Median price trend for houses
Based on 20 sales in the preceding 12 months
$720,000
Down 26.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.14m
- 4 bed
- $830k
- 5+ bed
- $1.22m
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The quick read on
Warnervale
NSW 2259 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $720,000
- Median unit
- $800,000
- Population
- 701
- Postcode
- 2259
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Warnervale, New South Wales
Property market insights for Warnervale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Warnervale NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 18 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Down 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Warnervale, NSW is currently $720,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Warnervale has a 12-month growth rate of -26.2% for houses and 21.2% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,140,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $830,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Warnervale.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Warnervale is $750 per week. The median house rent has decreased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Warnervale is $800,000, which has increased 21.2% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $800,000 in Warnervale. The median rent for units and apartments in Warnervale is $700 per week and has increased 47.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Warnervale safe?
The overall rate for Warnervale is 2,676 offences per 100,000 residents — 22% 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 Warnervale.
Overall crime rate
2,676
offences per 100,000 residents
22% belowGreater Sydney
WarnervaleGreater 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 Warnervale?
Warnervale NSW 2259 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
701 people call Warnervale home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,929 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 701
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $490 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.3%Above
15–3429.7%Above
35–5425.4%Below
55–7417.8%Below
75 and over5.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.0%Above
Townhouses4.1%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright31.9%Above
Paying a mortgage41.9%Above
Renting26.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.8%Below
One car21.8%Below
Two cars40.3%Above
Three or more38.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home19.6%Below
Drove to work51.5%Above
Train, tram or bus0.9%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Warnervale
19.6% of workers in Warnervale worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Sydney.
2.4% of Warnervale residents were born in New Zealand.
40.2% of people in Warnervale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Warnervale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Warnervale NSW 2259.
Is Warnervale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.3% of Warnervale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
189 family households lived in Warnervale; 46.0% were couple families and 22.2% were one-parent families.
43.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Warnervale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Warnervale had 701 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Warnervale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.0% of occupied private dwellings in Warnervale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.1% 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 Warnervale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
31.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
41.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
26.2% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Warnervale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Warnervale had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 13.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 25.7%, while 36.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Warnervale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
19.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
51.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.9% 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 Warnervale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 21.8% of the total.
78.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Warnervale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.4% reported a different address.
12.6% 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 Warnervale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.0% of residents used only English at home.
6.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Warnervale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.6% of Warnervale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Warnervale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.2% of ancestry responses in Warnervale.
Australian ancestry made up 47.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Warnervale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Managers accounted for 10.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.8% of workers, and education and training employed 6.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Warnervale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.3%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
28.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.9%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Warnervale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Warnervale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 58.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Warnervale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,929 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 $490 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Warnervale compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 19.6% in Warnervale, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 31.9% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 26.2% in Warnervale, 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 Warnervale
Is Warnervale expensive?
The median house price is $720,000, while units and apartments sit at $800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Warnervale good for families?
The Census counted 189 local families, and 20.3% 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 Warnervale?
Larger houses have a median around $1,220,000, 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 Warnervale
44 streets in Warnervale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert Warner Dr
- Aldenham Rd
- Blackbird Avenue
- Burnet Rd
- Celestial Drive
- Darter Way
- Dhurali Avenue
- Doherty Cl
- Eastern Rosella Drive
- Federation Boulevard
- Galah Drive
- Galaxy Circuit
- Godwit Avenue
- Hedley Road
- Honey Myrtle Rd
- Jack Grant Ave
- Kanowna Rd
- Lapwing Road
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- Lemon Scented Circuit
- Mcenery Close
- Mcgeachie Drive
- Mishka Close
- Mitchell Tce
- Nikko Rd
- Railway Rd
- Redshank Drive
- Shrike Way
- Songlark Avenue
- Sparks Rd
- Sparrow Road
- Spoonbill Avenue
- St Albans Rd
- Starlet Road
- St Johns Rd
- Sun Dew Cl
- Swift Crescent
- Turret Cct
- Virginia Rd
- Warnervale Rd
- Warren Rd
- Wilga Road
- Willow Brook Drive
- Woolworths
- Wyreema Rd
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