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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2234

Lucas Heights NSW 2234

Lucas Heights is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2234, with population 4.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $950/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 4 4 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Thin evidence

Lucas Heights is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

The page has limited direct evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Schools, and Hospitals, so use nearby alternatives or compare before relying on it.

2
Available
0
Verify
6
Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Lucas Heights rents screen above the local benchmark. Postcode-derived rent for 2234. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Current status
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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 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Missing
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 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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-pressure candidate

Lucas Heights rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $950/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2234. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$1000/wk
+5.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2234 · Apr 2026
$1205
$850
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Thin evidence

Lucas Heights is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

The page has limited direct evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Schools, and Hospitals, so use nearby alternatives or compare before relying on it.

Next step

Start from stronger nearby reads or ranking pages, then return here only for local context.

Direct
2

Market rent, Crime

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
6

Property prices, Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Lucas Heights currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Income context, Schools, Transport

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Lucas Heights is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Lucas Heights feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Miranda better covered
better market coverage

pop +17900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$462/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Cronulla better covered
better market coverage

pop +17900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$450/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Engadine better covered
better market coverage

pop +17700 · adds house price coverage · rent -$450/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 1,776 per 100k at the Sutherland Shire LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Full data detail

Lucas Heights NSW

Postcode 2234 · Sutherland Shire LGA

Lucas Heights is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2234). With a population of 4, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 56. 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 current median weekly rent is $950.

The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.

Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
Population
4
Demographics
Median age56
Household size1
HH income /wk
Personal income /wk
Mortgage /mth
Crime (Sutherland Shire LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,776
Total incidents4,174
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Release dataset
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
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: January 2025 - December 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Lucas Heights FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lucas Heights in?

    Lucas Heights is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2234. 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 typical weekly rent in Lucas Heights?

    The median weekly rent in Lucas Heights is $950/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Lucas Heights?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Lucas Heights rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Lucas Heights?

    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.

  5. How often is the Lucas Heights 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.