Median price trend for houses
Based on 66 sales in the preceding 12 months
$765,000
Up 3.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $675k
- 3 bed
- $750k
- 4 bed
- $880k
- 5+ bed
- $1.7m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Lemon Tree Passage
NSW 2319 · Port Stephens
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $765,000
- Median unit
- $585,000
- Population
- 2,686
- Postcode
- 2319
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ABS 2021
Lemon Tree Passage, New South Wales
Property market insights for Lemon Tree Passage
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lemon Tree Passage NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 48 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Up 4.2% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Lemon Tree Passage, NSW is currently $765,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lemon Tree Passage has a 12-month growth rate of 3.4% for houses and 10.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $675,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $750,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $880,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,700,000 in Lemon Tree Passage.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Lemon Tree Passage is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.2% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Lemon Tree Passage is $585,000, which has increased 10.4% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $585,000 in Lemon Tree Passage. The median rent for units and apartments in Lemon Tree Passage is $475 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Lemon Tree Passage safe?
The overall rate for Lemon Tree Passage is 2,066 offences per 100,000 residents — 37% below the Rest of NSW 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 Lemon Tree Passage.
Overall crime rate
2,066
offences per 100,000 residents
37% belowRest of NSW
Lemon Tree PassageRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Lemon Tree Passage?
Lemon Tree Passage NSW 2319 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
2,686 people call Lemon Tree Passage home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,071 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,686
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $365 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.2%Below
15–3416.2%Below
35–5420.9%Below
55–7436.5%Above
75 and over10.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses88.0%Above
Townhouses9.1%Below
Apartments1.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.8%Above
Paying a mortgage28.5%Below
Renting26.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.8%Below
One car40.3%Above
Two cars39.2%Above
Three or more17.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.4%Above
Drove to work63.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Lemon Tree Passage
16.4% of workers in Lemon Tree Passage worked from home on Census day.
4.4% of Lemon Tree Passage residents were born in England.
41.4% of people in Lemon Tree Passage described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lemon Tree Passage
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lemon Tree Passage NSW 2319.
Is Lemon Tree Passage family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.2% of Lemon Tree Passage's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
770 family households lived in Lemon Tree Passage; 28.1% were couple families and 18.7% were one-parent families.
29.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Lemon Tree Passage?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lemon Tree Passage had 2,686 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
47.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Lemon Tree Passage?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 88.0% of occupied private dwellings in Lemon Tree Passage.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Lemon Tree Passage?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
28.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
26.7% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Lemon Tree Passage?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lemon Tree Passage had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 28.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 43.8%, while 14.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lemon Tree Passage?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
63.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lemon Tree Passage?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 40.3% of the total.
56.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lemon Tree Passage, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.7% reported a different address.
11.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Lemon Tree Passage?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.9% of residents used only English at home.
4.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lemon Tree Passage residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.7% of Lemon Tree Passage's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.3% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Lemon Tree Passage?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.2% of ancestry responses in Lemon Tree Passage.
Australian ancestry made up 39.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lemon Tree Passage?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 10.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.8% of workers, and education and training employed 4.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Lemon Tree Passage?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 43.5%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
21.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.6%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lemon Tree Passage show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
45.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.2% reported asthma, 18.6% arthritis and 8.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lemon Tree Passage?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 50.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lemon Tree Passage?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,071 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $365 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lemon Tree Passage compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.4% in Lemon Tree Passage, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 44.8% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 26.7% in Lemon Tree Passage, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Lemon Tree Passage
Is Lemon Tree Passage expensive?
The median house price is $765,000, while units and apartments sit at $585,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lemon Tree Passage good for families?
The Census counted 770 local families, and 15.2% 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 Lemon Tree Passage?
Larger houses have a median around $1,700,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Lemon Tree Passage
47 streets in Lemon Tree Passage
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Beach Rd
- Blanch St
- Boyd Ave
- Cambridge Ave
- Conroy Rd
- Cook Pde
- Crawley Ave
- Daniel Cr
- Dean Pde
- Elaine Ave
- Elizabeth Ave
- Francis Ave
- Geer Cl
- Gibbers Dr
- Gould Dr
- Helen Ave
- Hutcheson Rd
- Inala Ct
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- Industrial Crescent
- James Scott Cr
- John Pde
- Johnson Pde
- Kawarren St
- Kenneth Pde
- Lemon Tree Passage Rd
- Mackie St
- Malvern Rd
- Marine Dr
- Meredith Ave
- Morton Ave
- Northumberland Ave
- Oyster Farm Rd
- Paroa Ave
- Purcell Ave
- Raiss Cl
- Richard Ave
- Robert Cr
- Rose St
- Russell St
- Shearman Ave
- Stanley St
- Tanilba Rd
- Torpey Ave
- Vera Ave
- Ward St
- Whitbread Dr
- William Cl
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