Lakewood is in Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA, NSW, postcode 2443, with population 1,249.
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Houses to Q3'25 · Units to Q2'25 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.
8.8% below peak · 128.9% above its low
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,540/mo, while renters pay about $2,037/mo — renting runs $497/mo higher on these medians.
Located in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area, Lakewood is a small community (postcode 2443). The area has roughly 1,249 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $54K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Lakewood is $698,000, having eased back by 2.7% over the past year. Units have a median price of $565,000 (+54.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $470. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,540.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is below average at 3,587 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Lakewood shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($698K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 13.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -2.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Lakewood carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Lakewood is in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2443. Council-level context for Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Lakewood, NSW is $698K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Lakewood is $470/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: Lakewood 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.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Lakewood show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.