quarry RdBus stop
- Speers St after Thompson RdBus stop
- Speers St at Bradford StBus stop
- Speers St at Lakeview StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Speers Point ParkPark
- Tredinnick OvalPark
- Walter's ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- CS Health Medical Centredoctor
- Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 33.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #491 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Speers St After Thompson Rdtransport
- Speers St Opp Quarry Rdtransport
- Thompson Rd At Morse Sttransport
- Thompson Rd At Moulden Sttransport
- Thompson Rd Opp Rani Cltransport
- CS Health Medical Centrehealthdoctor
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Speers Point Parkgovernmentpark
- Tredinnick Ovalgovernmentpark
- Walter's Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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