The Entrance North NSW 2261
The Entrance North is in Central Coast (NSW) LGA, NSW, postcode 2261, with population 1,619.
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The Entrance North has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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The Entrance North has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2261. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent context available
The Entrance North has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $575/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2261. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
The Entrance North has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Schools, Hospitals
The Entrance North currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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The Entrance North NSW
The Entrance North is a small community in New South Wales within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area (postcode 2261). With a population of 1,619, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $69K 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, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in The Entrance North is $1.8 million, having surged 56.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $608,000 (-23.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $575. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 12 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, The Entrance North offers a gross rental yield of 1.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.8M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 25.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +56.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
The Entrance North is a small community in New South Wales within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area (postcode 2261). With a population of 1,619, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $69K 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, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in The Entrance North is $1.8 million, having surged 56.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $608,000 (-23.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $575. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 12 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, The Entrance North offers a gross rental yield of 1.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.8M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 25.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +56.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
The Entrance North FAQ
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What LGA is The Entrance North in?
The Entrance North is in the Central Coast (NSW) Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2261. Council-level context for Central Coast (NSW) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in The Entrance North?
The current median house price in The Entrance North, NSW is $1.8M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in The Entrance North?
The median weekly rent in The Entrance North is $575/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about The Entrance North?
Rent context available: The Entrance North 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.
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Is The Entrance North a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for The Entrance North show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for The Entrance North?
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.
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How often is the The Entrance North 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.