Median house price
$690k
+4.5% change
NSW · Mid-Coast Council
Taree South, 2430
Est. population · Jun 2025
333
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.9%
Median age
53
Median income
$1,067/wk
Employment rate
39%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$690,000
Languages at home
2%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Mid-Coast Council, Taree South keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Taree South snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$510/wk
Houses $550 · Units $400
Population (ERP)
333
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.9%
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
#260
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
75th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
34th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
26th
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
- 35.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4534th in Australia
- State rank
- 1445th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #260 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #542 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)
- $400
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $550
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $510
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 263
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $690,000
- Median price change
- +4.5%
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
333(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +0.9% over 5 years · 34th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +0.9%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in NSW
- 34th 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 (~350), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 326
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,067
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 135
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,929
- Employment rate
- 39%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 103 / 0 / 0 (+ 24 other)
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)
- 34
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 102.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 33 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -10.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order246
- Breach Bail Conditions547
- Domestic Violence Related Assault317
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment396
- Malicious Damage To Property367
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
- 952
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 26th
School list
- Manning Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 952 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 32 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.6 km awayView 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
54 public transport stops in this suburb
- 122 Manning River Dr
- 145 Manning River Dr
- Manning River Dr Before Old Punt Rd
- The Bucketts Way At Denva Rd
- The Bucketts Way Opp Denva Rd
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
17 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Well connected by public transport — 54 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Shopping(1)
- P ExpressConvenience store
Transport(7)
7 bus stops
Other(9)
- Sharpe's Tractor CentreCar
- Twilight Caravan ParkCaravan Site
- Garden Centre
- Gnomes Landscaping & Garden SuppliesGarden Centre
154 Manning River Drive
- Hereford Lodge MotelMotel
- Taree Country MotelMotel
- Parking
- BPPetrol station
- MobilPetrol station
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)
- 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
- Manning Base Hospital (2.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public 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)
- 17
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 51.1
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
- 28° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 372 mm · ~46 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 329 mm · ~41 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 218 mm · ~27 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
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation53 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Storage premises; Self storage units7118 THE BUCKETTS WAY TAREE SOUTH 2430Under Assessment
- Subdivision142 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Under Assessment
April 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure4 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
February 2026
- Industrial development; Warehouse or distribution centre; Erection of a new structure; Local distribution premise7 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
January 2026
- Industrial development; Erection of a new structure5 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
2025· 4 proposals
August 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure39 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
July 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Vehicle Sales or Hire Premises122 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Operational consent requested
- Industrial development; Erection of a new structure; General industry7118 THE BUCKETTS WAY TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
June 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Supporting Development151 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
2024· 6 proposals
December 2024
- Erection of a new structure; General industry142 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
September 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure44 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
- Signage; Industrial development; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support5 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
August 2024
- Industrial development; Erection of a new structure; General industry13 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
March 2024
- Erection of a new structure; General industry9 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
January 2024
- Erection of a new structure; General industry142 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
2023· 10 proposals
November 2023
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure128 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
August 2023
- Industrial developmentTHE BUCKETTS WAY TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
July 2023
- Business premises122 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
June 2023
- Industrial development13 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
- Shed151 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
May 2023
- Dwelling7138/DP1261155Determined
April 2023
- Industrial developmentTOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
- Industrial development9 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
March 2023
- Industrial development7 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
February 2023
- Industrial development3 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
2022· 7 proposals
November 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development23 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
- Industrial development10 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
September 2022
- Other14 TOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
August 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces58 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
May 2022
- Signage; Other147 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
April 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Garages, carports and car parking spaces53 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Rejected
- Industrial developmentTOWN HEAD ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
2021· 5 proposals
July 2021
- Signage7087 THE BUCKETTS WAY TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
- Signage; Other147 MANNING RIVER DRIVE TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
June 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces49 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
May 2021
- Shed28 DENVA ROAD TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed7116 THE BUCKETTS WAY TAREE SOUTH 2430Determined
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
- Lyne
- Member of Parliament
- Alison PENFOLD (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 129,584
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.9%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.8%Labor 40.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 10.3 km away).
Coalition 52.3%Labor 47.7%
7.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- PurfleetLabor 52.4% · Coalition 47.6% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- TareeLabor 43.7% · Coalition 56.3% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- Taree WestLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
- TinoneeLabor 41.6% · Coalition 58.4% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
- Taree NorthLabor 42.2% · Coalition 57.8% TPP (2025)4.9 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)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 Mid-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.