Chittaway Bay vs Tuggerah
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Chittaway BayCentral Coast | TuggerahCentral Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | $1,100,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $960,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median unit price | $718,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | not available |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $650/wk | $675/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | 3.07% | 3.66% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 1,987 | 925 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 96% | 73% |
| Townhouses | 2% | 26% |
| Apartments/units | 1% | 0% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 63.8 km | 65.5 km |
| Train stations | 0 | 2 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | 54% | 72% |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 1% | 9% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Chittaway Bay PS, Tuggerah PS | Chittaway Bay PS, Ourimbah PS, Tuggerah PS, Wyong PS |
| Secondary | TLSC Berkeley Vale, TLSC The Entrance, Wyong HS | Lisarow HS, TLSC Berkeley Vale, TLSC The Entrance, Wyong HS |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Around the state average | Higher than most areas |
Key differences
- Chittaway Bay is higher on median house price (by about 15%).
- Tuggerah is higher on gross rental yield (by about 0.6 percentage points).
- Chittaway Bay is higher on population (by about 115%).
- Tuggerah is higher on bushfire overlay share (by about 18 percentage points).
- Tuggerah is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 8 percentage points).
- Chittaway Bay is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 23 percentage points).
- Tuggerah is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 2423%).
- Tuggerah has a train station in the suburb; the other doesn't.
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $1,100,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2261 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), unchanged on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $718,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2261. The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $960,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2259 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 12.9% on a year earlier.