Median house price
$1.11M
+2.2% change
NSW · Central Coast Council
Woy Woy Bay, 2256
Est. population · Jun 2025
696
Growth (1 yr)
-0.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.7%
Median age
47
Median income
$2,416/wk
Employment rate
59.7%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,107,000
Languages at home
6.2%non-English
Most common: Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Central Coast Council, Woy Woy Bay is a settled smaller community where everyday shopping leans on neighbouring suburbs. You get space and calm here, while the city and neighbouring suburbs are still close enough for regular outings. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with family life visible on every street.
Dining is thinner on the ground than in busier metro pockets, so many residents head to neighbouring suburbs for a night out. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Woy Woy Bay snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$595/wk
Houses $625 · Units $520
Population (ERP)
696
-0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
15.5%
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
#151
among Metro Sydney · Mature
Safety
81st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
7th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
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
- 18.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6803rd in Australia
- State rank
- 2132nd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #151 among Metro Sydney · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #887 among Metro Sydney 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
696(June 2025)
-0.1% annual · +0.7% over 5 years · 7th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.1%
- 5-year growth
- +0.7%
- Change in 1 year
- -1
- Change in 5 years
- +5
- Growth rank in NSW
- 7th 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 (~700), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 423
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $2,416
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 30 of 194
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 59.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 156 / 0 / 6
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)
- 78
- Against the person
- 17
- Against property
- 20
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 112.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 25 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -1%
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
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Taylor St At Bassan St
- Taylor St At Bassan 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
5 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 3/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.36
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(3)
- Viewpoint (3)
Other(1)
- Roy Lamb "The Sand Man"Trade
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gurdon ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- 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 (5.4 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)
- 28
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 40.2
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
- 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· 3 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure47B TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Under Assessment
March 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool47A TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure47A TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
2025· 6 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure119 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development51 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation107 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 WOY WOY BAY ROAD WOY WOY BAY 2256Withdrawn
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation107 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 WOY WOY BAY ROAD WOY WOY BAY 2256Withdrawn
2024· 2 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation107 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure100 WOY WOY BAY ROAD WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
2023· 4 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure61 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development4 DARGO LANE WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
February 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Garages, carports and car parking spaces54 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing; Earthworks / change in levels; Retaining walls, protection of trees47A TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
2022· 6 proposals
December 2022
- Dwelling34 WOY WOY BAY ROAD WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Dwelling; Demolition; Earthworks / change in levels; Retaining walls, protection of trees36 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing34 WOY WOY BAY ROAD WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
February 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing113 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Retaining walls, protection of trees; Garages, carports and car parking spaces45 woy woy bay Road woy woy bay 2256Determined
January 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development3 WOY WOY BAY ROAD WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
2021· 6 proposals
July 2021
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development31 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development4 DARGO LANE WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
May 2021
- Dwelling1 35 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development21 TAYLOR STREET WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
February 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development2 WOY WOY BAY ROAD WOY WOY BAY 2256Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs103 TAYLOR STREET , WOY WOY BAYDetermined
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- Subdivision of land47A Taylor Street, Woy Woy BayDetermined
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 4.5 km away).
Coalition 35.2%Labor 64.8%
5.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Woy Woy WestLabor 64.9% · Coalition 35.1% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- KariongLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
- Kariong EastLabor 59.6% · Coalition 40.4% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
- Woy WoyLabor 72.0% · Coalition 28.0% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
- Umina CentralLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)3.9 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)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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.