Buff Point, NSW 2262
Buff Point property market
House sales lead Buff Point, with 66 sales at around $881k (up) as of July 2026, taking about 28 days to sell (up from 26 days last year), with 3-bedroom making up about half.
House rentals are close behind, with 50 leases at $650 a week (up), renting out in about 21 days (up from 16 days last year), among the country's strongest house rent gains, with 3-bedroom making up around 4 in 10. Then come 5 unit sales at around $379k and 2 unit rentals at $500 a week.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, mostly owner-occupied, older-leaning suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Buff Point demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Buff Point?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Buff Point
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Buff Point
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.6× the typical individual here.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Buff Point
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Buff Point
No school inside Buff Point itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- No schools within 5 km — widen the radius.
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Buff Point median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Buff Point — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Buff Point property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
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Buying vs renting in Buff Point
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Buff Point against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Buff Point in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Buff Point — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Buff Point median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Buff Point rose from $471k (Jul 2021) to $544k (Jun 2026) — +15.3% growth over five years — peaking at $752k between Apr 2024 and Mar 2025. Median house rent went from $297/wk to $379/wk (+27.6%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price fell from $355k to $261k (−26.5%), with rent up from $155/wk to $351/wk (+126.5%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Buff Point: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Buff Point, ranked by distance — each lined up against Buff Point on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Buff Point
Suburbs anywhere in NSW that behave like Buff Point — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Buff Point vs Wyongah: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $489k against Buff Point's $586k — about 16% lower, with homes selling in 14 days versus 38 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Buff Point: Wyongah house prices, Jesmond property market, Ellalong property growth, Mannering Park (NSW 2259) and Morisset median house price.
Buff Point's closest rental-market twins: Ellalong property growth, Jesmond property growth, Mannering Park, NSW property market, Wyongah average house price and Morisset median house price. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Buff Point
26 data-driven answers about Buff Point's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Buff Point?
#The median house price in Buff Point, NSW 2262 is $586k as of June 2026, based on 13 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in Buff Point?
#The median unit price in Buff Point, NSW 2262 is $586k as of June 2026, based on 13 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +0.5% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Buff Point?
#The median weekly house rent in Buff Point is $410 as of June 2026, drawn from 7 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $410 per week. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Buff Point?
#A 3 bedroom house in Buff Point rents for a median $410 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 7 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $410/week, 4-bedroom $410/week. Unit rents: 2-bedroom $410/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Buff Point?
#Gross rental yield in Buff Point is 3.90% for houses and 3.90% for units as of June 2026, compared with the NSW unit median of 3.78%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Buff Point?
#As of June 2026, Buff Point medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $586k | $586k | $586k | $586k |
| Units | — | $586k | $586k | — | $586k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
What does it cost to own versus rent at the Buff Point median?
#At the median Buff Point house ($586k purchase, $410/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $671 — about $261 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Buff Point's property market trends?
#Buff Point's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year and units +0.5%; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 38 days — slower than a year ago by 6; sales supply sits at 5.3 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Buff Point market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Buff Point as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Buff Point, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.90% against a NSW median of 2.58%, houses take a median 38 days to sell, sales supply is 5.3 months (very loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Buff Point?
#Houses in Buff Point sell in a median 38 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 38 days. Days on market have lengthened by 6 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Buff Point a tight or loose property market right now?
#Buff Point's sales market sits at 5.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.4 months of supply.
Have property prices in Buff Point gone up or down?
#House prices in Buff Point moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +0.5%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Buff Point?
#Buff Point's house rental market sits at 0.4 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 11 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Buff Point in its property market cycle?
#Buff Point's house market is currently in the 'softer_weakening' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Buff Point compare to other NSW suburbs?
#Buff Point's median house price ($586k) is 22% below the NSW median ($751k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 38 days vs 22 days state median. On gross yield, Buff Point sits at 3.90% vs 2.58% state median.
How does Buff Point compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Buff Point's most-similar nearby market is Wyongah (5.7 km away) with a median house price of $489k — about 16% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Buff Point?
#The most-transacted segment in Buff Point over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 11 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 11 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Buff Point last year?
#Buff Point recorded 11 house sales and 11 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 22 transactions. On the rental side, 11 houses and 11 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Buff Point in?
#Buff Point is in postcode 2262, in the Central Coast region of NSW. Addresses there are written as Buff Point, NSW 2262.
What is the population of Buff Point?
#Buff Point, NSW 2262 is home to 2,248 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 29, and the average household holds 1.5 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Buff Point?
#The median household in Buff Point earns $954 per week — roughly $50k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $590/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Buff Point?
#The unemployment rate in Buff Point is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Buff Point?
#Buff Point is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Buff Point?
#Buff Point has 63 schools within reach — including Budgewoi Public School, Northlakes High School, Northlakes Public School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Buff Point a good place to live?
#Buff Point, NSW 2262 has a population of 2,248, a median age of 29, a median household income around $954/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 63 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Buff Point market data last updated?
#This Buff Point market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.