Sawtell, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 3,788
- Median age
- 47
- Household income
- $1,405/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 65%
- Renting
- 33%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 6/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Sawtell Station · 0.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Coffs Harbour Hospital · 5.6 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)
$1.18m
Median unit (5 yr)
$715k
Sales (5 yr)
309
Sales (12 mths)
47
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
257 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 8.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Sawtell PS
Secondary
Toormina 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 · Sawtell - Boambee
District population (2025)
20,581
+4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
42
houses 28 · other 14
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 Sawtell:
- First Avenue (410)
- Boronia Street (276)
- Elizabeth Street (119)
- Twenty-Second Avenue (93)
- Royal Palm Drive (84)
- Moller Drive (83)
- Lyons Road (81)
- Sixteenth Avenue (76)
- Circular Avenue (74)
- Fourth Avenue (71)
- Dirrigeree Crescent (50)
- Eleventh Avenue (46)
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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.