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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2230

Cronulla NSW 2230

Cronulla is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2230, with population 17,899.

Median house $3.2M -8.6% YoY
Median rent $750/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 1.2% Low yield band
Population 17,899 18K local footprint
Schools 8 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Cronulla has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 56% of annual income. Postcode-derived rent for 2230. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 8 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 56 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 56% of annual income. Snapshot rent $750/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2230. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$780/wk
+4.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2230 · Apr 2026
$860
$680
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Cronulla has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Direct
5

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Premium-market

Cronulla currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

Compare status

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 8 matched, including Cronulla High School, Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla Public School.
Crime: 1,776 per 100k at the Sutherland Shire LGA level.
Transport: 56 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Cronulla NSW

Postcode 2230 · Sutherland Shire LGA

Cronulla is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2230). With a population of 17,899, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Cronulla is $3.2 million, having dropped significantly 8.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.3 million (+15% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,404.

Cronulla is served by 8 schools, including 5 primary, 3 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1086, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 ferry wharf, 55 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Cronulla offers a gross rental yield of 1.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.2M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 29.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -8.6% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.2% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.2M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability29.9x Stretched
Price Momentum-8.6% Falling
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$69,875
Mean income$96,916
Earners17,819
YoY change+5.7%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education10/10
Economic5/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$3.2M
-8.6% YoY
Median unit
$1.3M
15% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$500
Population
17,899
Demographics
Median age43
Household size2.1
HH income /wk$2,058
Personal income /wk$1179
Mortgage /mth$2,404
Crime (Sutherland Shire LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,776
Total incidents4,174
Transport
Bus stops55
Ferry wharves1
Cronulla Wharf
Schools (8)
Avg ICSEA1086
Total students4,098
Government5
Catholic3
Cronulla High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1050
Burraneer Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1101
Cronulla Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1064
St Aloysius College CronullaSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1089
Woolooware Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1086
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 8 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Cronulla FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cronulla in?

    Cronulla is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2230. Council-level context for Sutherland Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Cronulla?

    The current median house price in Cronulla, NSW is $3.2M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Cronulla?

    The median weekly rent in Cronulla is $750/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Cronulla?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 56% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Cronulla a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cronulla show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cronulla?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Cronulla data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.