Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
Up 1.5% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Great Mackerel Beach
NSW 2108 · Northern Beaches
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 50
- Postcode
- 2108
ABS 2021
Great Mackerel Beach, New South Wales
Property market insights for Great Mackerel Beach
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Great Mackerel Beach NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Market data updated August 2025.
Great Mackerel Beach has a 12-month growth rate of 1.5% for houses.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Great Mackerel Beach is $625 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Great Mackerel Beach safe?
The overall rate for Great Mackerel Beach is 1,032 offences per 100,000 residents — 70% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Great Mackerel Beach.
Overall crime rate
1,032
offences per 100,000 residents
70% belowGreater Sydney
Great Mackerel BeachGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Great Mackerel Beach?
Great Mackerel Beach NSW 2108 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
50 people call Great Mackerel Beach home, with an average of 1.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,124 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 50
- Median age
- 57 years
- Median mortgage
- $862 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 156.0%Below
15–3414.0%Below
35–5426.0%Below
55–7446.0%Above
75 and over6.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses120.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright60.9%Above
Paying a mortgage39.1%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.0%Below
One car46.7%Above
Two cars20.0%Below
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home36.8%Below
Drove to work0.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled36.8%Above
What stands out in Great Mackerel Beach
36.8% of workers in Great Mackerel Beach worked from home on Census day.
40.0% of people in Great Mackerel Beach described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Great Mackerel Beach
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Great Mackerel Beach NSW 2108.
Is Great Mackerel Beach family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
6.0% of Great Mackerel Beach's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
15 family households lived in Great Mackerel Beach; 0.0% were couple families and 40.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Great Mackerel Beach?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Great Mackerel Beach had 50 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
52.0% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Great Mackerel Beach?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 120.0% of occupied private dwellings in Great Mackerel Beach.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Great Mackerel Beach?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
60.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
39.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Great Mackerel Beach?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Great Mackerel Beach had 1.7 people.
One-person households made up 33.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 40.0%, while 16.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Great Mackerel Beach?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
36.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
0.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 36.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Great Mackerel Beach?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 46.7% of the total.
20.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Great Mackerel Beach, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.3% reported a different address.
16.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Great Mackerel Beach?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
78.0% of residents used only English at home.
16.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Great Mackerel Beach residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
16.0% of Great Mackerel Beach's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 96.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Great Mackerel Beach?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.0% of ancestry responses in Great Mackerel Beach.
Australian ancestry made up 38.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Great Mackerel Beach?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Great Mackerel Beach?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 39.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
12.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.3%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Great Mackerel Beach show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.0% reported asthma, 26.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Great Mackerel Beach?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
41.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Great Mackerel Beach?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,124 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $862.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Great Mackerel Beach compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 36.8% in Great Mackerel Beach, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 60.9% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Great Mackerel Beach, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Great Mackerel Beach
Is Great Mackerel Beach expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Great Mackerel Beach good for families?
The Census counted 15 local families, and 6.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Great Mackerel Beach?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Great Mackerel Beach
3 streets in Great Mackerel Beach
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Diggers Cr
- Monash Avenue
- Ross Smith Pde
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.