Sylvania Waters NSW 2224
Sylvania Waters is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2224, with population 3,200.
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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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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.
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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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals
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.
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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.
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Sylvania Waters NSW
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.
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.
Sylvania Waters FAQ
Common questions-
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.