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Woongarrah

POSTAL CODE: NSW, 2259
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Based on its average 5-year and quarterly capital gains WOONGARRAH, 2259 saw average growth in the long term.

A survey of average capital gains or median home price increase in suburbs across the country shows that WOONGARRAH, 2259 obtained a 6.59% growth over a ten-year period. It ranks 2261st on our list of suburbs that property investors should look into.

WOONGARRAH, 2259 in NSW belongs to the local government area of Central Coast (NSW).

WOONGARRAH, 2259 has a capital gain of 8.63% for the past year, which is lower than average compared to its 56.52% growth within a five-year period.

With the median home price in WOONGARRAH sitting at $990,000, and the average rent at $770, property owners could potentially earn a 4.04% increase in gross rental yield.

Figures from the previous quarter show that capital gains for real estate buyers in WOONGARRAH are low, as opposed to average gains per annum over the past five years.

Surburb overview

Woongarrah sits within the Central Coast local government area, about 106 kilometres north of Sydney’s CBD by rail via Central, and roughly 59–61 kilometres south of Newcastle’s CBD, positioning it between the region’s two largest employment centres. The suburb lies around 10 kilometres north-east of Wyong’s town centre, with residential streets arranged around wetlands and new estates developed over the past two decades.

At the 2021 Census, Woongarrah recorded a population of 5,962, with a median age of 36 years and 6.0% identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, reflecting a relatively young and family-oriented demographic. Detached housing dominates, and households average 3.2 people, indicating larger household sizes than the New South Wales average.

Rail access is via Warnervale Station on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line, which offers assisted access, commuter parking, and bike lockers. Busways routes link the suburb to key nodes, including Route 78 between Westfield Tuggerah, Warnervale Station and Lake Haven, and Route 80 connecting Tuggerah, Wyong, Wadalba and Lake Haven. 

Drivers reach the M1 Pacific Motorway at Sparks Road for north–south travel across the Coast and to Sydney or Newcastle.

Essential services are conveniently located, with Wyong Hospital, situated on the Pacific Highway at Hamlyn Terrace, offering emergency and inpatient care for the district.

Local schooling includes Woongarrah Public School on Mataram Road and MacKillop Catholic College on Sparks Road, a K–12 campus serving the northern Central Coast.

Daily shopping options span Lake Haven Centre, a sub-regional mall at Lake Haven Drive and Goobarabah Avenue, and Wadalba’s supermarket precinct on Figtree Boulevard.

Neighbourhood parks and formal sportsgrounds provide open space, notably the Woongarrah Sports Facility on Hakone Road and the larger Wadalba Sports Complex, a short drive west. Aquatic and fitness facilities at Lake Haven Recreation Centre supplement community sports.

Cyclists use lakeside paths around Tuggerah Lakes, with foreshore sections offering mostly flat, off-road riding between The Entrance and Chittaway Bay and links north toward Wyong.

Ecologically, the suburb sits near the Porters Creek Wetland system, the Central Coast’s largest freshwater wetland, which filters runoff before it reaches the Wyong River and Tuggerah Lake. 

These features underpin a residential suburb oriented towards family life, commuting access, and everyday services, while retaining proximity to regional waterways and open spaces.

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