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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2224

Sylvania Waters NSW 2224

Sylvania Waters is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2224, with population 3,200.

Median house $2.5M -4.3% YoY
Median rent $870/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield 1.8% Low yield band
Population 3,200 3K local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

Sylvania Waters is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

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Available
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Verify
4
Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Sylvania Waters rents screen above the local benchmark. Postcode-derived rent for 2224. 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 · 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 · 20 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-pressure candidate

Sylvania Waters rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $870/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2224. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$950/wk
+9.2% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2224 · Apr 2026
$1100
$750
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

Sylvania Waters is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
4

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Premium-market

Sylvania Waters currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Recommended next step

Compare it against one challenger, then use the AU calculator to model the financial case.

Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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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: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 1,776 per 100k at the Sutherland Shire LGA level.
Transport: 20 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Sylvania Waters NSW

Postcode 2224 · Sutherland Shire LGA

Sylvania Waters is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2224). With a population of 3,200, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $123K 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 managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Greek.

The median house price in Sylvania Waters is $2.5 million, having declined 4.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.2 million (+9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $870. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,000.

Public transport access includes 20 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Sylvania Waters offers a gross rental yield of 1.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.5M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 19.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -4.3% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.5M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability19.9x Stretched
Price Momentum-4.3% Falling
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education9/10
Economic10/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$2.5M
-4.3% YoY
Median unit
$1.2M
9% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$600
Population
3,200
Demographics
Median age43
Household size2.9
HH income /wk$2,371
Personal income /wk$920
Mortgage /mth$3,000
Crime (Sutherland Shire LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,776
Total incidents4,174
Transport
Bus stops20
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
Missing
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: 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Sylvania Waters FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Sylvania Waters in?

    Sylvania Waters is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2224. 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 Sylvania Waters?

    The current median house price in Sylvania Waters, NSW is $2.5M, 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 Sylvania Waters?

    The median weekly rent in Sylvania Waters is $870/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Sylvania Waters?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Sylvania Waters 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 Sylvania Waters a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Sylvania Waters show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Sylvania Waters?

    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 Sylvania Waters 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.