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The quick read on

Engadine

NSW 2233 · Sutherland Shire

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$1,590,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$938,000

latest suburb median

Population
17,736

ABS 2021

Postcode
2233

Engadine, New South Wales

Property market insights for Engadine

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Engadine NSW

Median price trend for houses

Based on 162 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,590,000

Up 6.0% over 12 months

$1.6m$1.4m$1.2m20212023202420252026
2 bed
$1.31m
3 bed
$1.46m
4 bed
$1.61m
5+ bed
$1.73m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 82 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$900 per week

Up 5.9% over 12 months

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Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Engadine, NSW is currently $1,590,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Engadine has a 12-month growth rate of 6.0% for houses and 11.4% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,310,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,460,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,610,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,730,000 in Engadine.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Engadine is $900 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.9% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Engadine is $938,000, which has increased 11.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $636,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $828,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,240,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,800,000 in Engadine. The median rent for units and apartments in Engadine is $685 per week and has increased 9.6% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Engadine safe?

The overall rate for Engadine is 1,620 offences per 100,000 residents — 53% 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 Engadine.

Overall crime rate

1,620

offences per 100,000 residents

53% belowGreater Sydney

EngadineGreater 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 Engadine?

Engadine NSW 2233 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.

17,736 people call Engadine home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,303 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
17,736
Median age
39 years
Median mortgage
$2,600 / month
2021 household rent
$500 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1522.2%Above
15–3421.2%Below
35–5429.0%Above
55–7419.0%In line
75 and over8.6%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses79.3%Above
Townhouses7.7%Below
Apartments12.7%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright38.3%Above
Paying a mortgage48.0%Above
Renting13.7%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car3.8%Below
One car29.5%Below
Two cars44.7%Above
Three or more22.0%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home32.5%Below
Drove to work43.3%Above
Train, tram or bus1.9%Below
Walked or cycled1.3%Below

What stands out in Engadine

32.5% of workers in Engadine worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.

3.7% of Engadine residents were born in England.

36.4% of people in Engadine described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Engadine

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Engadine NSW 2233.

Is Engadine family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

22.2% of Engadine's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

5,060 family households lived in Engadine; 53.1% were couple families and 13.6% were one-parent families.

42.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Engadine?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Engadine had 17,736 residents at the 2021 Census.

24.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

27.6% 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 Engadine?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 79.3% of occupied private dwellings in Engadine.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 12.7% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Engadine?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

38.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

48.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

13.7% 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 Engadine?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Engadine had 2.9 people.

One-person households made up 16.7% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 30.9%, while 35.7% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Engadine?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

32.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

43.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

1.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Engadine?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

3.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 29.5% of the total.

66.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Engadine, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

73.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.8% reported a different address.

13.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Engadine?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

91.4% of residents used only English at home.

6.3% used a language other than English at home.

0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Engadine residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

13.1% of Engadine's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.9% was born in Australia.

0.5% of residents were born in China.

0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.4%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Engadine?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 43.0% of ancestry responses in Engadine.

Australian ancestry made up 44.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.7% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Engadine?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

23.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 13.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.7% of workers, and education and training employed 11.1%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Engadine?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 65.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

36.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.7%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Engadine show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

61.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.8% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Engadine?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

23.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Engadine?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,303 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $500 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Engadine compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 32.5% in Engadine, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 38.3% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 13.7% in Engadine, 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 Engadine

Is Engadine expensive?

The median house price is $1,590,000, while units and apartments sit at $938,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Engadine good for families?

The Census counted 5,060 local families, and 22.2% 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 Engadine?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,460,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Engadine

198 streets in Engadine

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Achilles Rd
  • Ajax Pl
  • Alamein St
  • Albion Pl
  • Almada St
  • Alpine Pl
  • Amiens Ave
  • Andromeda Cr
  • Anzac Ave
  • Appin Pl
  • Ardrossan Rd
  • Ardua Pl
  • Arkana Pl
  • Armidale Pl
  • Arundel St
  • Atherton Rd
  • Auckland St
  • Awatea Pl
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  • Bach Pl
  • Banbal Rd
  • Banksia Ave
  • Baringa Rd
  • Battunga Pl
  • Beethoven St
  • Beta Pl
  • Beulah Pl
  • Birok Ave
  • Blackbutt Pl
  • Boala Pl
  • Bombell Ave
  • Boronia Ave
  • Bracken Cl
  • Braeside Pl
  • Brigalow Pl
  • Broulee Pl
  • Buckle Ave
  • Bulba Rd
  • Bulberry Pl
  • Bulbine St
  • Bullecourt Ave
  • Bundanoon Rd
  • Bungal St
  • Burdekin Pl
  • Burraddar Ave
  • Caldarra Ave
  • Cambrai Ave
  • Canopus Cl
  • Canyon Pl
  • Cardiff St
  • Chipilly Avenue
  • Chullora Cr
  • Collins Pl
  • Conifer Pl
  • Coombah Pl
  • Cooper St
  • Cooriengah Heights Rd
  • Copeland Rd
  • Crest Pl
  • Croston Rd
  • Culmara Pl
  • Cutler Rd
  • Delia Pde
  • Dernancourt Ave
  • Diosma Pl
  • Dobell Rd
  • Dover Pl
  • Dubarda St
  • Dumbarton Pl
  • Dunlea Rd
  • Dunstan Pl
  • Dural Cr
  • Edgecliff Pl
  • Engadine Ave
  • Engadine Pl
  • Euroa Pl
  • Fairview Ave
  • Fermo Rd
  • Ferntree Rd
  • Flagstaff St
  • Forbes Cr
  • Gamenya Pl
  • Gamut Rd
  • Geebung Lane
  • Geelong Rd
  • Geneva Pl
  • Glade Pl
  • Glenview Pl
  • Goondah Rd
  • Gooriwa Pl
  • Gort Ln
  • Gort Rd
  • Greig Pl
  • Gwydir St
  • Havelock Ave
  • Hayden Pl
  • Higgerson Ave
  • Holmlea Pl
  • Ilkinia Pl
  • Illuta Pl
  • Jellingal Rd
  • Jensen Pl
  • Jerrara St
  • Jiri Pl
  • Jones St
  • Kanandah Rd
  • Karamarra Rd
  • Karuah Pl
  • Kelso St
  • Kelton Pl
  • Kilmarnock Rd
  • Kincumber Pl
  • Kingswood Rd
  • Kinross Pl
  • Kiparra St
  • Kulinia St
  • Kulli Pl
  • Kundul Pl
  • Lalor Cr
  • Lantana Rd
  • Larool Pl
  • Laurina Ave
  • Layden Ave
  • Leawarra St
  • Lochiel Rd
  • Lochness Pl
  • Marlee Rd
  • Marooba Pl
  • Mcalister Ave
  • Mendos Pl
  • Mianga Ave
  • Mirang Pl
  • Miyal Pl
  • Morrison Ave
  • Mountain St
  • Mount Carmel Pl
  • Namara Pl
  • Nambour Rd
  • Napier St
  • Naranga Ave
  • Nathan Pl
  • Nelson St
  • Nimoola Rd
  • Nolan Ave
  • Numantia Rd
  • Old Princes Highway
  • Orion St
  • Palona Cr
  • Pambula Rd
  • Patonga Pl
  • Peak St
  • Peppermint Gr
  • Perry Cr
  • Porter Rd
  • Poulter Ave
  • Prahran Rd
  • Preston Ave
  • Princes Hwy
  • Quallee Pl
  • Railway Pde
  • Range Pl
  • Raymond Pl
  • Redwood Rd
  • Renmark Pl
  • Renmark St
  • Ridge Rd
  • Roseneath Pl
  • Sabugal Rd
  • Salix Pl
  • Sharon Pl
  • Sierra Rd
  • Sirius Pl
  • Skye Pl
  • Station St
  • Stephen Rd
  • Tamworth Pl
  • Tarcoola Pl
  • Terrigal Pl
  • Thurlgona Rd
  • Tibooburra St
  • Tinakill Ave
  • Tingha St
  • Tobruk Ave
  • Toms Ln
  • Trafalgar St
  • Ulinga Pl
  • Urambi Pl
  • Valley View Cr
  • Verdun Pl
  • Victory St
  • Villers Brett
  • Wallawa Ave
  • Wandobah St
  • Waratah Rd
  • Warilda Ave
  • Wollybutt Rd
  • Woronora Rd
  • Wyang Pl
  • Yaralla Pl

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Is Engadine right for your search?

Use the finders to compare places and properties, or open the full report when you need the street, risk, schools and growth research.

Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.