Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$395,000
Down 39.2% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Liston
NSW 2372 · Tenterfield
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $395,000
- Population
- 130
- Postcode
- 2372
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Liston, New South Wales
Property market insights for Liston
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Liston NSW
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Liston, NSW is currently $395,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Liston has a 12-month growth rate of -39.2% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Liston safe?
The overall rate for Liston is 2,575 offences per 100,000 residents — 22% 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 Liston.
Overall crime rate
2,575
offences per 100,000 residents
22% belowRest of NSW
ListonRest 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 Liston?
Liston NSW 2372 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
130 people call Liston home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $949 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 130
- Median age
- 60 years
- Median mortgage
- $972 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $235 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.8%Below
15–348.5%Below
35–5418.5%Below
55–7454.6%Above
75 and over4.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses103.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright62.1%Above
Paying a mortgage22.4%Below
Renting15.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car30.4%Below
Two cars41.1%Above
Three or more23.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.8%Below
Drove to work60.8%In line
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Liston
9.8% of workers in Liston worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of NSW.
3.8% of Liston residents were born in England.
31.5% of people in Liston described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Liston
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Liston NSW 2372.
Is Liston family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.8% of Liston's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
32 family households lived in Liston; 34.4% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
34.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Liston?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Liston had 130 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
59.2% 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 Liston?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 103.5% of occupied private dwellings in Liston.
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 Liston?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
62.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
22.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.5% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Liston?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Liston had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 29.8% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 54.4%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Liston?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
60.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Liston?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 30.4% of the total.
64.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Liston, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.9% reported a different address.
12.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Liston?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
80.8% of residents used only English at home.
6.2% 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 Liston residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.3% of Liston's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.7% 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 75.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Liston?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 37.7% of ancestry responses in Liston.
Australian ancestry made up 30.0% 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 Liston?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
33.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 31.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 5.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.6% of workers, and education and training employed 11.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Liston?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 42.6%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
16.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.1%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Liston show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
48.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.2% reported asthma, 15.4% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Liston?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
20.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 17.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Liston?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $949 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $972.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $235 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Liston compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.8% in Liston, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 62.1% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 15.5% in Liston, 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 Liston
Is Liston expensive?
The median house price is $395,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Liston good for families?
The Census counted 32 local families, and 10.8% 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 Liston?
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.
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Streets and suburbs around Liston
13 streets in Liston
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia St
- Bondi Rd
- Clarence St
- Herding Yard Creek Rd
- Mount Lindesay Rd
- Red Ridge Lane
- Red Ridge Ln
- Rivertree Road
- Stanthorpe St
- Stoney Ridge Rd
- Tenterfield Street
- Undercliffe Rd
- Wallaroo Range Road
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