Comboyne NSW 2429

Comboyne sits 361 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 4 hours 40 minutes by car. Census data records 416 residents with a median age of 55 and a median household income of $61,932 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The locality fell 8.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,315. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Comboyne's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $560,000, roughly 44% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$560,000

↑ +44.1% year-on-year

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 5 sales $451K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Comboyne are currently listed at around $795,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$795K

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 168 dwellings (1.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$588/wk
10 bonds
+30% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2429 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

119 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2429.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

7 active Airbnb listings: 7 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 3.9% of the locality's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Comboyne safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Comboyne sits in the moderate band, with 14 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 17% on the prior year.

14 offences

16.7% since 2024
Assault 5 (35.7%)
Harassment & Stalking 2 (14.3%)
Property Damage 2 (14.3%)
Theft 2 (14.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (7.1%)
Weapons Offences 1 (7.1%)
Sexual Offences 1 (7.1%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

6 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Comboyne Road 5 (83.3%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has published 10 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 10 on the portal

Schools

One school serve Comboyne, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

38
out of 100
Weak
1 school in this locality
1 below similar
  • • 36 students in one school (avg 36)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 36 students
ICSEA 926 (higher than 17% of Australian schools) · 5% top-SEA students
Below similar

Walkability

Comboyne is car-dependent on foot — at 34/100, most errands require a car.

34
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 24% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 34
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 80
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 0

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Comboyne.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
236
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 97%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 3%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
2 in locality
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
4 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
45 in locality
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in locality
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
1 in locality
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in locality
Arts & Culture
1 in locality
Places of Worship
1 in locality

Port Macquarie-Hastings: council population

The whole council area, not just Comboyne · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
92,432
+1.5% in a year
Change
+1,368
people since 2024
Density
25
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-288
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,397
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+259
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
3/10
3/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
3/10
3/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
5/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Comboyne is home to 416 residents, with a median age of 55 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $62,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

416

8.4% since 2016

Median Age

55

3.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$61,932/yr

26.4% since 2016
Bottom 24% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

25.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,315/mo

23.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.2

8.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$32,344/yr

29.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

53.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.5%

55.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

168

6.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

81.2%

5.9% since 2016

Houses

99.4%

1.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

21.0%

0.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.5%

1.9% since 2016

Work From Home

33.5%

35.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 167 (99.4%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (0.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 88 (59.1%)
Mortgage 33 (22.1%)
Renting 28 (18.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
80.8%
English Spoken at Home
88.9%
Employment Rate
55.8%
9.8% since 2016
Completed Year 12
32.7%

Occupations

Managers 72 (36.9%)
Labourers 38 (19.5%)
Community & Personal Service 19 (9.7%)
Technicians & Trades 17 (8.7%)
Professionals 12 (6.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 12 (6.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 7 (3.6%)
Sales 6 (3.1%)

Religion

Christianity 180 (43.3%)
No Religion 166 (39.9%)
Other Religions 6 (1.4%)
Buddhism 5 (1.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 11 (2.6%)
Fiji 6 (1.4%)
South Africa 4 (1.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 22 (5.3%)
5-14 38 (9.1%)
15-19 10 (2.4%)
20-24 16 (3.8%)
25-34 46 (11.1%)
35-44 33 (7.9%)
45-54 44 (10.6%)
55-64 80 (19.2%)
65-74 92 (22.1%)
75-84 32 (7.7%)
85+ 7 (1.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 55 (51.4%)
Couple Families 30 (28.0%)
One Parent Families 15 (14.0%)
Group Household 7 (6.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 90 (52.9%)
Worked from Home 57 (33.5%)
Walked Only 14 (8.2%)
Car (passenger) 9 (5.3%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 76 (18.3%)
Bachelor Degree 36 (8.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 24 (5.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 10 (2.4%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (0.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 3 (1.8%)
1 car 58 (34.9%)
2 cars 60 (36.1%)
3 cars 30 (18.1%)
4+ cars 16 (9.6%)

Council Rates

Port Macquarie-Hastings
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,325 a year through Port Macquarie-Hastings based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,325/yr
8% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Comboyne's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 90%
  • Environmental 10%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Port Macquarie-Hastings

The whole council area, not just Comboyne · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 546 new dwellings were approved across Port Macquarie-Hastings. That mix is 357 houses and 189 units. Approvals are up 32.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
546dwellings
+32.7% YoY
Houses
357
detached dwellings
Units
189
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Bunyah Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Yarras (Mount Seaview), 31.4 km

High rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
603 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
33.0 km
Annual rainfall
2,842 mm
156 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.0°C
12 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
6.7°C
1 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 24% in NSW

In postcode 2429, 21 of 8,716 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (78 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.06%
2024
0.15%
2025
0.24%

Rooftop solar

62
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

In postcode 2429, 2,555 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,148 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 98 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
178
2020
218
2021
223
2022
172
2023
229
2024
165
2025
88
2026
69

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$2,921
Loan amount
$448,000
Total interest over 30 years
$603,425
Deposit
$112,000
Stamp duty
$19,387
Cash needed at settlement
$131,387

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Lyne

Currently held by Alison Penfold The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Alison Penfold 40.2% 59.8% +4.0
2022 David Gillespie 36.2% 63.8% -1.4
2019 David Gillespie 34.8% 65.2% +3.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Oxley District

Currently held by Michael Kemp The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Michael Kemp NP 62.8%
2019 Melinda Pavey NP 64.9%
2015 Melinda Pavey NP 60.9%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Comboyne

Is Comboyne a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Comboyne is moderate (54/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Comboyne?

Comboyne has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Comboyne?

Comboyne, NSW had a population of 416 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Comboyne, NSW?

The postcode for Comboyne, NSW is 2429.

How far is Comboyne from Sydney?

Comboyne is 361 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 279 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Comboyne?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Comboyne was $61,932 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Comboyne?

There are too few current rental listings in Comboyne for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Comboyne?

The median age of residents in Comboyne was 55 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Comboyne at risk of bushfire?

Comboyne has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Comboyne?

There is 1 school inside the Comboyne boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Comboyne walkable?

Comboyne scores 34/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Comboyne?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Comboyne, Yarras (Mount Seaview) (31.4 km away), summer days average 29°C, winter nights 6.7°C, 2,842 mm of rain a year over 156 rainy days, and 12 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Comboyne?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Comboyne belong to?

Comboyne sits within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Comboyne?

The average residential rates bill through Port Macquarie-Hastings is $1,325 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Comboyne?

Across Port Macquarie-Hastings, 546 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 32.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Comboyne in?

Comboyne sits within the federal Division of Lyne, currently held by Alison Penfold (The Nationals).

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