Median price trend for houses
Based on 279 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,140,000
Up 18.0% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $1.38m
- 2 bed
- $860k
- 3 bed
- $1.03m
- 4 bed
- $1.15m
- 5+ bed
- $1.32m
Residential rooftops stretching toward distant trees
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The quick read on
Austral
NSW 2179 · Liverpool
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,140,000
- Population
- 6,847
- Postcode
- 2179
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Austral, New South Wales
Property market insights for Austral
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Austral NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 512 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 6.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Austral, NSW is currently $1,140,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Austral has a 12-month growth rate of 18.0% for houses.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,380,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $860,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,030,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,320,000 in Austral.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Austral is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Austral safe?
The overall rate for Austral is 1,398 offences per 100,000 residents — 59% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Austral.
Overall crime rate
1,398
offences per 100,000 residents
59% belowGreater Sydney
AustralGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Austral?
Austral NSW 2179 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
6,847 people call Austral home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,168 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,847
- Median age
- 31 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,535 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $520 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1525.3%Above
15–3432.3%Above
35–5425.8%Below
55–7411.4%Below
75 and over5.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses88.3%Above
Townhouses5.6%Below
Apartments2.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright17.9%Below
Paying a mortgage53.2%Above
Renting28.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.1%Below
One car32.7%Below
Two cars43.8%Above
Three or more20.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home31.7%Below
Drove to work40.3%Above
Train, tram or bus2.8%Below
Walked or cycled0.9%Below
What stands out in Austral
31.7% of workers in Austral worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
4.0% of Austral residents were born in India.
11.5% of people in Austral described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Austral
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Austral NSW 2179.
Is Austral family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
25.3% of Austral's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
1,799 family households lived in Austral; 55.5% were couple families and 13.5% were one-parent families.
51.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Austral?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Austral had 6,847 residents at the 2021 Census.
38.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
16.4% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Austral?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 88.3% of occupied private dwellings in Austral.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Austral?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
17.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
53.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
28.9% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Austral?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Austral had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 13.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 26.3%, while 38.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Austral?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
31.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
40.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
2.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Austral?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 32.7% of the total.
64.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Austral, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
23.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 76.5% reported a different address.
43.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Austral?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
37.8% of residents used only English at home.
52.7% used a language other than English at home.
1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 3.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Austral residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
43.7% of Austral's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 56.3% was born in Australia.
1.2% of residents were born in China.
4.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 79.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Austral?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 10.9% of ancestry responses in Austral.
Australian ancestry made up 13.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Austral?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 11.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Austral?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.4%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
32.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Austral show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
71.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.8% reported asthma, 4.0% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Austral?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
28.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 25.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Austral?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,168 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,535.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $520 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Austral compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 31.7% in Austral, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 17.9% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 28.9% in Austral, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Austral
Is Austral expensive?
The median house price is $1,140,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Austral good for families?
The Census counted 1,799 local families, and 25.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Austral?
1-bedroom houses have a median around $1,380,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Austral
232 streets in Austral
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alho Street
- Andalusian Street
- Angora Cl
- Apiary Street
- Appenzell Street
- Arapawa Street
- Ardeale Street
- Aries Street
- Aroona Avenue
- Auger Street
- Auriga Street
- Aurora Street
- Bantam Street
- Barabung St
- Beaufort Ave
- Beijing Avenue
- Bellaroi Street
- Beuk Street
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- Bilberry St
- Bolac Rd
- Bonnie Rock Rd
- Booligal Cl
- Boyd St
- Bringelly Rd
- Broadacre Street
- Browns Road
- Buckeye Avenue
- Buduwangung Street
- Buljubasich Street
- Bullaring St
- Bullock St
- Bunul Street
- Butcherbird Lane
- Calingiri St
- Carnamah Road
- Carne Cl
- Carpathian Rd
- Carriage St
- Catanzariti Dr
- Caussade Crescent
- Chappar Street
- Chara Rd
- Circinus Street
- Cirrus Drive
- Clearfield Ave
- Cloud Street
- Cocherelle Street
- Colt St
- Connemara St
- Contour Rd
- Cortina Ave
- Coulter Ln
- Craik Ave
- Croft Ln
- Crop Ave
- Crown Street
- Crusader St
- Cultivation Rd
- Cumulus Street
- Dagostino Street
- Daguba St
- Dapple St
- Dartmoor Lane
- Derrimut Crescent
- Dew Street
- Diamondbird Road
- Dirrabari Rd
- Driftway St
- Driver Street
- Dun Road
- Edmondson Avenue
- Eighteenth Ave
- Eighth Avenue
- Eleventh Ave
- Emu Rock Street
- Endure Street
- Equinox Street
- Estaires Street
- Estoc St
- Fallow Ln
- Fang St
- Farm St
- Favoris Street
- Fifteenth Ave
- Fifth Ave
- Filly Road
- Flaxen St
- Flood Avenue
- Fog Street
- Fomalhaut Street
- Fourteenth Ave
- Fourth Avenue
- Frelon Ave
- Frogmouth Road
- Galara St
- Galgalyung Rd
- Ganugan Road
- Gauntlet Street
- Gerygone St
- Gladius
- Goyder St
- Grassbird Street
- Greenhouse St
- Guillow Road
- Gulungaga Street
- Gurner Ave
- Haflinger St
- Hail Street
- Harrismith Crescent
- Harvest St
- Haybale Street
- Hazelton St
- Hemmingson Rd
- Hopkins Pl
- Horologium Road
- Hydrus St
- Hyperno St
- Jandaroi Rd
- Jitarning Street
- Jonica Rd
- Kelly St
- Kensell Street
- King Rock Road
- Kukri Street
- Kunjin St
- Lacerta Rd
- Lamancha Road
- Landaise Rd
- Lapwing Street
- Lethbridge Rd
- Lippizan Road
- Little St
- Livestock Street
- Lopper Street
- Lusitano Crescent
- Mace St
- Magellanic Street
- Meering Street
- Mensa Street
- Modenese Street
- Monocerus Ln
- Montreal Road
- Mugagaru St
- Mulumulung St
- Muruduwin Street
- Muster St
- Nankin Street
- Narrami Road
- Nemean Rd
- Nemean Street
- Nino Ave
- Ninth Avenue
- Nubian St
- Oats St
- Orion Rd
- Oslo St
- Pacer St
- Parhelion Street
- Peach Street
- Pear St
- Pepoi Street
- Phantom Street
- Plough St
- Polbar St
- Pome Street
- Preston St
- Pyncheon St
- Ranch Street
- Reaper St
- Regiment Ave
- Rigel St
- Rosecomb Crescent
- Sabino Street
- Saintly St
- Salvatore St
- Savoy Street
- Sawdust Street
- Scion St
- Scrubwren St
- Scythe Avenue
- Sebright St
- Seedling St
- Selale St
- Seoul Ave
- Serovich Street
- Seventeenth Ave
- Seventh Avenue
- Shetland
- Sitella Avenue
- Sixteenth Ave
- Sixth Ave
- Sparkes Crescent
- Stallion St
- St Moritz Avenue
- Stock Street
- Swamphen Street
- Sylvanshine Street
- Tammarin Rock Ave
- Tedder Street
- Tedesco Street
- Tenth Avenue
- Thirteenth Avenue
- Thornbill Street
- Threlkald Street
- Tokyo Road
- Tomaru Crescent
- Tony Ave
- Trehearne
- Trojan Avenue
- Tropea St
- Twelfth Avenue
- Twenty Eighth Ave
- Twenty Ninth Ave
- Venda Street
- Walan Street
- Wallup St
- Wanyuwa Drive
- Wargaldarra Rd
- Warrawal Avenue
- Wedgetail Ave
- Wedin St
- Weetjella Rd
- Welara Ave
- Weyman Road
- Wigun St
- Winterhead Street
- Wyandotte Street
- Yandanooka Street
- Yawa St
- Yitpi Street
- Zephyr Street
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