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Suburb profile ·Central Coast (NSW) LGA · NSW ·2259

Crangan Bay NSW 2259

Crangan Bay is in Central Coast (NSW) LGA, NSW, postcode 2259, with population 3.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$650/wk
+0.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2259 · Apr 2026
$700
$580
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$903K
House median, latest period
61.3%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$650/wk
Rent context available
0.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.7%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
357,816
358K via Central Coast (NSW) LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
13,711
970 added 12mo · 93MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2020Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +18.6%/yr · 5-yr +23.4%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$359/wk (-$18,692/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
15.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
58%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Median price
$903K
Household income · yr
$59K
Median rent · wk
$650
Gross yield
3.7%

Household income

$59K household · yr-28.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$59K
Household
$59K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
12,518
3,557 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,557
Total incidents12,518· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault3,43760%
  • Sexual Offences1,23622%
  • Robbery902%
  • Break And Enter98317%

Full data detail

Crangan Bay NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Crangan Bay is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area (postcode 2259). The area has roughly 3 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 65. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

Median house prices in Crangan Bay stand at $903,000, having surged by 61.3% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%.

Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Central Coast (NSW) LGA is below average at 3,557 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Crangan Bay shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($903K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 15.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +61.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.7%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$903K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability15.4x Stretched
Price Momentum+61.3% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$650
Price / income15.4x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q3)9
Population growth · Central Coast (NSW) LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)357,816
5-year growth+0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Central Coast (NSW) LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)918
Houses574
Units344
YoY change+0%
Employment · Central Coast (NSW) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2259ATO
Negatively geared1,876 (5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,231/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,933
Reported capital gains2,099
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3
Median age65
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,125
Personal income · wk$699
Persons / bedroom0.5
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Crangan Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q3 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 9 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Crangan Bay is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Crangan Bay feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Gorokan better covered
similar price band better market coverage

pop +8600 · house +$8.100000000000023K · rent -$300/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Charmhaven better covered
similar price band better market coverage

pop +2500 · house +$12.5K · rent -$275/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Chittaway Bay better covered
similar price band better market coverage

pop +2000 · house -$12.5K · rent -$270/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Crangan Bay FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Crangan Bay in?

    Crangan Bay is in the Central Coast (NSW) Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2259. Council-level context for Central Coast (NSW) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Crangan Bay?

    The current median house price in Crangan Bay, NSW is $903K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Crangan Bay?

    The median weekly rent in Crangan Bay is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Crangan Bay?

    Rent context available: Crangan Bay has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Crangan Bay a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Crangan Bay show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Crangan Bay?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Crangan Bay data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.