Green Point
Green Point sits on the northern shore of Brisbane Water, with Kincumber Mountain Reserve's bushland at its back door. It's a quieter, leafier pocket of the Central Coast than the beach suburbs nearby, though Avoca Beach and Copacabana are both a short drive away for the coast, and Erina's shopping and dining sits right on the suburb's doorstep.
At a glance
- Population: 6,810
- Area size: 8.54 km²
- Median weekly household income: $1,684
- Median monthly mortgage repayments: $2,500
Living on the Central Coast
What it's like to live here
Green Point is a small, established suburb of just over 6,800 people across 8.54 square kilometres. Growth here has been steady rather than rapid, population moved from 6,462 in 2001 to 6,810 by the most recent complete Census count, with the mix of owners and renters barely shifting over that time.
Green Point Population & Household Growth Over Time
| 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,462 | 6,577 | No data | 6,810 | No data |
| Median weekly household income | $984 | $1,084 | No data | $1,510 | No data |
| Medial Monthly Mortgage Repayments | $1,567 | $1,950 | No data | $2,121 | No data |
| Percentage of Owner Occupier | 77% | 78% | No data | 78% | No data |
| Percentage of Renter | 23% | 22% | No data | 22% | No data |
| Total Dwellings | 2,631 | 2,668 | No data | 2,850 | No data |
| Average People per Household | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | No data |
Roughly 4 in 5 households in Green Point are owner-occupiers rather than renters, a higher share than many Central Coast suburbs and a sign this is a place people settle into rather than pass through. Household size has held around 2.5 people for two decades, in keeping with a family and couple-heavy community rather than a share-house or holiday-let one.
It's a house-first suburb too. The large majority of dwellings are separate houses, with townhouses and units making up a modest minority and next to no high-density apartment stock. For anyone wanting land and a backyard rather than shared walls, that's the default here.
The leading occupations locally are Professionals (26%), Clerical and Administrative Workers (14%) and Managers (13%), a notably white-collar mix for the Central Coast. The top employing industries are Hospitals (excluding psychiatric), Takeaway Food Services and Other Social Assistance Services, which lines up with the suburb's proximity to Erina and Gosford's health and services precincts.
Crime sits very low here. A score of 10 out of 100, where a higher number means more crime, among the lowest readings on the Central Coast.
Housing options for owner-occupiers
Green Point sits toward the premium end of Central Coast owner-occupier suburbs. Houses here carry a genuine waterfront and bushland premium over suburbs further from Brisbane Water, and the suburb offers a mix of established family homes, some backing onto reserve or with water glimpses, alongside a smaller pocket of townhouses and units.
Green Point Snapshot - September 2026
| Metric | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $1,310,500 | $815,000 |
| Median Rent (per week) | $850 | $630 |
| Typical time to sell | ~20 Days | ~16 Days |
| Gross rental yield | 3.37% | 4.02% |
How Prices Have Moved Over Time (Houses)
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 3 Months | +2.63% ($24,500) |
| 12 Months | +4.01% ($50,500) |
| 3 Years | +13.22% ($153,000) |
| 5 Years | +43.22% ($395,500) |
| 5-year average annual growth | 7.45% |
| 10-year average annual growth | 5.72% |
| 20-year average annual growth | No data |
| 30-year average annual growth | No data |
Houses are currently taking around 20 days to sell on average, a touch slower than three and twelve months ago, though still faster than the suburb's five-year average. Against its neighbours, Green Point's $1,310,500 house median sits well above Killarney Vale's $955,000, reflecting its water and bushland position rather than a shortage of lower-priced options, those tend to sit further inland or closer to the highway.
How much competition is there for homes here?
- Homes currently for sale: 10 (houses and units combined). Up 66.67% on three months ago but down 9.09% on twelve months ago and 16.67% on three years ago, listings have ticked up recently off a genuinely low base.
- Stock on market: 0.35% of all homes, well under the 2% level worth watching. Supply here is tight.
- Rental vacancy rate: 1.44% (7 vacant rentals), below the roughly 3% level SuburbsFinder considers a healthy, balanced market. Rentals are scarce, and vacancies have climbed over the past year off a very low base.
- Online buyer interest: rated “High Online Demand,” averaging around 1,862 potential buyers a month, up slightly over the past quarter and roughly flat over the past year.
In plain terms, there isn't much on the market at any one time, and the competition data points to steady rather than easing demand.
Renting in Green Point
If you're relocating and renting first, median rent for a house in Green Point is $850 a week, up 2.41% over the past year and 30.77% over five years. Units sit at $630 a week, up 3.28% over the year and 35.48% over five years, a faster pace of rent growth than houses have seen recently.
Green Point Schools and childcare
Schools
Green Point is home to two schools, both non-government: Green Point Christian College, a combined school covering the full K-12 range, and Yattalunga Valley Christian School. Unlike some neighbouring suburbs, there's no government school within Green Point itself, families after a public school option will be looking a short drive into a nearby suburb.
Early learning and childcare
There are five childcare and early learning services in the suburb: First Grammar Green Point, Goodstart Early Learning Green Point, Green Point Christian College's own out-of-school-hours care, Highland Grove Preschool and Little Coasties Kindergarten, a solid spread of options for families with younger children.
Health and everyday amenities
There's no hospital listed within Green Point itself, the nearest public hospital is in Gosford, a short drive away. Day to day, Erina's retail and dining precinct sits right on the suburb's edge, with Avoca Beach and Copacabana both close by for the coast, and Kincumba Mountain Reserve on the doorstep for walking and mountain biking trails.
A neighbourhood that's steadily improving
Green Point isn't a suburb that's rapidly transforming, it's one that's been settled and steady for a long time. Median household income rose from $984 to $1,510 a week between 2001 and 2016 (2021 figures weren't available in this report), and house values have grown at a genuinely strong long-run pace, 43.22% over the past five years, with a 5-year average annual growth rate of 7.45%, among the stronger results of any Central Coast suburb in this dataset. For someone buying to live in rather than flip, that's the kind of sustained, well-supported growth that suggests a suburb holding, and building, its value over time.
Getting around
Green Point borders Erina and sits within easy reach of the Central Coast Highway, giving access both north towards Gosford and Tuggerah and south towards the M1.
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