Median price trend for houses
Based on 77 sales in the preceding 12 months
$800,000
Down 0.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $676k
- 3 bed
- $755k
- 4 bed
- $858k
- 5+ bed
- $942k
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The quick read on
Tanilba Bay
NSW 2319 · Port Stephens
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $800,000
- Population
- 3,237
- Postcode
- 2319
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Tanilba Bay, New South Wales
Property market insights for Tanilba Bay
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Tanilba Bay NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 43 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Tanilba Bay, NSW is currently $800,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Tanilba Bay has a 12-month growth rate of -0.1% for houses and -15.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $676,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $755,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $858,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $942,000 in Tanilba Bay.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Tanilba Bay is $600 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Tanilba Bay is $575 per week and has increased 21.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Tanilba Bay safe?
The overall rate for Tanilba Bay is 2,150 offences per 100,000 residents — 35% 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 Tanilba Bay.
Overall crime rate
2,150
offences per 100,000 residents
35% belowRest of NSW
Tanilba BayRest 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 Tanilba Bay?
Tanilba Bay NSW 2319 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
3,237 people call Tanilba Bay home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,131 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,237
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,517 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.5%Below
15–3419.9%Below
35–5421.1%Below
55–7429.4%Above
75 and over12.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses92.9%Above
Townhouses6.5%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.5%Above
Paying a mortgage29.3%Below
Renting27.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.7%Below
One car36.2%Above
Two cars39.4%Above
Three or more20.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.8%Below
Drove to work58.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.6%In line
Walked or cycled2.1%Below
What stands out in Tanilba Bay
13.8% of workers in Tanilba Bay worked from home on Census day.
3.7% of Tanilba Bay residents were born in England.
41.4% of people in Tanilba Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Tanilba Bay
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Tanilba Bay NSW 2319.
Is Tanilba Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.5% of Tanilba Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
923 family households lived in Tanilba Bay; 32.0% were couple families and 17.9% were one-parent families.
30.2% 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 Tanilba Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Tanilba Bay had 3,237 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.1% 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 Tanilba Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 92.9% of occupied private dwellings in Tanilba Bay.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.5% 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 Tanilba Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
29.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
27.2% 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 Tanilba Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Tanilba Bay had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 26.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 41.1%, while 19.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Tanilba Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
58.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Tanilba Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
One-car households formed 36.2% of the total.
59.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Tanilba Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.6% reported a different address.
10.9% 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 Tanilba Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.9% of residents used only English at home.
2.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Tanilba Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.9% of Tanilba Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.1% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Tanilba Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.4% of ancestry responses in Tanilba Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 43.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Tanilba Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 7.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.7% of workers, and education and training employed 5.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Tanilba Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 46.5%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
22.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.5%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Tanilba Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
48.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.5% reported asthma, 14.6% arthritis and 7.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Tanilba Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 53.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Tanilba Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,131 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Tanilba Bay compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.8% in Tanilba Bay, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 43.5% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 27.2% in Tanilba Bay, 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 Tanilba Bay
Is Tanilba Bay expensive?
The median house price is $800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Tanilba Bay good for families?
The Census counted 923 local families, and 16.5% 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 Tanilba Bay?
Larger houses have a median around $942,000, 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 Tanilba Bay
41 streets in Tanilba Bay
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ability Ave
- Admiralty Ave
- Army Ave
- Avenue Of The Allies
- Bay St
- Beatty Bvd
- Brittania Dr
- Broughton Cct
- Caswell Cr
- Clemenceau Cr
- Conquest Cr
- Coweambah
- Diggers Dr
- Estramina
- Fairlands Rd
- Garden
- King Albert Ave
- Lemon Tree Passage Rd
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- Lloyd George Gr
- Matilda Ave
- Monash Cl
- Navy
- Nepean
- Peace Pde
- Pershing Pl
- Poilus Pde
- Pomona Pl
- President Poincare Pde
- President Wilson
- Pyramus
- Reliance Bvd
- Response Dr
- Rigney Rd
- Stuarts
- Success St
- Swan Street
- Tanilba Ave
- Tilligerry Trk
- Victory
- Wemyss
- Yallimbah Ave
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