Nelson Bay Peninsula

NSW

Nelson Bay Peninsula is a stable region in NSW with 22,156 residents.

SA2 code: 106031121
State: NSW

Population

22,156

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.0%

3yr: +0.7% · 10yr: +3.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$390/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,267/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Nelson Bay Peninsula (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.7%5yr: +1.0%10yr: +3.9%Total: +26.4%

Population grew from 17,533 to 22,156 over 24 years, averaging 1.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.0%

Predominantly detached houses (63%), mixed tenure (69.8% own or mortgage), built for families (42% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 63.0%

Townhouses 26.7%

5,680 houses2,410 townhouses924 apartments

Tenure

Owned 46.6%

Mortgage 23.2%

Renting 25.3%

Owned 46.6%Mortgage 23.2%Renting 25.3%Other / NS 4.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

277 (3.1%)

2 bed

1,658 (18.4%)

3 bed

3,806 (42.1%)

4 bed

2,657 (29.4%)

5 bed

551 (6.1%)

6+ bed

82 (0.9%)