Average rent in Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani, NSW — 2026

Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $360/week — 15% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 73% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 24% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (92%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 9,728, the median age is 45, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani is 78km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.