Little Pelican, NSW 2281
Lake Macquarie City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 2281
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Median house price
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Rent in Little Pelican
- Weekly rent (house)
- $750/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $550/wk
Rental data as of June 2026· NSW rental bond data (postcode 2281)
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What to know about Little Pelican
Little Pelican (2281) sits in the Lake Macquarie region of NSW.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Little Pelican scores 6/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 27°C (warm), winter mornings around 8°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,172 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 15 government primary, 2 government secondary, 2 Catholic, 1 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 6/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
2 offences recorded in 2026
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Crime data as of January 2026
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,172 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 27.3°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 8.3°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Little Pelican
- What is the Little Pelican postcode?
- Little Pelican is in the 2281 postcode, in NSW, in the Lake Macquarie City Council region.
- Where is Little Pelican?
- Little Pelican is a suburb in the Lake Macquarie City Council area, NSW 2281.
- What is the average rent in Little Pelican?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $750, for units it's $550.
- What schools are in Little Pelican?
- There are 20 schools serving Little Pelican on this page, including Pelican Flat Public School, Swansea Public School, Blacksmiths Public School.
- How walkable is Little Pelican?
- Little Pelican has a Walk Score of 6 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Little Pelican?
- Little Pelican is close to Swansea, Pelican, Blacksmiths, Swansea Heads, Marks Point.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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