Located in New South Wales within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area, Canterbury is a medium-sized suburb (postcode 2193). With a population of 9,430, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
Canterbury has a median house price of $2.0 million, which has increased by 4.6% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $775,000 (+6.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,200.
Canterbury is served by 4 schools, including 2 primary, 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1049, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 25 bus stops. The crime rate in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA is below average at 2,302 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.8% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 20.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.