Upper Lansdowne is a rural locality in New South Wales, 341 km from Sydney CBD, around 4 hours by car. Population is 533; the median age is 54 and the median household income is $59,436 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population fell 5.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Upper Lansdowne a good place to live?
Upper Lansdowne scores a C (32/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and prices.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 25/100 · 340.9 km · 239 min drive to Sydney
Above the state median
Median $880K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 57/100 · Crime 39/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 54 · 533 residents
Liveability Rating
32 / 100 · Ranked #1230 in NSWEach bar is Upper Lansdowne's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Upper Lansdowne?
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Our score
32 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataUpper Lansdowne's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $880,000, about 9% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
Houses
$880,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 114 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 7 sales $850K
Land
$686,250
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $550/wk
- 92 bonds
- +37% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $420/wk
- 43 bonds
- +37% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2430 (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 2025112 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2430.
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. Whole homes are about 2.3% 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 Upper Lansdowne safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Upper Lansdowne sits in the low band, with 12 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 37% on the prior year.
12 offences
36.8% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
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
Mid-Coast Council has published 38 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
- REVIEW OF BULAHDELAH FLOODPLAIN RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY AND PLAN 2026
- Gloucester Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2021
- Final Port Stephens Foreshore (Floodplain) Risk Management Study and Plan Review 2021
- Karuah River and Stroud Floodplain Risk Management Study 2020
- Manning River Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2020
Schools
One school serves Upper Lansdowne, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
- • 13 students in one school (avg 13)
Primary
Walkability
Upper Lansdowne is car-dependent on foot — at 25/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Upper Lansdowne.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 5.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 0.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 8.8 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Upper Lansdowne.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 252
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
Mid-Coast: council population
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
Upper Lansdowne is home to 533 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $59,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
533
Median Age
54
Median Household Income
$59,436/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$31,304/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.8%
Total Dwellings
204
Owner-Occupier Rate
91.7%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
26.2%
Mortgage Stress
30.6%
Work From Home
19.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.5%
- Employment Rate
- 42.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
5.8% of residents (30) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (27).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 517 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 195).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,560 a year through Mid-Coast based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 77%
- Environmental 23%
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: Mid-Coast
In the year to August 2026, 743 new dwellings were approved across Mid-Coast. That mix is 672 houses and 71 units. Approvals are up 327.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Purfleet/taree 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 Taree (Patanga Cl), 20.1 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 26.1 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,331 mm
- 106 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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
In postcode 2430, 112 of 30,621 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (566 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2430, 8,684 rooftop-solar systems totalling 54.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 15,935 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 432 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
7 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2430.
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.
At $880,000 this is $280,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
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
Currently held by Tanya Thompson The Nationals
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tanya Thompson NP | 65.8% |
| 2019 | Stephen Bromhead NP | 59.2% |
| 2015 | Stephen Bromhead NP | 58.7% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Upper Lansdowne?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Upper Lansdowne
Is Upper Lansdowne a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Upper Lansdowne is low (39/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Upper Lansdowne?
Upper Lansdowne has a moderate recorded bushfire history (57/100, 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.
Is Upper Lansdowne a good place to live?
Upper Lansdowne has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (32/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Upper Lansdowne?
Upper Lansdowne, NSW had a population of 533 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Upper Lansdowne, NSW?
The postcode for Upper Lansdowne, NSW is 2430.
How far is Upper Lansdowne from Sydney?
Upper Lansdowne is 341 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 239 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Upper Lansdowne?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Upper Lansdowne was $59,436 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 Upper Lansdowne?
There are too few current rental listings in Upper Lansdowne for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $300, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Upper Lansdowne?
The median age of residents in Upper Lansdowne was 54 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Upper Lansdowne at risk of bushfire?
Upper Lansdowne has a moderate recorded bushfire history (57/100). 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 Upper Lansdowne?
There is 1 school inside the Upper Lansdowne boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
Is Upper Lansdowne walkable?
Upper Lansdowne scores 25/100 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 Upper Lansdowne?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Upper Lansdowne, Taree (Patanga Cl) (20.1 km away), 1,331 mm of rain a year over 106 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Upper Lansdowne?
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 Upper Lansdowne belong to?
Upper Lansdowne sits within the Mid-Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Upper Lansdowne?
The average residential rates bill through Mid-Coast is $1,560 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Upper Lansdowne?
Across Mid-Coast, 743 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 327.0% 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 Upper Lansdowne in?
Upper Lansdowne sits within the federal Division of Lyne, currently held by Alison Penfold (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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