Smiths Lake, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,332
- Median age
- 49
- Household income
- $1,210/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 82%
- Renting
- 17%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 3/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Clarkson St Opp Nabiac Police Station · 33.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Bulahdelah Hospital · 27.5 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)
$783k
Median unit (5 yr)
$465k
Sales (5 yr)
265
Sales (12 mths)
40
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
71 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 69.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Pacific Palms PS
Secondary
GLC Forster
Secondary
GLC Snr C
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 · Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds
District population (2025)
7,407
+21% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
166
houses 166 · other 0
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 Smiths Lake:
- Amaroo Drive (314)
- Patsys Flat Road (198)
- Macwood Road (181)
- First Ridge Road (145)
- The Jack (119)
- Second Ridge Road (74)
- Gordon Crescent (74)
- New Forster Road (71)
- Third Ridge Road (65)
- Charles Street (59)
- Fourth Ridge Road (55)
- Keith Crescent (55)
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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.