Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
NSW · Northern Beaches Council
Great Mackerel Beach, 2108
Population
50
Median age
57
Median income
$1,124/wk
Employed
37.5%
Languages at home
17%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Great Mackerel Beach is a welcoming smaller community in Northern Beaches, with a settled community character. Regional calm with capital access on standby: close enough for outings, distant enough to feel unhurried. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Living here
Housing
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $2,000
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Population
- Population
- 50
- Median age
- 57
- Median household income / week
- $1,124
- Dwelling vacancy
- 76.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 83 of 108
- Median monthly mortgage
- $862
- Employment rate
- 37.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Community & culture
17% speak a language other than English at home; 17% born overseas
- Language at home
- 39 English only · 8 other
- Non-English at home
- 17%
- Born overseas
- 8 (17%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 4 (8%)
- Australian citizens
- 48
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 48
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 19
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 960
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 100th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +9.4%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault6
- Fraud7
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment6
- Malicious Damage To Property8
- Other Offences15
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Other(2)
- Mackerel Beach Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
Diggers Crescent, Great Mackerel Beach
- Telephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Period: seasonal · Updated on site · Static grid from WorldClim monthly averages
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2024· 2 proposals
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 MONASH AVENUE GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure33 ROSS SMITH PARADE GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Determined
2023· 2 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 ROSS SMITH PARADE GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Determined
April 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development55 MONASH AVENUE GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Operational consent issued
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development21 ROSS SMITH PARADE GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Determined
June 2021
- Dwelling26 DIGGERS CRESCENT GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Determined
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- Alterations and additions to residential development29 Monash Avenue Great Mackerel BeachDetermined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Recent changes
- Mackerel Beach Rural Fire BrigadeamenitiesDiggers Crescent, Great Mackerel Beachfire_station
- Telephoneamenitiestelephone
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime6
- Fraudcrime7
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime6
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime8
- Other Offencescrime15
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning55 MONASH AVENUE GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Lodged 27 Apr 2023 · Operational consent issued
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning21 ROSS SMITH PARADE GREAT MACKEREL BEACH 2108Lodged 02 Nov 2021 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning29 Monash Avenue Great Mackerel BeachLodged 01 Dec 2020 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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