Crescent Head, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,633
- Median age
- 50
- Household income
- $1,317/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 74%
- Renting
- 25%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 4/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Kempsey Station · 17.7 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Kempsey District Hospital · 19.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.14m
Median unit (5 yr)
$645k
Sales (5 yr)
197
Sales (12 mths)
30
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
174 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 2.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Crescent Head PS
Secondary
Melville HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Kempsey Surrounds
District population (2025)
9,671
+5% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
20
houses 18 · other 2
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Crescent Head:
- Maria River Road (79)
- Pacific Street (73)
- Neville Morton Drive (70)
- Main Street (53)
- Skyline Crescent (51)
- Allman Place (51)
- Crescent Head Road (50)
- Belmore Street (44)
- Beranghi Road (41)
- Dulconghi Street (39)
- Hodgson Street (33)
- Baker Drive (31)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.