Telegraph Point vs Pembrooke

Telegraph Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Pembrooke. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Telegraph Point, about half of households are couple families. In Pembrooke, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pembrooke: a median of $1.5 million, against $765,000 in Telegraph Point, though rent is higher in Telegraph Point. On these figures, Telegraph Point tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Pembrooke suits share households 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

They split

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

  • Telegraph Point has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • Pembrooke carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Telegraph Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($765,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Telegraph Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (264 min vs 271 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (394.7 km vs 399.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Telegraph Point is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • Pembrooke carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Telegraph Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.8% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
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.

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Walkability 20 / 0
Telegraph Point — Walkability: 20/100 Pembrooke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 82
Telegraph Point — Safety: 14/100 Pembrooke — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 35 / 42
Telegraph Point — Low fire risk: 35/100 Pembrooke — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Telegraph Point has more residents (604 vs 118); Telegraph Point has higher household incomes ($78,728 vs $71,500).

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Population 604
+80% vs other
 118
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% -7.1%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $78,728/yr
+9% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
0-4 4.5% / 11.0%
Telegraph Point — 0-4: 4.5% Pembrooke — 0-4: 11.0%
5-14 11.9% / 9.3%
Telegraph Point — 5-14: 11.9% Pembrooke — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 6.6% / —
Telegraph Point — 15-19: 6.6% Pembrooke — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / —
Telegraph Point — 20-24: 3.1% Pembrooke — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.4% / 12.7%
Telegraph Point — 25-34: 8.4% Pembrooke — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 12.1% / 8.5%
Telegraph Point — 35-44: 12.1% Pembrooke — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.7% / 13.6%
Telegraph Point — 45-54: 14.7% Pembrooke — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 20.2% / 17.8%
Telegraph Point — 55-64: 20.2% Pembrooke — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 13.6% / 14.4%
Telegraph Point — 65-74: 13.6% Pembrooke — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 4.6% / 8.5%
Telegraph Point — 75-84: 4.6% Pembrooke — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 1.0% / —
Telegraph Point — 85+: 1.0% Pembrooke — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Telegraph Point 49.3% couple families
Telegraph Point — Couple Families: 49.3% Telegraph Point — Lone Person: 28.4% Telegraph Point — Group Household: 4.5% Telegraph Point — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Pembrooke 60.9% couple families
Pembrooke — Couple Families: 60.9% Pembrooke — Lone Person: 21.7% Pembrooke — Group Household: 17.4% Pembrooke — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Telegraph Point 12.1% renting
Telegraph Point — Owned Outright: 46.2% Telegraph Point — Mortgage: 41.8% Telegraph Point — Renting: 12.1%
Pembrooke 8.3% renting
Pembrooke — Owned Outright: 44.4% Pembrooke — Mortgage: 47.2% Pembrooke — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
England 1.8% / 5.1%
Telegraph Point — England: 1.8% Pembrooke — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.4%
Telegraph Point — New Zealand: 2.8% Pembrooke — New Zealand: 3.4%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Telegraph Point — Scotland: 0.7% Pembrooke — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Telegraph Point — Ireland: 0.5% Pembrooke — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 22.9%
Telegraph Point — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Pembrooke — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 10.2%
Telegraph Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Pembrooke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 5.1%
Telegraph Point — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Pembrooke — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 4.2%
Telegraph Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Pembrooke — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Telegraph Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Pembrooke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Telegraph Point 100.0% houses
Telegraph Point — Houses: 100.0% Telegraph Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pembrooke 85.7% houses
Pembrooke — Houses: 85.7% Pembrooke — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Median house price $765,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Rural and farming 83% 84%
Environmental 8% 13%
Residential 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
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

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Telegraph Point is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Grade D —
Score 21/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Telegraph Point carries more crime risk (86 vs 18).

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime High
86/100
 Low
18/100
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

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Telegraph Point

  • Telegraph Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Pembrooke

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

Amenities in the suburb

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 51

Mobility

Pembrooke sits further from the CBD (399.7 km vs 394.7 km).

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 394.7 km 399.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 264 min 271 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2441
 0.5%
postcode 2446
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2441
 69
postcode 2446

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.

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Car (driver) 81.2% / 78.0%
Telegraph Point — Car (driver): 81.2% Pembrooke — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 14.6%
Telegraph Point — Worked from Home: 11.0% Pembrooke — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 2.4% / 7.3%
Telegraph Point — Walked Only: 2.4% Pembrooke — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Telegraph Point — Car (passenger): 5.3% Pembrooke — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
267 premises
 0%
53 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
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

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Telegraph Point Pembrooke
Division Cowper Lyne
Member Pat Conaghan Alison Penfold
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Telegraph Point

Acreage

Pembrooke

River Rural Young Families

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