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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2232

Loftus NSW 2232

Loftus is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2232, with population 4,190.

Median house $250K +0% YoY
Median rent $698/wk Rent-led investor candidate
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 4,190 4K local footprint
Schools 2 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Loftus 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.

5
Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Rent-led investor candidate

Gross rent yield screens at about 14.5%. Postcode-derived rent for 2232. 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 · 2 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 · 34 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

Rent-led investor candidate

Gross rent yield screens at about 14.5%. Snapshot rent $698/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2232. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$750/wk
+7.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2232 · Apr 2026
$760
$690
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Loftus 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.

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

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
Income-first

Loftus currently reads as a income-first candidate with a affordability-first secondary angle.

Gross yield screens at about 14.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

Recommended next step

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Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 14.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

Compare status

Compare-ready

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: 2 matched, including Loftus Public School, Cook School.
Crime: 1,776 per 100k at the Sutherland Shire LGA level.
Transport: 34 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Loftus NSW

Postcode 2232 · Sutherland Shire LGA

Loftus is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2232). With a population of 4,190, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $126K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Loftus is $250,000, having remained flat 0% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.4 million (+6.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $698. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 14.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.

Loftus is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1018, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 34 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Loftus offers a gross rental yield of 14.5%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($250K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 2.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield14.5% High Yield
Price vs State$250K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability2.0x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0% Stable
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$68,058
Mean income$81,909
Earners5,072
YoY change+8.4%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education9/10
Economic9/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$250K
0% YoY
Median unit
$1.4M
6.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$550
Population
4,190
Demographics
Median age39
Household size2.9
HH income /wk$2,425
Personal income /wk$939
Mortgage /mth$2,600
Crime (Sutherland Shire LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,776
Total incidents4,174
Transport
Bus stops34
Schools (2)
Avg ICSEA1018
Total students403
Government2
Loftus Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1079
Cook SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 956
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 · 2 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: 2011
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Loftus FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Loftus in?

    Loftus is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2232. 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 Loftus?

    The current median house price in Loftus, NSW is $250K, 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 Loftus?

    The median weekly rent in Loftus is $698/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Loftus?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 14.5%. 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 Loftus a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Loftus show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Loftus?

    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 Loftus 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.