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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2230

Maianbar NSW 2230

Maianbar is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2230, with population 539.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$790/wk
Rising
+14.5% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2230 · Jun 2026
$860
$680
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.1M
House median, latest period
11.6%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$790/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
14.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.7%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
539
539 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,445
198 added 12mo · 19MW
Price cycleCorrecting
LowPeak

46.2% below peak · 129.3% above its low

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2008Peak · 2022

46.2% below peak · 129.3% above its low

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
-18.7%
5-yr
+0.8%
10-yr
+2.4%
Indicative cashflow-$495/wk (-$25,766/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover11.1% of homes traded/yr (24 sales)
Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±5.2% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage-30% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Fgrade · 4/100 · top 96% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 4% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth1
Rental yield73
Stability14
Volatility-21.0ppCycle-1.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Maianbar

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared9.2%
1,940 of 4,499 landlords
Avg rental loss$12,080/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,499
Reported capital gains2,747
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)62.8/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

83% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 9% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

83% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

53%
of household income to service a new loan
12.1 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $5,414/mo vs median rent $3,423/mo (+58% · +$459/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $4,323/mo (-1,091) · at 6.2% (current): $5,414/mo · at 8.2%: $6,610/mo (+1,196)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
9.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,550/mo, while renters pay about $3,423/mo — renting runs $873/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.10M
Household income · yr
$122K
Median rent · wk
$790
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,550
Gross yield
3.7%

Household income

$122K household · yr+47.8% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$58K
Family
$141K
Household
$122K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 20% could service the median house
Under $300
6
$300-649
6
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
24
$1,500-1,999
19
$2,000-2,999
51
$3,000-3,999
30
$4,000+
41

Serviceability line: a household needs about $4,165/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 55% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,633/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (201 households)
Owned outright
43%
Owned with mortgage
40%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure18.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
2%

Getting to work: 48% drive, 0% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 49% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

2/ 100 livability index

Top 98% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 2% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (2 stops)15
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
4,056
1,700 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,700
Total incidents4,056· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,22868%
  • Sexual Offences29216%
  • Robbery181%
  • Break And Enter25914%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

High broad-area context

About 51.3% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

High exposure ~51.3%
~51.3% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~11.5% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

11
active listings · ~20.4 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
55%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Environmental Management
Public / Open space 92%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

24,582 people · 202225,629 by 2032 (+4.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Maianbar NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area, Maianbar is a small locality (postcode 2230). The area has roughly 539 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $122K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. 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, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Maianbar stand at $1.1 million, having dropped significantly by 11.6% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $790. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,550.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,700 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Maianbar shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -11.6% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.7%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$1.1M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability9.1x· Moderate
Price Momentum-11.6% Falling
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,550
Rent · wk(Census)$500
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$790
Gross yield2.4%
Price / income9.1x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2016-Q2)5
Property investors · Postcode 2230ATO
Negatively geared9.2%
1,940 of filers
Avg rental loss$12,080/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,499
Reported capital gains2,747
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population539
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$2,339
Personal income · wk$1,122
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,055 → $2,339
Change+13.8%
vs NSW median-6.8 pp
Median rent+9.9%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Hospitals · Sutherland Shire LGAAIHW
Public1
Private5
Sutherland Hospitalpublic
Kareena Private Hospitalprivate
Miranda Eye Surgical Centreprivate
President Private Hospitalprivate
Ramsay Surgical Centre Mirandaprivate
Southside Cancer Care Centreprivate
Aged care · Sutherland Shire LGAGEN
Facilities25
Residential places2,674
IRT Thomas Holt Kirrawee253 places
St Vincent's Care Services Heathcote213 places
Moran Sylvania183 places
Anglicare Goodhew Gardens & Bay Breeze171 places
Pathways Cronulla Pines169 places
Moran Engadine156 places
+19 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
Childcare · Sutherland Shire LGAACECQA
Services200
Approved places11,958
Exceeding NQS53
SCECS OSHC St John Bosco Engadine311 places
Gymea Bay Care & Leisure Centre Inc.180 places
ORCHARD EARLY LEARNING CENTRE KIRRAWEE164 places
Anzac Road Before & After School Care Incorporated155 places
Chapter 1 Early Learning150 places
St Catherine Laboure Before and After School Care144 places
+194 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Maianbar is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

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 · 2016-Q2 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Maianbar FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Maianbar in?

    Maianbar 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 Maianbar?

    The current median house price in Maianbar, NSW is $1.1M, 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 Maianbar?

    The median weekly rent in Maianbar is $790/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Maianbar?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Maianbar 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.

  5. Is Maianbar a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Maianbar show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Maianbar?

    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 Maianbar 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.