Lower Portland, Hawkesbury: house prices, rent and what to check before you buy
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $1,180,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2756 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 15.1% on a year earlier. The median weekly rent was $680 (DCJ, June quarter 2026). Lower Portland had 711 residents at the 2021 Census, and its postcode is 2756.
What stands out: Bush Fire Prone Land covers 97% of the suburb's land (NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Prone Land); its postcode's median non-strata (house) price is higher than 20% of 98 Greater Sydney postcodes with a house median (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report).
Page updated · market data to Mar 2026
- Zoning: mostly Rural Landscape (RU2), 34% of the land
- School catchments: parts of Lower Portland are in the catchments for Colo Hts PS and Ebenezer PS (+2 more) (primary); Galston HS and Hawkesbury HS (secondary)
- Getting there: nearest train or Metro station about 20.5 km from the suburb centre
- Non-strata median
- $1,180,000
- Mar qtr 2026 · up 15.1% on Mar qtr 2025
- postcode 2756
- Higher than 20% of 98 Greater Sydney postcodes with a house median · 93 sales in the quarter
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Strata median
- No reliable median
- postcode 2756
- No reliable median: too few sales in the postcode.
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Median rent
- $680/wk
- June quarter 2026
- postcode 2756
- Higher than 32% of 256 Greater Sydney postcodes with a rent figure · lease count not published
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Gross yield
- 3.0%
- rent June quarter 2026 / house median Mar qtr 2026
- postcode 2756
- Higher than 78% of 98 Greater Sydney postcodes with a gross yield
- Calculated by Delora from the two figures above
- Planning risk
- Flood Not mappedBushfire 97% Very highHeritage 3% Low
- share of suburb land area
- 1 suburb-specific overlay to check
- NSW Planning Portal · NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Prone Land
- Getting around
- 20.5 km to nearest station
- 6 government school catchments cover part of the suburb
- Transport for NSW GTFS data · NSW Department of Education catchments
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Lower Portland is a small community with a median age of 46, more socio-economically advantaged than most areas on the ABS's SEIFA index. Housing here is overwhelmingly standalone houses. The area is still light on cafés, shops and other everyday amenity. It's without a train or Metro station of its own.
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Scope: New South Wales, Australia. Suburb data here comes from NSW government sources (DCJ rents and sales, Rural Fire Service, planning and school records); Greater Sydney comparison group.
In this profile
- Planning and riskZones, overlays, flood and bushfire, and what is planned nearby, with an address check.
- Prices and rentsMedian prices and rents, how they have moved, and sales volume.
- SchoolsThe government school zones that cover the suburb.
- Living hereTransport, commute times, who lives here and the suburbs nearby.
- Before you buyThe checks every purchase needs, common questions and guides.
Risk and planning in Lower Portland
Lower Portland has light heritage coverage on the council's LEP heritage map (about 3%), though a listing can still apply to individual parcels. Bush Fire Prone Land affects about 97% of the area.
Suburb-wide shares of the land, not a check of any one address.
Not covered by this dataset (most Sydney councils map flood risk separately). Not the same as no flood risk; check with council.
If it applies it adds bushfire construction requirements (a BAL rating) and cost.
Share of the suburb. Source: NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Prone Land · Verify this address
The share of the suburb on the council's Local Environmental Plan heritage map: 16 listed heritage items. There, demolishing, moving or altering the outside of a heritage item, or of a building, work or tree in a conservation area, structural changes inside a listed building, building on that land or subdividing it generally need development consent, and similar rules cover Aboriginal places and objects. (NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office, verified 26 Oct 2026) Minor work or maintenance can go ahead without it if the council agrees in writing first. (NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office, verified 26 Oct 2026)
Share of the suburb. Source: NSW Planning Portal LEP heritage map · Verify this address
Over summer 2015–16 the ground surface across Lower Portland averaged 0.4 °C above a non-urban vegetated reference, cooler than 96% of the Greater Sydney suburbs mapped. (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, verified 26 Oct 2026) Tree canopy was 44.9%, more tree cover than 84% of these suburbs. (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, verified 26 Oct 2026)
It measures the surface, not the air temperature, and is a guide to exposure, not a forecast. Streets within a suburb vary.
Averaged over the suburb’s mesh blocks. Source: NSW Urban Heat Island and Urban Vegetation Cover 2016 (Data.NSW)
Worth checking in Lower Portland
Bush Fire Prone Land
Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Rural Fire Service) affects ~97% of Lower Portland. If it applies, it drives bushfire construction requirements (BAL rating) and cost.
Zoning mix and building controls
Land use across the suburb (planning zones)
- Zoning
- Rural / Green
- mostly Rural Landscape (RU2) · 34% of the suburb
- Suburb
Layers on this map, as a table
| Layer | Share of suburb | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suburb boundary | The whole suburb | ABS SAL 2021 |
Overlay colours reflect how much of the suburb an overlay covers — green under ~8%, amber ~8–20%, red above 20%. Source: NSW Planning Portal & NSW Rural Fire Service. How to verify planning controls for an address
Cost and market in Lower Portland
How Lower Portland compares
Where Lower Portland ranks against other Greater Sydney suburbs Delora covers, on the measures buyers ask about — a higher bar isn’t always “better”, it’s just where this suburb sits.
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Schools
Parts of Lower Portland fall within 4 primary and 2 secondary government school catchments. No government schools sit within the suburb boundary itself, though the catchments above extend into it from neighbouring areas.
Government schools have address-based catchment zones; Catholic and independent schools set their own enrolment processes.
Getting around from Lower Portland
no train, Metro, light rail or bus stops sit inside the suburb (Transport for NSW GTFS data).
- Distance to the CBD
- ~56 km
- from the suburb centre
- Getting around
- 0 train · 0 Metro · 0 light rail · 0 bus
- stop points in the suburb, not stations (a station is often several) · nearest train or Metro station ~20.5 km
- Nearest Centrelink
- ~20 km
- outside the suburb
Everyday amenity (OpenStreetMap)
- Cafés & amenity density
- 0 cafés
- Low café & amenity density — likely more car-dependent
- Restaurants
- 0
- places to eat nearby
- Supermarkets
- 0
- grocery stores nearby
- Pharmacies
- 0
- chemists nearby
- Parks
- 1
- green space nearby
- Childcare
- 0
- centres nearby
- GP & medical centres
- 0
- nearby
Who lives in Lower Portland
— 711 residents · median age 46 · 88% own their home · SEIFA 8/10
- Population
- 711
- usual residents (Census 2021)
- Owner-occupied
- 88%
- 88% own, 4% private rent, 0% social, 8% other or not stated
- Median age
- 46 yrs
- of residents
- Personal income
- $788/wk
- median, per week
- Household income
- $1,965/wk
- median, per week
- Avg household size
- 3.0 people
- people per home
- Monthly mortgage
- $2,342/mo
- median repayment
- Taxpayer income
- no data
- median taxable income, per year (ATO)
- Population growth
- no data
- Recorded crime
- 42 per 1,000 residents
- a year, for Lower Portland itself · around the Greater Sydney average
Offence category mix (Lower Portland's own mix, last 12 months):
- Theft40%
- Other Offences27%
- Arson10%
- Intimidation Stalking And Harassment10%
- Assault7%
- Drug Offences3%
- Sexual Offences3%
- Median household incomeup 25%
- Median personal incomeup 2%
- Median weekly rentup 107%
- Median ageolder by 3 years
How advantaged the area is
Deciles 1–10 vs all Sydney areas — 10 = most advantaged — from the ABS SEIFA index. A demographic measure, not a house-price one. These three don’t always move together — a suburb with lots of renters or students, for example, can score high on education but lower on income and housing costs.
- Overall advantage
- 8/10
- More advantaged than most
- Economic resources
- 10/10
- income, housing costs & wealth
- Education & occupation
- 6/10
- qualifications & skilled jobs
The homes here
Mix of dwelling types across the suburb (Census 2021)
Who owns and rents here (Census 2021)
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Recorded crime is a suburb-wide rate — every offence NSW Police logged over the latest year (theft, property damage, drug and traffic offences and the like, not only violent crime) divided by the suburb’s residents. A broad area signal, not a figure for this exact street.
All figures are suburb-level indicators, not property-specific — always confirm the exact address on the contract for sale. Sources: ABS Census 2021, NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, NSW Rural Fire Service (Bush Fire Prone Land), NSW Planning Portal.
Suburbs near Lower Portland
The 6 closest suburbs with a Delora page, by distance between suburb centres.
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Before you buy in Lower Portland
Overlay and pipeline checks specific to Lower Portland are in the Planning and risk tab. Two checks apply to every purchase.
Easements & restrictions
Check the contract for sale and title search for easements (e.g. drainage/sewer along a boundary — you usually can’t build over them) and restrictive covenants (single-dwelling, materials, height) that limit your plans.
Owners corporation (if applicable)
Apartments and many townhouses in Lower Portland are in an owners corporation. If so, the statement must include its certificate — review annual fees, any special levies, the maintenance fund and insurance.
Questions about Lower Portland
What is the median price in Lower Portland?
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $1,180,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2756 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 15.1% on a year earlier.
What postcode is Lower Portland?
Lower Portland is in postcode 2756, in the Hawkesbury council area, New South Wales.
What is the population of Lower Portland?
Lower Portland had 711 usual residents at the 2021 Census (ABS), with a median age of 46.
Is Lower Portland affected by flood or bushfire overlays?
Lower Portland's council doesn't map flood risk through the EPI Flood Planning overlay (most Sydney councils use a DCP or separate flood study instead, which Delora doesn't yet carry) — this is not the same as no flood risk, and about 97% is covered by Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Rural Fire Service). These are suburb-wide shares: whether one applies to a particular property depends on the address, so check it on the NSW Planning Portal's spatial viewer and in the contract for sale.
What should I check before buying in Lower Portland?
For Lower Portland, pay particular attention to any flood or bushfire risk (about 97% bush fire prone, flood risk not mapped by this dataset), the zoning of the block and neighbouring blocks, and — for strata properties — the strata report, by-laws and any special levies. Always have a licensed conveyancer or solicitor review the contract for sale before you sign.
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How is Lower Portland zoned?
Most of Lower Portland (34% of the land) is zoned RU2 Rural Landscape, then RU1 Primary Production (26%) and C4 Environmental Living (24%) under the council's Local Environmental Plan (NSW Planning Portal). The zone sets what can be built; check the zone for an exact address on the Planning Portal's spatial viewer or a section 10.7 planning certificate.
Which school catchments cover Lower Portland?
Parts of Lower Portland are in the government school catchments for primary: Colo Hts PS, Ebenezer PS, Kurrajong EPS, Wisemans Ferry PS; secondary: Galston HS, Hawkesbury HS (NSW Department of Education). A suburb can span several catchments: the exact address decides which applies, so confirm it on NSW School Finder.
Is Lower Portland heritage listed?
About 3% of Lower Portland is on the council's Local Environmental Plan heritage map, including 16 listed heritage items. For a heritage item or land in a heritage conservation area, demolition, exterior and structural interior changes, new buildings and subdivision generally need development consent, unless the council agrees in writing that minor work or maintenance doesn't (Standard Instrument LEP clause 5.10). Check an exact address on its section 10.7 planning certificate.
Guides for buying in Lower Portland
The flood and bushfire figures in Planning and risk are suburb-wide — they tell you how common an overlay is here, not whether it applies to one specific address. Confirm via the NSW Planning Portal and an in-person inspection before you rely on them.
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