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Suburb profile ·Central Coast (NSW) LGA · NSW ·2257

Pretty Beach NSW 2257

Pretty Beach is in Central Coast (NSW) LGA, NSW, postcode 2257, with population 314.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $650/wk Rent context available
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 314 314 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Pretty Beach has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

6
Available
0
Verify
2
Missing
Rent context available

Pretty Beach has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2257. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Development momentum

918 latest-year approvals in Central Coast (NSW), +0.0% YoY; population +0.7% YoY (0.6% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · 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 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Pretty Beach has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $650/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2257. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$650/wk
+0.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2257 · Apr 2026
$650
$560
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Pretty Beach has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
6

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
2

Property prices, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Pretty Beach currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

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Why it fits

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Property prices

Compare status

Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 1 matched, including Pretty Beach Public School.
Crime: 3,557 per 100k at the Central Coast (NSW) LGA level.
Transport: 4 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,547
Median rent · wk$428

Full data detail

Pretty Beach NSW

Postcode 2257 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA

Pretty Beach is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area (postcode 2257). With a population of 314, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $650. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,547.

Pretty Beach is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1102, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Central Coast (NSW) LGA is below average at 3,557 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+0.7% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$428
Population
314
Demographics
Median age57
Household size2.3
HH income /wk$1,818
Personal income /wk$785
Mortgage /mth$1,547
Crime (Central Coast (NSW) LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)3,557
Total incidents12,518
Transport
Bus stops4
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA1102
Total students154
Government1
Pretty Beach Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1102
Population growth (Central Coast (NSW) LGA)
Population (2025)357,816
5-year growth+0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
Development (Central Coast (NSW) LGA)
Approvals (2026)918
Houses574
Units344
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Release dataset
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: January 2025 - December 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Pretty Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pretty Beach in?

    Pretty Beach is in the Central Coast (NSW) Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2257. 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 typical weekly rent in Pretty Beach?

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

  3. What does the rent signal say about Pretty Beach?

    Rent context available: Pretty Beach 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.

  4. Is Pretty Beach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Pretty Beach show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pretty Beach?

    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.

  6. How often is the Pretty Beach 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.