Hat Head, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 365
- Median age
- 60
- Household income
- $990/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 80%
- Renting
- 19%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Kempsey Station · 20.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Kempsey District Hospital · 22 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)
$964k
Median unit (5 yr)
$714k
Sales (5 yr)
27
Sales (12 mths)
3
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
38 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 65.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Kinchela 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 Hat Head:
- Straight Street (91)
- Marlin Circuit (37)
- Bay Street (32)
- Hutcheson Street (30)
- Creek Street (17)
- Home Street (15)
- Schnapper Close (13)
- Bream Close (10)
- Ward Street (9)
- Gap Road (9)
- Ledge Street (8)
- Oak Street (6)
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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.