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NSW 2250 · 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
Springfield (Central Coast - NSW), New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) NSW
Based on 68 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,040,000
Up 4.1% over 12 months
Based on 59 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Down 6.9% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW), NSW is currently $1,040,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of 4.1% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $893,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $973,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,180,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000 in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is $675 per week. The median house rent has decreased 6.9% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is $780,000. The median rent for units and apartments in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is $600 per week and has increased 26.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is 6,198 offences per 100,000 residents — 80% 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 Springfield (Central Coast - NSW).
Overall crime rate
6,198
offences per 100,000 residents
80% aboveGreater Sydney
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) NSW 2250 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
4,310 people call Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,008 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.
27.1% of workers in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
4.6% of Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) residents were born in England.
40.3% of people in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) 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 Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) NSW 2250.
19.9% of Springfield (Central Coast - NSW)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
1,217 family households lived in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW); 47.2% were couple families and 19.9% were one-parent families.
40.2% 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.
Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) had 4,310 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.0% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 96.7% of occupied private dwellings in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW).
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
26.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
44.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
28.2% 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 Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 19.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 31.6%, while 30.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
27.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
48.4% 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 0.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
4.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 30.0% of the total.
65.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
65.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.8% reported a different address.
15.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
87.8% of residents used only English at home.
8.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
15.7% of Springfield (Central Coast - NSW)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.3% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 41.8% of ancestry responses in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW).
Australian ancestry made up 41.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
25.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 12.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.8% of workers, and education and training employed 9.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.9%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
33.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
58.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.9% reported asthma, 9.3% arthritis and 4.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
25.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,008 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,120.
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.
Working from home was 27.1% in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW), 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 28.2% in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW), against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,040,000, while units and apartments sit at $780,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,217 local families, and 19.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,200,000, 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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