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NSW 2262 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Budgewoi, New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Budgewoi NSW
Based on 71 sales in the preceding 12 months
$865,000
Up 10.2% over 12 months
Based on 73 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Up 14.3% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Budgewoi, NSW is currently $865,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Budgewoi has a 12-month growth rate of 10.2% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $770,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $852,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $962,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,450,000 in Budgewoi.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Budgewoi is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 14.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Budgewoi is $640,000. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $605,000 in Budgewoi. The median rent for units and apartments in Budgewoi is $500 per week and has increased 8.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Budgewoi is 1,808 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% 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 Budgewoi.
Overall crime rate
1,808
offences per 100,000 residents
47% belowGreater Sydney
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Budgewoi NSW 2262 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
3,497 people call Budgewoi home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,289 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
19.3% of workers in Budgewoi worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Sydney.
3.3% of Budgewoi residents were born in England.
39.7% of people in Budgewoi described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Budgewoi NSW 2262.
16.3% of Budgewoi's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
927 family households lived in Budgewoi; 31.8% were couple families and 25.4% were one-parent families.
33.9% 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.
Budgewoi had 3,497 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 88.2% of occupied private dwellings in Budgewoi.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 7.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
37.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
32.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
30.2% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Budgewoi had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 33.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 18.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
19.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
54.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
6.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 41.0% of the total.
52.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
58.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.8% reported a different address.
10.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
89.5% of residents used only English at home.
2.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
10.6% of Budgewoi's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.4% 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 89.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 43.5% of ancestry responses in Budgewoi.
Australian ancestry made up 41.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
18.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 8.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.0% of workers, and education and training employed 8.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 50.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
23.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.7%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
50.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.7% reported asthma, 13.4% arthritis and 5.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
13.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,289 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,717.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 19.3% in Budgewoi, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 37.2% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 30.2% in Budgewoi, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $865,000, while units and apartments sit at $640,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 927 local families, and 16.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger 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.
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