Drake, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 244
- Median age
- 57
- Household income
- $698/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 90%
- Renting
- 6%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Scott St Opp Tenterfield Police Station · 41.7 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Bonalbo Hospital · 28.9 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)
$300k
Sales (5 yr)
75
Sales (12 mths)
9
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
41 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 7.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Drake PS
Secondary
Bonalbo CS
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 · Tenterfield
District population (2025)
7,188
+7% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
54
houses 52 · 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 Drake:
- Long Gully Road (84)
- Bruxner Highway (47)
- Leslie Creek Road (43)
- Mud Flat Road (36)
- Fairfield Street (32)
- Fairfield Road (20)
- Sugarbag Road (17)
- Bruxner Road (15)
- Patemans Road (13)
- Sugarbag Rd W (11)
- Bellbird Road (10)
- Pateman Road (9)
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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.