Point Clare vs Tascott

Tascott is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Point Clare. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tascott, about half of households are couple families.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Point Clare has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • Tascott has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Point Clare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Point Clare

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 49/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.5 km vs 77.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Point Clare

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Tascott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.2% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Point Clare Tascott
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.

Point Clare Tascott
Walkability 72 / 49
Point Clare — Walkability: 72/100 Tascott — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 56 / 56
Point Clare — Safety: 56/100 Tascott — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 20 / 14
Point Clare — Low fire risk: 20/100 Tascott — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Point Clare has more residents (3,974 vs 1,675); Tascott rents higher ($450/wk vs $380/wk).

Point Clare Tascott
Population 3,974
+58% vs other
 1,675
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +4.6%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $84,396/yr $97,864/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $450/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Point Clare Tascott
0-4 5.3% / 5.3%
Point Clare — 0-4: 5.3% Tascott — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.6% / 12.1%
Point Clare — 5-14: 12.6% Tascott — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.2% / 5.2%
Point Clare — 15-19: 5.2% Tascott — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.8% / 4.3%
Point Clare — 20-24: 4.8% Tascott — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.6% / 9.8%
Point Clare — 25-34: 8.6% Tascott — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.6% / 14.7%
Point Clare — 35-44: 11.6% Tascott — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 13.4% / 15.6%
Point Clare — 45-54: 13.4% Tascott — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 13.9% / 13.3%
Point Clare — 55-64: 13.9% Tascott — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.4% / 11.8%
Point Clare — 65-74: 10.4% Tascott — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 9.2% / 6.4%
Point Clare — 75-84: 9.2% Tascott — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 5.1% / 1.6%
Point Clare — 85+: 5.1% Tascott — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Point Clare 41.9% couple families
Point Clare — Couple Families: 41.9% Point Clare — Lone Person: 38.5% Point Clare — One Parent Families: 15.0% Point Clare — Group Household: 3.4% Point Clare — Other Families: 1.2%
Tascott 46.2% couple families
Tascott — Couple Families: 46.2% Tascott — Lone Person: 31.1% Tascott — One Parent Families: 15.9% Tascott — Group Household: 4.9% Tascott — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Point Clare 26.1% renting
Point Clare — Owned Outright: 37.8% Point Clare — Mortgage: 36.1% Point Clare — Renting: 26.1%
Tascott 21.4% renting
Tascott — Owned Outright: 35.1% Tascott — Mortgage: 43.5% Tascott — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Point Clare Tascott
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 14.2%
Point Clare — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Tascott — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 14.9%
Point Clare — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Tascott — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 9.9%
Point Clare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Tascott — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 6.1%
Point Clare — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Tascott — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.0%
Point Clare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Tascott — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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.

Point Clare Tascott
England 6.4% / 5.2%
Point Clare — England: 6.4% Tascott — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Point Clare — New Zealand: 1.7% Tascott — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 1.0% / 1.4%
Point Clare — China: 1.0% Tascott — China: 1.4%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.7%
Point Clare — South Africa: 1.4% Tascott — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.0%
Point Clare — Philippines: 0.8% Tascott — Philippines: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.1%
Point Clare — Germany: not among its largest Tascott — Germany: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Point Clare 85.6% houses
Point Clare — Houses: 85.6% Point Clare — Townhouses: 8.3% Point Clare — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Tascott 96.0% houses
Tascott — Houses: 96.0% Tascott — Townhouses: 1.4% Tascott — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Point Clare Tascott
Median house price $1,130,000 $1,040,000
Median unit price $930,000 —
Median land price — $370,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 26 sales
 16 days
from 16 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Point Clare Tascott
3 bed $1.02M / $940K
Point Clare — 3 bed: $1.02M (32 sales) Tascott — 3 bed: $940K (23 sales)

32 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.06M
Point Clare — 4 bed: $1.22M (48 sales) Tascott — 4 bed: $1.06M (19 sales)

48 vs 19 sales

5 bed $1.3M / $1.32M
Point Clare — 5 bed: $1.3M (7 sales) Tascott — 5 bed: $1.32M (10 sales)

7 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Tascott has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 42%).

Point Clare Tascott
Environmental 42% 60%
Residential 39% 32%
Parks and recreation 10% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 6%
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

Point Clare Tascott
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Point Clare Tascott
Houses 3.8%
$675/wk on $934K
 5.2%
$850/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Point Clare Tascott
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 42% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW

Liveability

Point Clare is more walkable (72 vs 49).

Point Clare Tascott
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Point Clare Tascott
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
86/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
same for both
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 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Point Clare Tascott
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Point Clare

  • Point Clare Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Tascott

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

Amenities in the suburb

Point Clare Tascott
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Tascott sits further from the CBD (77.6 km vs 75.5 km).

Point Clare Tascott
Walkability score 72/100 49/100
Distance to Sydney 75.5 km 77.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 70 min
Public transport score 83/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 55.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
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.

Point Clare Tascott
Car (driver) 50.0% / 48.4%
Point Clare — Car (driver): 50.0% Tascott — Car (driver): 48.4%
Worked from Home 41.6% / 43.7%
Point Clare — Worked from Home: 41.6% Tascott — Worked from Home: 43.7%
Train 3.5% / 4.0%
Point Clare — Train: 3.5% Tascott — Train: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.4%
Point Clare — Car (passenger): 2.8% Tascott — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.4%
Point Clare — Walked Only: 1.1% Tascott — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Point Clare Tascott
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.8 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Point Clare Tascott
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
1,728 premises
 100%
723 premises

Climate

Point Clare Tascott
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Point Clare Tascott
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Point Clare Tascott
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Point Clare Tascott
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Point Clare

Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub

Tascott

Large Blocks Outer Transport Hub

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