NSW · Sutherland Shire Council
Port Hacking, 2229
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Desirability score
- National parks
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Sutherland Shire, Port Hacking is a settled smaller community with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. You get space and calm here, while the city and neighbouring suburbs are still close enough for regular outings. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.
Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker transport and access and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,210
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $3,394
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 374
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,500
- Employment rate
- 63.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 21 / 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.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $678
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,150
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 231
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
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 61
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 20
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 50.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 81 residents
- State safety percentile
- 27.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.9%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault103
- Fraud114
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment126
- Malicious Damage To Property124
- Transport Regulatory Offences264
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
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Turriell Point Rd After Gow Av
- Turriell Point Rd After Sandbar Pl
- Turriell Point Rd After Sandbar Pl
- Turriell Point Rd Opp Mookara Pl
- Turriell Point Rd Opp Mookara Pl
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
79 planning-related records
2026· 8 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 BASS STREET PORT HACKING 2229Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure663 PORT HACKING ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure14 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Under Assessment
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 APOLLO PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Under Assessment
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation6 MOOMBARA CRESCENT PORT HACKING 2229Under Assessment
February 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool96 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation9 GOW AVENUE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 BASS STREET PORT HACKING 2229Determined
2025· 10 proposals
December 2025
- Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure625 PORT HACKING ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation27 GOW AVENUE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool6 GOW AVENUE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Stairway14 MYUNA PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Water recreation structure22 MOOMBARA CRESCENT PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Jetty; Water Infrastructure10 MYUNA PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure13 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
June 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal)26 SHIPROCK ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Jetty32 MOOMBARA CRESCENT PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 MYUNA PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
2024· 8 proposals
November 2024
- Centre-based child care; Hours of operation and trading709-711 PORT HACKING ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Withdrawn
September 2024
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Swimming pool60 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool19 BASS STREET PORT HACKING 2229Determined
August 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation665 PORT HACKING ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
May 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving10 SANDBAR PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure56 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 APOLLO PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
January 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure22 MOOMBARA CRESCENT PORT HACKING 2229Determined
2023· 11 proposals
October 2023
- Port, wharf, boating facilities745 PORT HACKING ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 MYUNA PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
September 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs60 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Withdrawn
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development26 SHIPROCK ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
May 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development16 SANDBAR PLACE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development52 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development27 GOW AVENUE PORT HACKING 2229Determined
- Recreational Uses30 MOOMBARA CRESCENT PORT HACKING 2229Determined
April 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development112 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
March 2023
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition23 BASS STREET PORT HACKING 2229Determined
January 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development4 SHIPROCK ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
2022· 3 proposals
October 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development58 TURRIELL POINT ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
August 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development745 PORT HACKING ROAD PORT HACKING 2229Determined
June 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition4 BASS STREET PORT HACKING 2229Determined
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)
Amenities
17 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Marie FeliceBeauty salon
- Bench (2)
- Turriell Point Rd after Gow AvBus stop
- Turriell Point Rd after Sandbar PlBus stop
- Turriell Point Rd opp Mookara PlBus stop
- D'lishCafe
- VitaloCafe
- Drinking water
- Mail Boxes Etc.Post Box
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Maris ParkPark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Shiprock Aquatic ReserveNature reserve
- Shiprock ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- 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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Lyons HousePort Hacking Road, Port Hacking (Dolan's Bay)SHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 42.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 46% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 3072nd in Australia
- State rank
- 974th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #289 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #594 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Braai and Barrelamenitiesrestaurant
- D'lishamenitiescafe
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Liquorlandamenitiesalcohol
- Mail Boxes Etc.amenitiespost_box
- Marie Feliceamenitiesbeauty
- Post Boxamenitiespost_box
- Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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