Waterview, NSW 2460
Waterview, NSW 2460 recent property activity
Waterview, NSW 2460 recorded one house rented in the last 12 months — too little to read a wider market from.
For a fuller picture of Waterview, the resident profile below is drawn from the most recent Census.
Who lives hereA renter-majority, retirement-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Waterview 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 Waterview?
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 Waterview
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 Waterview
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Household and personal income sit close together — lots of single-earner or lone-person homes.
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 Waterview
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 Waterview
No school inside Waterview itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 12 primary schools in Waterview and its surrounds, and 5 high schools covering the secondary years. 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.
- Nearby · within 5 km · 16Order by
- 1Grafton High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Grafton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Westlawn Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5South Grafton High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · South Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6South Grafton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · South Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Gillwinga Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · South Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · South Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9McAuley Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Clarenza · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Induna SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · South Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11St Andrew's Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Grafton · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Clarence Valley Anglican SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Clarenza · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Ulmarra Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Ulmarra · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Copmanhurst Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Copmanhurst · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Coutts Crossing Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Coutts Crossing · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16Tucabia Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Tucabia · 5.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
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.
Waterview median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Waterview — 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.
Waterview 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.
Houses
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Buying vs renting in Waterview
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
Waterview against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Waterview 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.
Waterview — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Waterview 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.
Suburbs near Waterview: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Waterview, ranked by distance — each lined up against Waterview on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Waterview
10 data-driven answers about Waterview's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costHow much does it cost to rent in Waterview?
#The median weekly house rent in Waterview is $309 as of June 2026. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Waterview?
#A 3 bedroom house in Waterview rents for a median $309 per week as of June 2026. 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.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Waterview in?
#Waterview is in postcode 2460, in the Coffs Harbour & Grafton region of NSW. Addresses there are written as Waterview, NSW 2460.
What is the population of Waterview?
#Waterview, NSW 2460 is home to 69 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 35, and the average household holds 0.9 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Waterview?
#The median household in Waterview earns $551 per week — roughly $29k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $591/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Waterview?
#The unemployment rate in Waterview is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). 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 Waterview?
#Waterview 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 Waterview?
#Waterview has 16 schools within reach — including Grafton High School, Grafton Public School, Westlawn Public School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Waterview a good place to live?
#Waterview, NSW 2460 has a population of 69, a median age of 35, a median household income around $551/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 16 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 Waterview market data last updated?
#This Waterview 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.