Beechwood vs Huntingdon
Beechwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 51 in Huntingdon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beechwood, about half of households are couple families. In Huntingdon, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Huntingdon: a median of $1.08 million, against $775,000 in Beechwood, though rent is higher in Beechwood. On these figures, Beechwood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Huntingdon suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Huntingdon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 74%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Beechwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $1,084,200)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Huntingdon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $368/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Beechwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Beechwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Beechwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (48.6% vs -6.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beechwood and Huntingdon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Beechwood has more residents (914 vs 86); Huntingdon skews older (51 vs 37).
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 914 +91% vs other | 86 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +48.6% | -6.5% |
| Median age | 37 | 51 |
| Median household income | $78,832/yr | $106,600/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $368/wk +9% vs other | $335/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
Property market
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $775,000 | $1,084,200 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,080,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 33 days from 9 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Huntingdon has more rural and farming land (99% vs 72%).
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 72% | 99% |
| Residential | 16% | 0% |
| Environmental | 10% | 1% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 546 across Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
Beechwood is more walkable (29 vs 14).
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 44/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Beechwood
- Beechwood Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Huntingdon
- Huntingdon Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 382.4 km | 382.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 265 min | 266 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2446 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2446 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.3 km | 21.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 73/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 55% 415 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,842 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 11.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.92 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beechwood | Huntingdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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