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Crangan Bay

23.6 km south-west of Newcastle city centreCity of Lake Macquarie50 min to Catherine Hill Bay Beach12 min to Lake Macquarienext to Bonnells Bay and Brightwaters

Remote southern shore locality with minimal development. More a locality name than a suburb. For buyers wanting maximum seclusion on the lake.

About Lake Macquarie

Lake Mac is where Newcastle people move when they want space, water, and a slower clock. The vibe is family-friendly, boat-friendly, retirement-friendly.

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Lake Mac Vibes editorial assessment

Median House

$1.0M

Median Unit

—

YoY Growth

—

Vibe Score

42/100

Building approvals Licensed venues Late trading Contaminated land Recent sales

Basemap: OpenStreetMap via Protomaps Findings: council registers, NSW Liquor & Gaming, NSW contaminated land register

Common questions about Crangan Bay

N1

What is the median house price in Crangan Bay?

The median house price in Crangan Bay is $1.0M. Data: NSW Valuer General. For address-specific property intelligence, check any address on Lake Mac Vibes.

N2

Is Crangan Bay a good suburb?

Crangan Bay. The median house is $1.0M and it scores 42/100 on our vibe index. Momentum reads steady and the price trajectory is stable. Every figure comes from public registers and is refreshed weekly. A suburb average is not an address, so check the specific street before you commit.

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What's it like living in Crangan Bay?

Remote southern shore locality with minimal development. More a locality name than a suburb. For buyers wanting maximum seclusion on the lake. See the full suburb profile for detailed local insights, or check a specific address to see what's happening within 500m.

Momentum: steady

Crangan Bay currently reads steady, at low confidence, the pattern: remote southern lake locality.

Price trajectory

Median house price: $1.0M from 34 sales in the 12 months to May 2026.

NSW Valuer General via nswpropertysalesdata.com Sales settled in the 12 months to May 2026

Commercial vibe

Lifestyle venues that signal neighbourhood trajectory

OpenStreetMap data · Updated monthly

Living here

Groceries, medical, terrain, transport, schools

Terrain: mostly flat.

Data: OpenStreetMap · Terrain curated · Updated quarterly

Suburbs like Crangan Bay

Where else to look, and how they differ

What's happening next door

Adjacent suburbs and how their signals relate

Bonnells Bay Momentum: steady

Brightwaters Momentum: steady

Kilaben Bay Momentum: rising

Silverwater Momentum: steady

Sunshine Momentum: steady

Mirrabooka Momentum: rising

Risks

Safety

Data: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · three-year momentum

Crime is counted per suburb. What a Surroundings Report adds for one address →

Noise sources

Rail: quiet, No rail corridors within 500m. Construction: No significant construction.

Data: OpenStreetMap roads · Transport for NSW traffic counts and rail corridors · NSW Liquor & Gaming

A late-trading venue two streets away is not the same as one at the fence line. Noise within 500 m of an address →

Those risks are suburb-wide. Yours might not be.

Everything above describes Crangan Bay. Which of it falls within 500 m of one particular house is a different question.

What is in a Surroundings Report · from $29

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Check what's happening around any specific address: development, contamination, noise, and more within 500m.

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