Old Bar, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 5,126
- Median age
- 50
- Household income
- $1,170/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 70%
- Renting
- 26%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 3/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Taree Station · 13.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Manning Hospital · 13.4 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)
$740k
Median unit (5 yr)
$528k
Sales (5 yr)
805
Sales (12 mths)
97
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
211 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 9.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Old Bar PS
Secondary
Taree 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 · Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head
District population (2025)
13,450
+28% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
100
houses 84 · other 16
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 Old Bar:
- Old Bar Road (341)
- Albatross Way (240)
- Bluehaven Drive (224)
- Waterman Street (214)
- Lewis Street (173)
- Ivy Crescent (127)
- Wyden Street (112)
- Mistral Place (107)
- Connell Street (90)
- Clerke Street (86)
- Carrabeen Drive (74)
- Richardson Street (70)
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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.