Median price trend for houses
Based on 85 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,390,000
Down 1.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $2.12m
- 3 bed
- $2.28m
- 4 bed
- $3m
- 5+ bed
- $3.7m
Federation shopfronts on a wide street
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The quick read on
Dulwich Hill
NSW 2203 · Inner West
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,390,000
- Median unit
- $965,000
- Population
- 14,046
- Postcode
- 2203
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ABS 2021
Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
Property market insights for Dulwich Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dulwich Hill NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 86 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Up 5.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Dulwich Hill, NSW is currently $2,390,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dulwich Hill has a 12-month growth rate of -1.6% for houses and 9.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,120,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,280,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,000,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,700,000 in Dulwich Hill.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dulwich Hill is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Dulwich Hill is $965,000, which has increased 9.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $760,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,010,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,490,000 in Dulwich Hill. The median rent for units and apartments in Dulwich Hill is $675 per week and has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Dulwich Hill safe?
The overall rate for Dulwich Hill is 3,655 offences per 100,000 residents — 6% above 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 Dulwich Hill.
Overall crime rate
3,655
offences per 100,000 residents
6% aboveGreater Sydney
Dulwich HillGreater 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 Dulwich Hill?
Dulwich Hill NSW 2203 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
14,046 people call Dulwich Hill home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $2,095 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 14,046
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $470 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.1%Below
15–3429.3%Above
35–5431.8%Above
55–7418.3%Below
75 and over6.6%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses28.8%Below
Townhouses10.8%Below
Apartments57.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright25.4%Below
Paying a mortgage27.7%Below
Renting46.9%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car17.3%Above
One car55.4%Above
Two cars21.6%Below
Three or more5.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home51.7%Above
Drove to work23.1%Below
Train, tram or bus4.7%Above
Walked or cycled2.9%In line
What stands out in Dulwich Hill
51.7% of workers in Dulwich Hill worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
3.5% of Dulwich Hill residents were born in England.
47.4% of people in Dulwich Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Dulwich Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dulwich Hill NSW 2203.
Is Dulwich Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.1% of Dulwich Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
3,598 family households lived in Dulwich Hill; 39.3% were couple families and 16.6% were one-parent families.
34.2% 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 Dulwich Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Dulwich Hill had 14,046 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.9% 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 Dulwich Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 28.8% of occupied private dwellings in Dulwich Hill.
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 Dulwich Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
25.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
27.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
46.9% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Dulwich Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Dulwich Hill had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 34.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 34.7%, while 16.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Dulwich Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
51.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
23.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Dulwich Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
17.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 55.4% of the total.
27.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Dulwich Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
52.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 47.4% reported a different address.
32.1% 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 Dulwich Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
67.4% of residents used only English at home.
27.8% used a language other than English at home.
1.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Dulwich Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
32.1% of Dulwich Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 67.9% was born in Australia.
1.4% of residents were born in China.
1.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Dulwich Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 28.2% of ancestry responses in Dulwich Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 24.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Dulwich Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
39.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 17.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.3% of workers, and education and training employed 12.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Dulwich Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.5%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
41.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Dulwich Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 6.7% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Dulwich Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.3% 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 13.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dulwich Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,095 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $470 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Dulwich Hill compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 51.7% in Dulwich Hill, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 25.4% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 46.9% in Dulwich Hill, 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 Dulwich Hill
Is Dulwich Hill expensive?
The median house price is $2,390,000, while units and apartments sit at $965,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Dulwich Hill good for families?
The Census counted 3,598 local families, and 14.1% 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 Dulwich Hill?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $2,120,000, 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 Dulwich Hill
84 streets in Dulwich Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abergeldie St
- Arlington St
- Balfour St
- Barnsbury Gr
- Beach Rd
- Bedford Cr
- Benham St
- Blackwood Ave
- Blairgowrie St
- Canonbury Gr
- Challis Ave
- Channel St
- Charlecot St
- Clargo St
- Cobar St
- Consett St
- Constitution Rd
- Davis St
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- Denison Rd
- Dixson Ave
- Dulwich St
- Durham Lane
- Durham St
- Elizabeth Ave
- Eltham St
- Ewart Ln
- Ewart St
- Fairfowl St
- Fairmount St
- Findlays Ln
- Frazer St
- Garnet Ln
- Garnet St
- Gelding St
- Grove St
- Hampstead Rd
- Herbert St
- Hercules St
- Hill Street
- Hugh Ave
- Jesmond Ave
- Johnson Ave
- Kays Ave West
- Keith St
- Kintore St
- Kroombit St
- Lewisham St
- Lincoln St
- Little St
- Loftus St
- Macarthur Pde
- Maddock St
- Manchester St
- Margaret St
- Marrickville Ave
- Marrickville Rd
- May St
- Morton Ave
- Myra Rd
- Nelson St
- Ness Ave
- New Canterbury Rd
- Old Canterbury Rd
- Pigott St
- Pile St
- Riverside Cr
- Rosedale St
- Ross St
- Seaview St
- Short St
- Tennyson St
- Terrace Ln
- Terrace Rd
- Terry Rd
- The Boulevarde
- The Parade
- Union St
- Victoria St
- Wardell Rd
- Weston St
- Wilga Ave
- Williams Pde
- Windsor Rd
- Yule St
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