Average rent in Macksville - Scotts Head, NSW — 2026

Macksville - Scotts Head sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $330/week — 22% 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 22% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (90%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 5,189, the median age is 50, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 9% of residents were born overseas. Macksville - Scotts Head is 387km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.