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Living in Cairncross, NSW
Cairncross is in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area. About 0 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Port Macquarie-Hastings and New South Wales.
Rent now
$555 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Wauchope (2446), the postcode most of Cairncross is in, in the June quarter 2026. Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Schools
There's no school in Cairncross itself.
School zones for 2026
- Rollands Plains Upper Public School primary
- Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus high school
The middle of Cairncross is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cairncross. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- All of Cairncross is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Port Macquarie-Hastings
- What it costs to live in Port Macquarie-Hastings: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Port Macquarie-Hastings with another area.
- Is living in Cairncross worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Port Macquarie-Hastings.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Port Macquarie-Hastings figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.