Median price trend for houses
Based on 113 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,000,000
Up 3.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.71m
- 3 bed
- $1.93m
- 4 bed
- $2.18m
- 5+ bed
- $2.45m
Modern apartments along a busy street
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The quick read on
Mascot
NSW 2020 · Bayside (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,000,000
- Median unit
- $920,000
- Population
- 21,591
- Postcode
- 2020
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ABS 2021
Mascot, New South Wales
Property market insights for Mascot
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mascot NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 99 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,200 per week
Up 20.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mascot, NSW is currently $2,000,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mascot has a 12-month growth rate of 3.6% for houses and 4.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,710,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,930,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,180,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,450,000 in Mascot.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mascot is $1,200 per week. The median house rent has increased 20.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Mascot is $920,000, which has increased 4.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $714,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $920,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,170,000 in Mascot. The median rent for units and apartments in Mascot is $1,000 per week and has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mascot safe?
The overall rate for Mascot is 5,225 offences per 100,000 residents — 52% 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 Mascot.
Overall crime rate
5,225
offences per 100,000 residents
52% aboveGreater Sydney
MascotGreater 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 Mascot?
Mascot NSW 2020 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
21,591 people call Mascot home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,254 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 21,591
- Median age
- 30 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $600 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1511.7%Below
15–3450.9%Above
35–5423.4%Below
55–7410.7%Below
75 and over3.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses21.0%Below
Townhouses3.9%Below
Apartments74.3%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright16.6%Below
Paying a mortgage25.1%Below
Renting58.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car20.1%Above
One car50.4%Above
Two cars23.0%Below
Three or more6.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home37.3%Below
Drove to work24.6%Below
Train, tram or bus10.6%Above
Walked or cycled5.4%Above
What stands out in Mascot
37.3% of workers in Mascot worked from home on Census day.
11.4% of Mascot residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
34.7% of people in Mascot described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mascot
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mascot NSW 2020.
Is Mascot family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
11.7% of Mascot's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
5,478 family households lived in Mascot; 35.8% were couple families and 10.6% were one-parent families.
29.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mascot?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mascot had 21,591 residents at the 2021 Census.
49.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
14.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mascot?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 21.0% of occupied private dwellings in Mascot.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 74.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mascot?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
16.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
25.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
58.3% 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 Mascot?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mascot had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 21.7% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 38.3%, while 20.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mascot?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
37.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
24.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
10.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mascot?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
20.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 50.4% of the total.
29.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mascot, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
33.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 66.9% reported a different address.
59.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mascot?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
37.9% of residents used only English at home.
56.1% used a language other than English at home.
12.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 4.2% spoke Cantonese and 1.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mascot residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
59.8% of Mascot's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 40.2% was born in Australia.
11.4% of residents were born in China.
2.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 54.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mascot?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 13.1% of ancestry responses in Mascot.
Australian ancestry made up 11.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 26.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mascot?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
28.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
Managers accounted for 12.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.4% of workers, and education and training employed 5.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mascot?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.5%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
37.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.9%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mascot show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
75.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.7% reported asthma, 3.1% arthritis and 2.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mascot?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mascot?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,254 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 $600 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mascot compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 37.3% in Mascot, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 16.6% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 58.3% in Mascot, 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 Mascot
Is Mascot expensive?
The median house price is $2,000,000, while units and apartments sit at $920,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mascot good for families?
The Census counted 5,478 local families, and 11.7% 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 Mascot?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,710,000, 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 Mascot
89 streets in Mascot
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alfred Ln
- Alfred Street
- Aloha St
- Arthur St
- Baxter Rd
- Beresford St
- Botany Ln
- Botany Rd
- Bourke Rd
- Bourke St
- Bronti St
- Brussels St
- Carinya Ave
- Chalmers Crescent
- Church Ave
- Cleland St
- Coggins Pl
- Coleman St
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- Coward St
- Coward Street
- David St
- Departure Plaza
- Dransfield Ave
- Duguid St
- Eleventh St
- Elizabeth Avenue
- Elphick Ave
- Etherden
- Ewan St
- Fifth St
- Flora St
- Forster St
- Francis St
- Frogmore St
- Galloway St
- Gardeners Rd
- Gearin Ally
- General Holmes Dr
- Haran St
- Hardie Lane
- Hardie St
- Hatfield St
- Henry Kendall Cr
- Hicks Ave
- High St
- Hollingshed St
- Horner Ave
- Hughes Ave
- Jackson Dr
- Johnson St
- John St
- Keith Smith Ave
- Kent Rd
- King St
- Laycock
- Linden St
- Link Rd
- Lyon St
- Macintosh St
- Malcolm St
- Maloney St
- Mcburney Ave
- Merchant St
- Middlemiss St
- Miles St
- Muller Ln
- Napoleon St
- Ney St
- Ninth St
- Oliver St
- O'Riordan Street
- Ossary St
- Picton St
- Qantas Dr
- Rawson St
- Ricketty St
- Ricketty Street
- Robey St
- Ross Smith Ave
- Sarah St
- Seventh St
- Shiers Ave
- Sixth St
- Sparks St
- Sutherland St
- Tunbridge St
- Walker Ave
- Wellington St
- Wentworth Ave
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