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pottsville

New South Wales · Census 2021

$1.41M

+4.4% yr · median house · Dec 2025

Pottsville is a coastal suburb of Tweed.

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Median house price

People

Population
7,238
Median age
42 yrs
Income / person / wk
$730
Household income / wk
$1,556

Housing

Median rent / wk
$500
Mortgage / month
$2,063

Culture & community

Dominant religion
No religion · 48%
Top language at home
Japanese · 0%
No religion
48%
Born overseas
15%
English only at home
96%

Local amenities

Amenity score
45/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
12
Libraries
0
GP clinics
3
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.6 km
Nearest train
27.1 km
Nearest hospital
16.9 km
Distance to coast
1.4 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless

Grocery mix: 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
1
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
13.4 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Tweed
Council population
97,439
Council area
1,308 km²
Density
75/km²
Federal grants
$13.80M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$142/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
Richmond
Federal MP
Justine Elliot (ALP)
Two-party-preferred
Labor 60% 2PP
State electorate
Tweed
State MP
Geoff Provest (NAT)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
413/100k
53rd percentile
Car theft
199/100k
63rd percentile
property damage
776/100k
46th percentile
Violent crime
895/100k
19th percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price+11% vs AU
Suburb
$1.41M
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$1,556
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643