Median price trend for houses
Based on 56 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,500,000
No change over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.15m
- 4 bed
- $1.35m
- 5+ bed
- $1.82m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Cecil Hills
NSW 2171 · Liverpool
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,500,000
- Population
- 6,906
- Postcode
- 2171
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Cecil Hills, New South Wales
Property market insights for Cecil Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cecil Hills NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 38 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$900 per week
Up 12.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Cecil Hills, NSW is currently $1,500,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cecil Hills has a 12-month growth rate of 0.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,350,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,820,000 in Cecil Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Cecil Hills is $900 per week. The median house rent has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Cecil Hills safe?
The overall rate for Cecil Hills is 1,397 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 Cecil Hills.
Overall crime rate
1,397
offences per 100,000 residents
59% belowGreater Sydney
Cecil HillsGreater 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 Cecil Hills?
Cecil Hills NSW 2171 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
6,906 people call Cecil Hills home, with an average of 3.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,409 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,906
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $550 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.7%Below
15–3428.9%Above
35–5426.4%Below
55–7423.2%Above
75 and over3.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.9%Above
Townhouses4.8%Below
Apartments0.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.7%Above
Paying a mortgage48.5%Above
Renting14.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.4%Below
One car20.2%Below
Two cars35.0%Above
Three or more42.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.9%Below
Drove to work44.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.5%Below
Walked or cycled0.4%Below
What stands out in Cecil Hills
30.9% of workers in Cecil Hills worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
5.3% of Cecil Hills residents were born in Vietnam, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
10.5% of people in Cecil Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Cecil Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cecil Hills NSW 2171.
Is Cecil Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.7% of Cecil Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
1,837 family households lived in Cecil Hills; 61.2% were couple families and 15.5% were one-parent families.
35.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Cecil Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Cecil Hills had 6,906 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Cecil Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.9% of occupied private dwellings in Cecil Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Cecil Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
48.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.8% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Cecil Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Cecil Hills had 3.6 people.
One-person households made up 8.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Two-person households represented 20.2%, while 53.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Cecil Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
44.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Cecil Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 20.2% of the total.
77.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Cecil Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.9% reported a different address.
44.2% 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 Cecil Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
37.9% of residents used only English at home.
57.8% used a language other than English at home.
1.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 2.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Cecil Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
44.2% of Cecil Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 55.8% was born in Australia.
1.2% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Cecil Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 8.0% of ancestry responses in Cecil Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 11.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 8.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Cecil Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
19.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 13.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Cecil Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.1%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
28.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.1%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Cecil Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
68.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.9% reported asthma, 6.2% arthritis and 5.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Cecil Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cecil Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,409 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $550 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Cecil Hills compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.9% in Cecil Hills, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 36.7% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 14.8% in Cecil Hills, 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 Cecil Hills
Is Cecil Hills expensive?
The median house price is $1,500,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Cecil Hills good for families?
The Census counted 1,837 local families, and 17.7% 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 Cecil Hills?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,350,000, 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 Cecil Hills
92 streets in Cecil Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide Pl
- Airlie Cr
- Albemarle Pl
- Alice Pl
- Amelia Cl
- Angela St
- Anjou Cct
- Anne Pl
- Aragon St
- Athlone St
- Balmoral Cct
- Barnwell Pl
- Battenberg Cl
- Beatrice St
- Benedict Cl
- Birgitte Cr
- Bowes Cl
- Burgundy Cl
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- Carlton Rd
- Christabel Pl
- Clementina Cct
- Cowpasture Rd
- Davina Cr
- Diana Ct
- Dowding Cl
- Earl Pl
- Edinburgh Cct
- Edmund Pl
- Elanora Place
- Elizabeth Dr
- Eltham Pl
- Feodore Dr
- Fife Pl
- Frederick Rd
- Gabriella Ave
- Gerald St
- Hanover St
- Harewood Pl
- Helena Rd
- Henrietta Cl
- Henry St
- Highgrove Ct
- Ida Pl
- Inverness Cct
- Isabel St
- Jane Pl
- Jaquetta Cl
- Jeremy
- John Pl
- Katherine St
- Kensington Cl
- Kintyre St
- Lancaster Ave
- Lascelles St
- Leopold Pl
- Linley Pl
- London Ct
- Louise Pl
- Lyon Pl
- Margaret
- Marina Cr
- Marion St
- Maud Cl
- Meredith
- Mey Cl
- Mortimer Cl
- Nicholas Cr
- Olga Pl
- Orleans Cct
- Palace Ct
- Patricia St
- Philippa Cl
- Rene Pl
- Richard Cr
- Richmond Cr
- Sandringham Dr
- Sarah Pl
- Saxon Pl
- Snowden Cl
- Sophie Pl
- Spencer Rd
- Stein Pl
- St Georges Cr
- Stirling St
- Toulouse St
- Tsar Cl
- Tudor Cr
- Ulster St
- Ursula Pl
- Wallis Cr
- Warfield Pl
- Zara Cl
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