Menai NSW 2234
Menai is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2234, with population 10,419.
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Menai has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Weekly rent screens at about 71% of annual income. Postcode-derived rent for 2234. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 71% of annual income. Snapshot rent $950/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2234. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Menai 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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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals
Menai currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.
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School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
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Menai NSW
Menai is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2234). With a population of 10,419, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $134K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Menai is $1.5 million, having dropped significantly 14.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.4 million (+22.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $950. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Menai is served by 5 schools, including 3 primary, 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1069, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 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, Menai offers a gross rental yield of 3.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -14.6% year-on-year.
Menai is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2234). With a population of 10,419, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $134K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Menai is $1.5 million, having dropped significantly 14.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.4 million (+22.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $950. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Menai is served by 5 schools, including 3 primary, 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1069, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 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, Menai offers a gross rental yield of 3.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -14.6% year-on-year.
Menai FAQ
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What LGA is Menai in?
Menai 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.
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What is the median house price in Menai?
The current median house price in Menai, NSW is $1.5M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Menai?
The median weekly rent in Menai is $950/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Menai?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 71% 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.
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Is Menai a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Menai show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Menai?
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.
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How often is the Menai 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.