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Long Jetty sits on the southern shore of Tuggerah Lake and has a compact, village centre with cafes, small shops and local services clustered close to the water. The shoreline draws boaters, fishers and people who enjoy waterside walks. Housing mixes older single-storey homes with low-rise apartments, giving the suburb a practical, lived-in character, and it suits people after a relaxed coastal lifestyle with easy access to nearby beaches and larger Central Coast centres.

The suburb is home to 6,736 people, with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $1,201 a week. Family life is centred on couples, who make up 72.2% of families, and homes are mostly owner-occupied (57.9%) while 42.1% are rented. Recent foreshore works, a village centre improvement master plan and local playspace projects, including Jubilee Oval and a skate/BMX facility at Saltwater Creek Reserve, add to everyday amenity. Whether Long Jetty suits you comes down to the lifestyle you want.

At the current median house price of $1,235,000, buying a house in Long Jetty works out to about 19.8 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census. Renting is also a significant cost: an average house rent of $650 a week would be about 54.1% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and an average unit rent of $533 a week would be about 44.4% of that income. On these figures, buying sits well above what local households earned at the last Census, and renting would take a large share of a typical local household's income.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Unit values were the clearest mover in Long Jetty over the past 12 months, climbing 13.4%, a strong rise. Unit rents also rose a solid 8.8%. By comparison, house values only edged up 1.2% while house rents increased a solid 6.6%.

For someone weighing Long Jetty up as an investment, the data separates capital growth from rental income. Units have delivered the stronger capital growth this year, while both houses and units saw solid rent rises, with unit rents growing faster than house rents. Whether that balance fits your goals depends on what you value most as an investor.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.