Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$980,000
Up 21.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $718k
- 3 bed
- $830k
- 4 bed
- $1.11m
- 5+ bed
- $1.17m
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The quick read on
Wyongah
NSW 2259 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $980,000
- Population
- 2,020
- Postcode
- 2259
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Wyongah, New South Wales
Property market insights for Wyongah
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wyongah NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 42 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 13.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Wyongah, NSW is currently $980,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Wyongah has a 12-month growth rate of 21.0% for houses and 30.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $718,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $830,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,110,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,170,000 in Wyongah.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Wyongah is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 13.0% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Wyongah is $512 per week and has increased 7.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Wyongah safe?
The overall rate for Wyongah is 1,119 offences per 100,000 residents — 67% 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 Wyongah.
Overall crime rate
1,119
offences per 100,000 residents
67% belowGreater Sydney
WyongahGreater 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 Wyongah?
Wyongah NSW 2259 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
2,020 people call Wyongah home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,622 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,020
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $390 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.7%In line
15–3428.4%Above
35–5424.6%Below
55–7421.9%Above
75 and over6.6%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.7%Above
Townhouses1.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.1%Above
Paying a mortgage40.7%Above
Renting26.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.1%Below
One car31.1%Below
Two cars39.0%Above
Three or more26.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home18.5%Below
Drove to work56.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.4%Below
Walked or cycled1.4%Below
What stands out in Wyongah
18.5% of workers in Wyongah worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Sydney.
2.6% of Wyongah residents were born in England.
43.8% of people in Wyongah described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Wyongah
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wyongah NSW 2259.
Is Wyongah family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.7% of Wyongah's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
559 family households lived in Wyongah; 37.2% were couple families and 26.3% were one-parent families.
35.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Wyongah?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Wyongah had 2,020 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.5% 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 Wyongah?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.7% of occupied private dwellings in Wyongah.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.0% 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 Wyongah?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
40.7% 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 Wyongah?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Wyongah had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 22.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 33.5%, while 26.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Wyongah?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
18.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
56.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Wyongah?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.
65.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Wyongah, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.1% reported a different address.
9.5% 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 Wyongah?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.6% of residents used only English at home.
3.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Wyongah residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.5% of Wyongah's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.5% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
0.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Wyongah?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.9% of ancestry responses in Wyongah.
Australian ancestry made up 43.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Wyongah?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Managers accounted for 8.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.2% of workers, and education and training employed 7.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Wyongah?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.9%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
29.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.8%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Wyongah show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.4% reported asthma, 10.2% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Wyongah?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 52.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Wyongah?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,622 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $390 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Wyongah compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 18.5% in Wyongah, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 33.1% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 26.2% in Wyongah, 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 Wyongah
Is Wyongah expensive?
The median house price is $980,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Wyongah good for families?
The Census counted 559 local families, and 18.7% 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 Wyongah?
Larger houses have a median around $1,170,000, 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 Wyongah
21 streets in Wyongah
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Cadonia Rd
- Coolabah Rd
- Cooranga Rd
- Cottam Rd
- Darri Rd
- Guides Cl
- Karthina Cr
- Kilpa Rd
- Lynette Cl
- Murrawal Rd
- Myrna Rd
- Oakland St
- Parklake Cl
- Prawn Beach Ln
- Row St
- Saturday St
- Springall Ave
- Stanley St
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- Tuggerawong Rd
- Wahroonga Rd
- Yennora Ave
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.