Wauchope is in Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA, NSW, postcode 2446, with population 6,589.
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $2,318/mo — renting runs $801/mo higher on these medians.
Located in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area, Wauchope is a medium-sized suburb (postcode 2446). It is home to about 6,589 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 community & personal service, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Wauchope stand at $700,000, having risen modestly by 0.9% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $555,000 (+7.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Wauchope is served by 5 schools, including 4 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 920, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 2 ferry wharfves, 34 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is below average at 3,587 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.0%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($700K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 12.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.9% 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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Wauchope is in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2446. 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 Wauchope, NSW is $700K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Wauchope is $535/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 57% of annual income. 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 Wauchope 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.