Fountaindale NSW Property Investment

Central Coast (NSW) · 2258

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Median House Price
N/A
Rental Yield
N/A
Vacancy Rate
N/A
Median Weekly Rent
$650/wk
Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.
Median Unit Price
N/A
Population (Census 2021)
726

Fountaindale Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief
New dwellings approved
New dwellings approved, New South Wales, whole state, 12 months to Aug 2026: 53,443. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole state, not just Fountaindale.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

4 green1 yellow2 red
Weekly Rent (house)
650 medium impact
Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2258 (ABS Census)
0.34 high impact
Median Household Income
1960 medium impact
Public Transport Score
16 medium impact
School Zone Quality
No data medium impact
Distance to CBD
61.21 medium impact
SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage
7 medium impact
Owner Occupier Rate
77.2 medium impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-08

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2258

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 8 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

726

Education (IEO)

7/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

9/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

4.3/10

Offences per 1,000

56.5

Recorded offences

41

Fountaindale: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Ourimbah PS
PrimaryGovernment
6.6/10
Lisarow HS
SecondaryGovernment
6.3/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

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Data sourced from ABS, state government property sales, and Airbnb market analytics. For informational purposes only — not financial advice.