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Suburb profile ·Sydney LGA · NSW ·2010

Surry Hills NSW 2010

Surry Hills is in Sydney LGA, NSW, postcode 2010, with population 15,828.

Median house $450K +0% YoY
Median rent $800/wk Rent-led investor candidate
Gross yield 9.2% Strong yield band
Population 15,828 16K local footprint
Schools 5 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Surry Hills 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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Rent-led investor candidate

Gross rent yield screens at about 9.2%. Postcode-derived rent for 2010. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Development momentum

683 latest-year approvals in Sydney, +0.0% YoY; population +1.8% YoY (1.2% 5yr).

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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 · 2015-Q2 · 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 · 5 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 29 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 9.2%. Snapshot rent $800/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2010. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$850/wk
+6.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2010 · Apr 2026
$850
$740
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Surry Hills 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
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
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No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
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No major visible gaps in the current status panel.

Decision intelligence
Income-first

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

Gross yield screens at about 9.2%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

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Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 9.2%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only.

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: 5 matched, including Inner Sydney High School, Sydney Girls High School, Bourke Street Public School.
Crime: 7,608 per 100k at the Sydney LGA level.
Transport: 29 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Surry Hills NSW

Postcode 2010 · Sydney LGA

Surry Hills is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Sydney local government area (postcode 2010). With a population of 15,828, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $120K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Surry Hills is $450,000, having remained flat 0% over the past year. Units have a median price of $953,000 (+0.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $800. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,839.

Surry Hills is served by 5 schools, including 3 primary, 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1128, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 tram stop, 28 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Sydney LGA is moderate at 7,608 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Surry Hills offers a gross rental yield of 9.2%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($450K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 3.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield9.2% High Yield
Price vs State$450K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability3.7x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0% Stable
Pop. Growth+1.8% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$75,558
Mean income$108,229
Earners13,919
YoY change-0.9%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education10/10
Economic1/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$450K
0% YoY
Median unit
$953K
0.3% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$550
Population
15,828
Demographics
Median age35
Household size1.8
HH income /wk$2,308
Personal income /wk$1442
Mortgage /mth$2,839
Crime (Sydney LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)7,608
Total incidents17,580
Transport
Bus stops28
Tram stops1
Surry Hills Light Rail
Schools (5)
Avg ICSEA1128
Total students2,883
Government5
Inner Sydney High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1104
Sydney Girls High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1193
Bourke Street Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135
Crown Street Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1114
Sydney Distance Education Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1094
Hospitals (1)
Sydney Dental Hospitalpublic
Population growth (Sydney LGA)
Population (2025)241,797
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.8%
Development (Sydney LGA)
Approvals (2026)683
Houses12
Units671
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2015-Q2 · 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 · 5 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2014
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Surry Hills FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Surry Hills in?

    Surry Hills is in the Sydney Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2010. Council-level context for Sydney LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Surry Hills?

    The current median house price in Surry Hills, NSW is $450K, 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 Surry Hills?

    The median weekly rent in Surry Hills is $800/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 Surry Hills?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 9.2%. 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 Surry Hills a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Surry Hills 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 Surry Hills?

    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 Surry Hills 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.