Mount Warning NSW 2484

Mount Warning is a rural locality in New South Wales, 809 km from Sydney CBD, around 9 hours by car. Population is 148; the median age is 54 and the median household income is $43,316 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 48.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $230 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. Walkability is low.

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The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 148. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

The median house sale price in Mount Warning sits at $1.21 million in the December 2025 quarter, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have fallen roughly 45% over the past decade — 6.5% per year on average.

$1,212,500

last 3 quarters
↓ −45.4% over 2016–2025 (−6.5%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$790/wk
16 bonds
+46% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2484 (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

90 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2484.

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

5 active Airbnb listings: 5 whole homes and 0 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Is Mount Warning safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Mount Warning sits in the low band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 82% on the prior year.

3 offences

82.4% since 2024
Assault 1 (33.3%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (33.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (33.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Mount Warning killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

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

Tweed Shire Council has published 8 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 8 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Mount Warning is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 16% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mount Warning.

22
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
39
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 51%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 49%

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

Tweed: council population

The whole council area, not just Mount Warning · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
101,044
+0.7% in a year
Change
+716
people since 2024
Density
77
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-131
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+427
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+420
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
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mount Warning is home to 148 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $43,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

148

48.0% since 2016

Median Age

54

1.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$43,316/yr

71.0% since 2016
Bottom 6% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$230/wk

32.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,000/mo

Avg Household Size

1.8

10.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$25,324/yr

17.3% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

13.0%

103.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

46

2.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.0%

39.1% since 2016

Houses

65.2%

27.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

27.6%

22.3% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

55.4%

Work From Home

50.0%

150.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 30 (65.2%)
Flats / Apartments 16 (34.8%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 28 (56.0%)
Mortgage 12 (24.0%)
Renting 10 (20.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
48.0%
English Spoken at Home
59.5%
Employment Rate
26.6%
65.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
30.4%

Occupations

Professionals 11 (33.3%)
Technicians & Trades 9 (27.3%)
Labourers 6 (18.2%)
Managers 4 (12.1%)

Religion

No Religion 58 (39.2%)
Christianity 24 (16.2%)
Buddhism 4 (2.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 4 (2.7%)
England 3 (2.0%)
Vietnam 3 (2.0%)
South Africa 3 (2.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 8 (5.4%)
5-14 16 (10.8%)
15-19 5 (3.4%)
20-24 11 (7.4%)
25-34 6 (4.1%)
35-44 9 (6.1%)
45-54 23 (15.5%)
55-64 38 (25.7%)
65-74 20 (13.5%)
75-84 11 (7.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 21 (67.7%)
Couple Families 7 (22.6%)
One Parent Families 3 (9.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 11 (50.0%)
Worked from Home 11 (50.0%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 20 (13.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11 (7.4%)
Certificate III & IV 10 (6.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 7 (4.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (2.0%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 4 (8.2%)
1 car 25 (51.0%)
2 cars 8 (16.3%)
3 cars 4 (8.2%)
4+ cars 3 (6.1%)

Council Rates

Tweed
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,745 a year through Tweed based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,745/yr
42% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Mount Warning's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 66%
  • Other and special use 21%
  • Rural and farming 12%

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: Tweed

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

In the year to August 2026, 331 new dwellings were approved across Tweed. That mix is 187 houses and 144 units. Approvals are down 49.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
331dwellings
-49.7% YoY
Houses
187
detached dwellings
Units
144
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tweed Byron 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 Murwillumbah (Bray Park), 11.7 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
528 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
28.1 km
Annual rainfall
1,569 mm
108 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
4 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.1°C
0 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

0.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.05% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2484, 100 of 15,591 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.7% (415 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.05%
2022
0.12%
2023
0.31%
2024
0.54%
2025
0.64%

Rooftop solar

76
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.4 kW each

In postcode 2484, 6,039 rooftop-solar systems totalling 38.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,901 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 357 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
464
2020
431
2021
469
2022
338
2023
385
2024
315
2025
305
2026
191

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

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$6,324
Loan amount
$970,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,306,523

5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2484.

Deposit
$242,500
Stamp duty
$48,750
Cash needed at settlement
$291,250

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 Richmond

Currently held by Justine Elliot Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Justine Elliot 60.0% 40.0% +1.8
2022 Justine Elliot 58.2% 41.8% -4.2
2019 Justine Elliot 54.1% 45.9% -0.1

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

Lismore District

Currently held by Janelle Saffin Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Janelle Saffin ALP 65.0%
2019 Janelle Saffin ALP 51.4%
2015 Thomas George NP 52.9%

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 Mount Warning

Is Mount Warning a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Mount Warning is low (23/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Mount Warning?

Mount Warning has a moderate recorded bushfire history (48/100, 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 Mount Warning?

Mount Warning, NSW had a population of 148 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mount Warning, NSW?

The postcode for Mount Warning, NSW is 2484.

How far is Mount Warning from Sydney?

Mount Warning is 809 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 541 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mount Warning?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Warning was $43,316 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 Mount Warning?

There are too few current rental listings in Mount Warning for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $230, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mount Warning?

The median age of residents in Mount Warning was 54 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Mount Warning at risk of bushfire?

Mount Warning has a moderate recorded bushfire history (48/100). 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.

What is the weather like in Mount Warning?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Warning, Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (11.7 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 9.1°C, 1,569 mm of rain a year over 108 rainy days, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Mount Warning?

The median sale price for houses in Mount Warning was $1,212,500 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Warning?

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 Mount Warning belong to?

Mount Warning sits within the Tweed local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Mount Warning?

The average residential rates bill through Tweed is $1,745 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Mount Warning?

Across Tweed, 331 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 49.7% 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 Mount Warning in?

Mount Warning sits within the federal Division of Richmond, currently held by Justine Elliot (Australian Labor Party).

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