Median price trend for houses
Based on 18 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,780,000
Up 18.3% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.85m
- 5+ bed
- $1.95m
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The quick read on
Norah Head
NSW 2263 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,780,000
- Median unit
- $1,170,000
- Population
- 1,149
- Postcode
- 2263
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ABS 2021
Norah Head, New South Wales
Property market insights for Norah Head
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Norah Head NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 14 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Down 5.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Norah Head, NSW is currently $1,780,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Norah Head has a 12-month growth rate of 18.3% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,850,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,950,000 in Norah Head.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Norah Head is $625 per week. The median house rent has decreased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Norah Head is $1,170,000.
Crime and safety
Is Norah Head safe?
The overall rate for Norah Head is 1,839 offences per 100,000 residents — 46% 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 Norah Head.
Overall crime rate
1,839
offences per 100,000 residents
46% belowGreater Sydney
Norah HeadGreater 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 Norah Head?
Norah Head NSW 2263 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
1,149 people call Norah Head home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,711 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,149
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.7%Below
15–3415.1%Below
35–5423.7%Below
55–7431.7%Above
75 and over13.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses89.7%Above
Townhouses5.8%Below
Apartments2.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright48.4%Above
Paying a mortgage32.8%Below
Renting18.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.1%Below
One car31.1%Below
Two cars39.2%Above
Three or more26.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home24.2%Below
Drove to work52.5%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Norah Head
24.2% of workers in Norah Head worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
2.8% of Norah Head residents were born in England.
35.2% of people in Norah Head described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Norah Head
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Norah Head NSW 2263.
Is Norah Head family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.7% of Norah Head's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
325 family households lived in Norah Head; 38.5% were couple families and 12.6% were one-parent families.
29.5% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Norah Head?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Norah Head had 1,149 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
45.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Norah Head?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 89.7% of occupied private dwellings in Norah Head.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Norah Head?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
48.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
32.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
18.7% 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 Norah Head?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Norah Head had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 22.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 36.2%, while 24.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Norah Head?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
24.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
52.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Norah Head?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 31.1% of the total.
65.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Norah Head, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.0% reported a different address.
9.3% 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 Norah Head?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.0% of residents used only English at home.
3.6% 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 Norah Head residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.3% of Norah Head's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.7% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Norah Head?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.2% of ancestry responses in Norah Head.
Australian ancestry made up 45.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Norah Head?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 13.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.7% of workers, and education and training employed 12.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Norah Head?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 53.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
26.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.9%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Norah Head show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.9% reported asthma, 10.2% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Norah Head?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
20.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Norah Head?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,711 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Norah Head compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 24.2% in Norah Head, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 48.4% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 18.7% in Norah Head, 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 Norah Head
Is Norah Head expensive?
The median house price is $1,780,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,170,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Norah Head good for families?
The Census counted 325 local families, and 15.7% 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 Norah Head?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,850,000, 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 Norah Head
46 streets in Norah Head
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bald St
- Barton St
- Baynton St
- Bellevista Cl
- Budgeree St
- Bungary Rd
- Bush St
- Cliff St
- Denison St
- Dyson Dr
- Eagle St
- Effort Ln
- Elm St
- Emu Ave
- Fern Ave
- Finch St
- Geraldton Cl
- Gum Ave
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- Henderson St
- Kendall Cr
- Kiora Cl
- Koala Cl
- Lawson St
- Macquarie St
- Maitland St
- Mathews St
- Meredith Cl
- Mitchell St
- Mobile Ally
- Oak Ave
- Owl Cct
- Paterson St
- Pine Ave
- Robin St
- Soldiers Point Dr
- Swan Ave
- Tern Ave
- The Circuit
- Victoria St
- View St
- Vimiera Cl
- Wattle St
- Wilfred Barrett Dr
- Willow Ave
- Wren Ave
- Young St
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