Macksville - Scotts Head

NSW

Macksville - Scotts Head is a growing region in NSW with 5,383 residents.

SA2 code: 108021157
State: NSW

Population

5,383

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+4.0%

3yr: +1.8% · 10yr: +10.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$330/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$998/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Macksville - Scotts Head (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.8%5yr: +4.0%10yr: +10.3%Total: +16.6%

Population grew from 4,616 to 5,383 over 24 years, averaging 0.6% 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 1.3%

Almost entirely detached houses (93.4%), owner-occupied (73.4%), built for families (49% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 93.4%

1,846 houses78 townhouses52 apartments

Tenure

Owned 47.9%

Mortgage 25.5%

Renting 22.4%

Owned 47.9%Mortgage 25.5%Renting 22.4%Other / NS 4.2%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

68 (3.4%)

2 bed

314 (15.8%)

3 bed

976 (49.2%)

4 bed

516 (26.0%)

5 bed

93 (4.7%)

6+ bed

18 (0.9%)