Hastings Point vs Pottsville

Pottsville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 67 in Hastings Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Hastings Point, most households are people living alone. In Pottsville, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hastings Point tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Pottsville suits families with children and 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

Pottsville

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Pottsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($740,000 vs $955,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hastings Point has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $500/wk)
  • Pottsville leaves renters under less rental stress (32% vs 39%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Pottsville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 35/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (501 min vs 508 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (786.3 km vs 790.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pottsville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 35/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Hastings Point has more residents already 65 and over (56% vs 21%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Pottsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hastings Point and Pottsville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Hastings Point Pottsville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Hastings Point Pottsville
Walkability 35 / 80
Hastings Point — Walkability: 35/100 Pottsville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 33 / 66
Hastings Point — Safety: 33/100 Pottsville — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 44 / 63
Hastings Point — Low fire risk: 44/100 Pottsville — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Pottsville has more residents (7,238 vs 661); Pottsville has higher household incomes ($80,912 vs $38,688).

Hastings Point Pottsville
Population 661 7,238
+995% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +8.0%
Median age 67 42
Median household income $38,688/yr $80,912/yr
+109% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $500/wk
+72% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hastings Point Pottsville
0-4 1.5% / 6.3%
Hastings Point — 0-4: 1.5% Pottsville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 4.5% / 17.0%
Hastings Point — 5-14: 4.5% Pottsville — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 2.7% / 5.4%
Hastings Point — 15-19: 2.7% Pottsville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 1.5% / 2.9%
Hastings Point — 20-24: 1.5% Pottsville — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.1% / 7.5%
Hastings Point — 25-34: 6.1% Pottsville — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 4.5% / 15.2%
Hastings Point — 35-44: 4.5% Pottsville — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 8.3% / 12.8%
Hastings Point — 45-54: 8.3% Pottsville — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 15.3% / 11.7%
Hastings Point — 55-64: 15.3% Pottsville — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 21.5% / 11.9%
Hastings Point — 65-74: 21.5% Pottsville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 27.2% / 6.2%
Hastings Point — 75-84: 27.2% Pottsville — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 7.1% / 2.7%
Hastings Point — 85+: 7.1% Pottsville — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hastings Point 73.1% lone person
Hastings Point — Lone Person: 73.1% Hastings Point — Couple Families: 10.4% Hastings Point — One Parent Families: 12.3% Hastings Point — Group Household: 2.4% Hastings Point — Other Families: 1.9%
Pottsville 28.8% lone person
Pottsville — Lone Person: 28.8% Pottsville — Couple Families: 50.7% Pottsville — One Parent Families: 16.8% Pottsville — Group Household: 2.7% Pottsville — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hastings Point 20.1% renting
Hastings Point — Owned Outright: 70.5% Hastings Point — Mortgage: 9.3% Hastings Point — Renting: 20.1%
Pottsville 23.2% renting
Pottsville — Owned Outright: 37.9% Pottsville — Mortgage: 38.9% Pottsville — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Hastings Point Pottsville
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.1%
Hastings Point — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Pottsville — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 12.2%
Hastings Point — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Pottsville — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 8.8%
Hastings Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Pottsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.9%
Hastings Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Pottsville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.0%
Hastings Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Pottsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Hastings Point Pottsville
England 7.9% / 5.1%
Hastings Point — England: 7.9% Pottsville — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 4.4% / 2.4%
Hastings Point — New Zealand: 4.4% Pottsville — New Zealand: 2.4%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.5%
Hastings Point — Scotland: 0.5% Pottsville — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Hastings Point — Germany: 0.5% Pottsville — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Hastings Point — Netherlands: not among its largest Pottsville — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Hastings Point — South Africa: not among its largest Pottsville — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hastings Point 53.3% houses
Hastings Point — Houses: 53.3% Hastings Point — Flats / Apartments: 39.7% Hastings Point — Townhouses: 7.0%
Pottsville 76.3% houses
Pottsville — Houses: 76.3% Pottsville — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Pottsville — Townhouses: 17.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hastings Point Pottsville
Median house price $1,380,000 $1,492,500
Median unit price $955,000 $740,000
Median land price — $1,025,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 69 sales

Zoning mix

Hastings Point has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 4%).

Hastings Point Pottsville
Other and special use 43% 64%
Environmental 32% 4%
Residential 12% 21%
Parks and recreation 12% 6%
Rural and farming 0% 5%
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

Hastings Point Pottsville
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Hastings Point Pottsville
Houses — 3.4%
$1,040/wk on $1.59M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hastings Point Pottsville
House price Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Pottsville scores higher overall (55 vs 20); Pottsville is more walkable (80 vs 35).

Hastings Point Pottsville
Grade D B
Score 20/100 55/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Hastings Point carries more crime risk (67 vs 34); Hastings Point carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 37).

Hastings Point Pottsville
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
78/100
 Moderate
42/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hastings Point Pottsville
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hastings Point

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Pottsville

  • Pottsville Beach Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hastings Point Pottsville
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 1 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Hastings Point sits further from the CBD (790.2 km vs 786.3 km).

Hastings Point Pottsville
Walkability score 35/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 790.2 km 786.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 508 min 501 min
Public transport score 51/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 93.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2489
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2489
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.

Hastings Point Pottsville
Car (driver) 68.8% / 73.0%
Hastings Point — Car (driver): 68.8% Pottsville — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 18.8% / 19.9%
Hastings Point — Worked from Home: 18.8% Pottsville — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Walked Only 10.1% / 1.9%
Hastings Point — Walked Only: 10.1% Pottsville — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 3.7%
Hastings Point — Car (passenger): 2.2% Pottsville — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Hastings Point — Bicycle: not among its largest Pottsville — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Hastings Point Pottsville
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 425 m
1.6 km to a named beach
 827 m
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hastings Point Pottsville
Connectivity score 45/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
620 premises
 46%
3,092 premises

Climate

Hastings Point Pottsville
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Hastings Point Pottsville
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Hastings Point Pottsville
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hastings Point Pottsville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hastings Point

Apartments Coastal Quiet Retirees River

Pottsville

Coastal Family Parks

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