Median price trend for houses
Based on 10 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,820,000
Up 10.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.45m
- 5+ bed
- $2.32m
Aerial view
Imagery © Esri
The quick read on
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
NSW 2257 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,820,000
- Population
- 314
- Postcode
- 2257
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), New South Wales
Property market insights for Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 4 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$900 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), NSW is currently $1,820,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of 10.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,450,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,320,000 in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) is $900 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) safe?
The overall rate for Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) is 2,266 offences per 100,000 residents — 34% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW).
Overall crime rate
2,266
offences per 100,000 residents
34% belowGreater Sydney
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)Greater 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) NSW 2257 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
314 people call Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,818 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 314
- Median age
- 57 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,547 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $428 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.2%Below
15–3413.1%Below
35–5417.8%Below
55–7440.8%Above
75 and over14.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses101.6%Above
Townhouses3.2%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.4%Above
Paying a mortgage34.9%Above
Renting12.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.8%Below
One car36.0%Below
Two cars44.8%Above
Three or more17.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home43.2%Above
Drove to work31.2%Below
Train, tram or bus3.2%Below
Walked or cycled3.2%Above
What stands out in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
43.2% of workers in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
6.4% of Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
53.2% of people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) NSW 2257.
Is Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.2% of Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
92 family households lived in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW); 31.5% were couple families and 9.8% were one-parent families.
22.8% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) had 314 residents at the 2021 Census.
12.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
55.1% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 101.6% of occupied private dwellings in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW).
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.2% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
34.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.7% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 23.0% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
Two-person households represented 50.0%, while 15.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
43.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
31.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
3.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 36.0% of the total.
62.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.9% reported a different address.
19.4% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.2% of residents used only English at home.
3.8% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
19.4% of Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.6% 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 87.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.7% of ancestry responses in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW).
Australian ancestry made up 38.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
34.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 16.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.0% of workers, and education and training employed 12.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 45.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
22.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 13.7% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,818 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,547.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $428 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 43.2% in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 52.4% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Renting accounted for 12.7% in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
Is Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) expensive?
The median house price is $1,820,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) good for families?
The Census counted 92 local families, and 10.2% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,450,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
7 streets in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Araluen Dr
- Como Pde
- Heath Rd
- High View Rd
- Pretty Beach Rd
- Venice Rd
- Wagstaffe Avenue
12 suburbs surrounding Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)
Compare nearby suburb prices, rents and five-year market trends.
Keep exploring
Is Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) right for your search?
Use the finders to compare places and properties, or open the full report when you need the street, risk, schools and growth research.
Read the thinking
Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.