Woy Woy NSW 2256

The peninsula's front door, where the trains, the wharf and the pelicans all meet on Brisbane Water.

Life at Woy Woy.

Woy Woy is the workhorse of the peninsula. The name means much water in the local Darkinjung language and it fits, with the town wrapped around a deep tidal channel, Brisbane Water on one side and national park rising behind. Life orbits the station and the waterfront. Direct trains reach Sydney in around 75 minutes, which has made commuters of half the town, and the Fishermen’s Wharf still draws a crowd for fish and chips and the pelicans that supervise them. Spike Milligan’s family lived here, and the town has kept a good sense of humour about his jokes at its expense. Buyers get waterside living at a price the other side of Broken Bay stopped offering decades ago. Level blocks near the shops, waterfront homes along the channel, and a busy unit market around the station for downsizers who want everything within a flat walk.

By the numbers.

$1.09M

Median house price

$630

Median weekly rent

+14.9%

House price growth

past 12 months

$807K

Median unit price

+16.7% past 12 months

32

Days on market

houses, median

3.55%

Rental yield

gross, houses

Life in Woy Woy.

Fish and chips · Pelicans

Fishermen's Wharf

The waterfront seafood institution, where the pelicans gather like regulars and the view comes free with lunch.

Shops · Station · Deepwater Plaza

The town centre

Everything sits within a few flat blocks of the station, from the plaza to the waterfront cafes along the channel.

Bushwalking · Rock engravings

Brisbane Water National Park

The park rises straight behind the town, with walking tracks and some of the Coast's most significant Aboriginal engraving sites.

Comedy royalty · Local lore

The Spike Milligan connection

Milligan's parents settled here and the town claimed him back, with an exhibition space at the library and a bridge in his name.

Schools nearby.

Woy Woy Public School

Public · K-6

The long established primary in the middle of town.

Woy Woy South Public School

Public · K-6

The second local primary, serving the southern streets.

Brisbane Water Secondary College

Public · 7-12

The junior campus is at Umina and the senior campus is at Woy Woy, sharing one college.

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary

Catholic · K-6

The peninsula's Catholic primary, at Woy Woy South.

Transport links.

Woy Woy Station

Direct intercity trains to Sydney Central in about 75 minutes, roughly every half hour and better in the peak.

Peninsula routes

Busways services loop through Woy Woy, Umina, Ettalong and Booker Bay and run through to Gosford.

The Rip Bridge

The bridge over the Brisbane Water entrance links the peninsula with Kincumber and the beach suburbs.

Palm Beach ferry

The ferry from nearby Ettalong crosses to Palm Beach, putting Sydney's northern beaches half an hour away by water.

Properties for sale.

13 Terry Avenue Woy WoyFor sale

Guide: $1.1m

13 Terry Avenue Woy Woy, Woy Woy

4 2 2

Recently sold.

7 Waratah Avenue Woy WoySold

$1,121,000

7 Waratah Avenue Woy Woy, Woy Woy

3 1 38 months ago
8/2 Shoalhaven Drive Woy WoySold

$675,100

8/2 Shoalhaven Drive Woy Woy, Woy Woy

2 1 110 months ago

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