Median price trend for houses
Based on 13 sales in the preceding 12 months
$850,000
Down 7.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $821k
- 4 bed
- $1.02m
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The quick read on
Tuggerah
NSW 2259 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $850,000
- Median unit
- $650,000
- Population
- 925
- Postcode
- 2259
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ABS 2021
Tuggerah, New South Wales
Property market insights for Tuggerah
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Tuggerah NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 15 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Tuggerah, NSW is currently $850,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Tuggerah has a 12-month growth rate of -7.1% for houses and 3.2% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $821,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000 in Tuggerah.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Tuggerah is $625 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Tuggerah is $650,000, which has increased 3.2% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $745,000 in Tuggerah. The median rent for units and apartments in Tuggerah is $575 per week and has increased 4.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Tuggerah safe?
The overall rate for Tuggerah is 4,908 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% above 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 Tuggerah.
Overall crime rate
4,908
offences per 100,000 residents
43% aboveGreater Sydney
TuggerahGreater 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 Tuggerah?
Tuggerah NSW 2259 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
925 people call Tuggerah home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,569 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 925
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,625 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $418 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.9%In line
15–3430.7%Above
35–5424.0%Below
55–7421.3%Above
75 and over5.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses73.3%Above
Townhouses25.6%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright26.8%Below
Paying a mortgage34.9%Above
Renting38.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.8%Below
One car42.7%Above
Two cars34.8%Above
Three or more16.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home20.9%Below
Drove to work49.8%Above
Train, tram or bus2.3%Below
Walked or cycled3.8%Above
What stands out in Tuggerah
20.9% of workers in Tuggerah worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Sydney.
3.9% of Tuggerah residents were born in England.
40.3% of people in Tuggerah described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Tuggerah
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Tuggerah NSW 2259.
Is Tuggerah family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.9% of Tuggerah's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
251 family households lived in Tuggerah; 42.2% were couple families and 26.7% were one-parent families.
37.1% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Tuggerah?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Tuggerah had 925 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.2% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Tuggerah?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 73.3% of occupied private dwellings in Tuggerah.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 25.6% 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 Tuggerah?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
26.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
34.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
38.3% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Tuggerah?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Tuggerah had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 27.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 32.3%, while 21.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Tuggerah?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
20.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
49.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
2.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Tuggerah?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 42.7% of the total.
51.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Tuggerah, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.0% reported a different address.
21.1% 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 Tuggerah?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
83.4% of residents used only English at home.
14.3% used a language other than English at home.
1.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Tuggerah residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
21.1% of Tuggerah's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.9% was born in Australia.
1.7% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Tuggerah?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.7% of ancestry responses in Tuggerah.
Australian ancestry made up 41.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Tuggerah?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Managers accounted for 9.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Tuggerah?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.0%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
34.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Tuggerah show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.5% reported asthma, 8.3% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Tuggerah?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
24.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Tuggerah?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,569 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,625.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $418 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Tuggerah compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 20.9% in Tuggerah, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 26.8% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 38.3% in Tuggerah, 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 Tuggerah
Is Tuggerah expensive?
The median house price is $850,000, while units and apartments sit at $650,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Tuggerah good for families?
The Census counted 251 local families, and 17.9% 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 Tuggerah?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,020,000, 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 Tuggerah
49 streets in Tuggerah
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ace Cr
- Ambrosius Ct
- Anniversary Pl
- Anzac Rd
- Arunta Rd
- Bellwood Cl
- Bluegum Cl
- Boswell Cl
- Bounty Cl
- Bryant Dr
- Burbank Dr
- California
- Canntree Rd
- Church Rd
- Colony Cl
- Delamere Avenue
- Fleet Cl
- Fowler Rd
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- Gavenlock Rd
- Gretel Ct
- Hillview Cr
- Ibis Rd
- Indica Cl
- Johnson Rd
- Joule Pl
- Kurume Cl
- Lagoona Dr
- Lake Rd
- Marklea Cl
- Mcpherson Rd
- Mildon Rd
- Mooramba Ave
- Morton Cl
- Oscar Dr
- Pacific Hwy
- Pioneer Ave
- Reliance Dr
- Second Ave
- South Tacoma Rd
- Splendens Pl
- Sunnyside Rd
- Tambelin St
- Teamster Cl
- Tindal Rd
- Titania Ave
- Tonkiss St
- Windsong Pl
- Wyong Rd
- Yaldeeme Cl
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