Median price trend for houses
Based on 67 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,930,000
Down 8.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $2.02m
- 3 bed
- $2.65m
- 4 bed
- $3.11m
- 5+ bed
- $3.95m
High-rise apartments overlooking a marina and river
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The quick read on
Drummoyne
NSW 2047 · Canada Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,930,000
- Median unit
- $1,380,000
- Population
- 12,011
- Postcode
- 2047
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ABS 2021
Drummoyne, New South Wales
Property market insights for Drummoyne
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Drummoyne NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 85 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,300 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Drummoyne, NSW is currently $2,930,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Drummoyne has a 12-month growth rate of -8.1% for houses and 5.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,020,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,650,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,110,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,950,000 in Drummoyne.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Drummoyne is $1,300 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Drummoyne is $1,380,000, which has increased 5.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $780,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,320,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,760,000 in Drummoyne. The median rent for units and apartments in Drummoyne is $850 per week and has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Drummoyne safe?
The overall rate for Drummoyne is 1,581 offences per 100,000 residents — 54% 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 Drummoyne.
Overall crime rate
1,581
offences per 100,000 residents
54% belowGreater Sydney
DrummoyneGreater 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 Drummoyne?
Drummoyne NSW 2047 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
12,011 people call Drummoyne home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $2,776 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 12,011
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $600 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.6%Below
15–3423.3%Below
35–5429.1%Above
55–7422.3%Above
75 and over9.6%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses30.4%Below
Townhouses10.8%Below
Apartments57.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright34.3%Above
Paying a mortgage29.1%Below
Renting36.6%In line
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.8%Below
One car48.1%Above
Two cars32.9%In line
Three or more10.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home52.3%Above
Drove to work26.8%Below
Train, tram or bus2.6%Below
Walked or cycled2.7%In line
What stands out in Drummoyne
52.3% of workers in Drummoyne worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
4.0% of Drummoyne residents were born in England.
34.5% of people in Drummoyne described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Drummoyne
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Drummoyne NSW 2047.
Is Drummoyne family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.6% of Drummoyne's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
3,360 family households lived in Drummoyne; 40.2% were couple families and 13.2% were one-parent families.
33.8% 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 Drummoyne?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Drummoyne had 12,011 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.9% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Drummoyne?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 30.4% of occupied private dwellings in Drummoyne.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 57.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Drummoyne?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
34.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
29.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
36.6% rented their home. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Drummoyne?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Drummoyne had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 28.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 37.4%, while 17.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Drummoyne?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
52.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
26.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
2.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Drummoyne?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 48.1% of the total.
43.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Drummoyne, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.8% reported a different address.
28.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Drummoyne?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
73.8% of residents used only English at home.
21.7% used a language other than English at home.
1.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Drummoyne residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.8% of Drummoyne's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.2% was born in Australia.
1.7% of residents were born in China.
1.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Drummoyne?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.1% of ancestry responses in Drummoyne.
Australian ancestry made up 24.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Drummoyne?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
37.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 23.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.0% of workers, and education and training employed 8.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Drummoyne?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.0%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
41.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Drummoyne show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.8% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Drummoyne?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Drummoyne?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,776 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $600 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Drummoyne compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 52.3% in Drummoyne, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 34.3% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 36.6% in Drummoyne, 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 Drummoyne
Is Drummoyne expensive?
The median house price is $2,930,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,380,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Drummoyne good for families?
The Census counted 3,360 local families, and 15.6% 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 Drummoyne?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $2,020,000, 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 Drummoyne
74 streets in Drummoyne
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert St
- Alexandra St
- Arcadia Ave
- Barney St
- Bayswater St
- Bowman St
- Bradley St
- Bray St
- Broughton St
- Budd St
- Burnell St
- Byrne Ave
- Cambridge Rd
- Cary St
- Church St
- Clements St
- College St
- Collingwood St
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- Cometrowe St
- Day St
- Dempsey Pl
- Dening St
- Drummoyne Ave
- Duncan St
- Edwin St
- Formosa Street
- Gears Ave
- Gipps St
- Henley Marine Dr
- Henley St
- Henricks Ave
- Hinkler Ct
- Hythe St
- Janet St
- Lower St Georges Cr
- Lyons Rd
- Market St
- Marlborough St
- Mary Street
- Millar St
- Moore St
- Napier St
- Park Ave
- Plunkett St
- Polding St
- Queen Victoria St
- Raglan St
- Rawson Ave
- Raymond Ave
- Renwick St
- Richards Ave
- Riverside
- Roseby St
- Seymour St
- Sisters Cr
- South St
- St Georges Cr
- Stuart Crescent
- Suttons Pl
- Tavistock St
- The Esplanade
- The Parade
- Therry Ln
- Therry St
- Thompson St
- Thornley St
- Tranmere St
- Ullathorne St
- Victoria Pl
- Victoria Rd
- Westbourne St
- Wolseley St
- Wrights
- Wrights Rd
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