NSW · Port Stephens Council

Tilligerry Creek, 2319

Median house price · October to December 2025

$766,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$585/wk
  • Education hub
What Tilligerry Creek is known for: Education hub

Suburb profile

In Port Stephens Council, Tilligerry Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the metro area around Sydney is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. A younger crowd gives the area energy.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Crime reports are up on the previous period.

At a glance

Tilligerry Creek snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$766k

+2.2% change

Median rent

$585/wk

Population (ERP)

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

39th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

School ICSEA

37th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$620
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
40
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$766,000
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

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
103
Against the person
34
Against property
32
Rate per 1,000 residents
57.9
State safety percentile
39th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+20.1%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order43
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault50
  • Fraud41
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment65
  • Other Offences46

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW 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
979
Median ICSEA percentile
37th
School list
  • Bobs Farm Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 979 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 30 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Hospital (14.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
68
Participants per 1,000 residents
38.2

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

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° / 18°
Rainfall
295 mm · ~37 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 14°
Rainfall
366 mm · ~46 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 8°
Rainfall
272 mm · ~34 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 13°
Rainfall
230 mm · ~29 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

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 overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Paterson
Member of Parliament
Meryl SWANSON (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,926
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.3 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.1%Labor 56.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 10.4 km away).

Coalition 50.1%Labor 49.9%

7.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Bobs FarmLabor 48.4% · Coalition 51.6% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • Tanilba BayLabor 51.0% · Coalition 49.0% TPP (2025)4.5 km away
  • Lemon Tree PassageLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)6.1 km away
  • Salt AshLabor 45.7% · Coalition 54.3% TPP (2025)7.5 km away
  • Wirreanda MedowieLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)9.8 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

More in Port Stephens Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.