Median price trend for houses
Based on 74 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,860,000
Up 9.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $2.28m
- 4 bed
- $2.69m
- 5+ bed
- $3.23m
Urban street with shops and traffic lights
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The quick read on
Matraville
NSW 2036 · Randwick
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,860,000
- Median unit
- $950,000
- Population
- 9,925
- Postcode
- 2036
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ABS 2021
Matraville, New South Wales
Property market insights for Matraville
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Matraville NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 49 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,600 per week
Up 14.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Matraville, NSW is currently $2,860,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Matraville has a 12-month growth rate of 9.6% for houses and -2.1% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,280,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,690,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,230,000 in Matraville.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Matraville is $1,600 per week. The median house rent has increased 14.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Matraville is $950,000, which has decreased 2.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $685,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $920,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,350,000 in Matraville. The median rent for units and apartments in Matraville is $750 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Matraville safe?
The overall rate for Matraville is 3,839 offences per 100,000 residents — 12% 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 Matraville.
Overall crime rate
3,839
offences per 100,000 residents
12% aboveGreater Sydney
MatravilleGreater 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 Matraville?
Matraville NSW 2036 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
9,925 people call Matraville home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,075 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9,925
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,817 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $480 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.3%In line
15–3422.2%Below
35–5427.9%In line
55–7423.0%Above
75 and over8.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses47.6%Below
Townhouses30.8%Above
Apartments21.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.5%Above
Paying a mortgage31.8%Below
Renting35.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car11.3%In line
One car37.2%Below
Two cars34.6%Above
Three or more16.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home33.5%Below
Drove to work39.9%Above
Train, tram or bus3.1%Below
Walked or cycled2.4%In line
What stands out in Matraville
33.5% of workers in Matraville worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
3.5% of Matraville residents were born in England.
26.4% of people in Matraville described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Matraville
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Matraville NSW 2036.
Is Matraville family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.3% of Matraville's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
2,663 family households lived in Matraville; 50.8% were couple families and 18.7% were one-parent families.
37.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Matraville?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Matraville had 9,925 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.5% 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 Matraville?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 47.6% of occupied private dwellings in Matraville.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 30.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 21.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Matraville?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
31.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
35.6% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Matraville?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Matraville had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 22.9% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
Two-person households represented 28.5%, while 30.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Matraville?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
33.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
39.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
3.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Matraville?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
11.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
One-car households formed 37.2% of the total.
51.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Matraville, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.2% reported a different address.
34.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Matraville?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
65.4% of residents used only English at home.
28.9% used a language other than English at home.
2.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 3.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Matraville residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
34.6% of Matraville's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 65.4% was born in Australia.
2.5% of residents were born in China.
0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Matraville?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 23.3% of ancestry responses in Matraville.
Australian ancestry made up 22.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 10.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Matraville?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 15.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.1% of workers, and education and training employed 11.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Matraville?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.4%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
33.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Matraville show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.9% reported asthma, 7.8% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Matraville?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Matraville?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,075 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,817.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $480 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Matraville compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 33.5% in Matraville, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 32.5% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 35.6% in Matraville, 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 Matraville
Is Matraville expensive?
The median house price is $2,860,000, while units and apartments sit at $950,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Matraville good for families?
The Census counted 2,663 local families, and 18.3% 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 Matraville?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $2,280,000, 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 Matraville
91 streets in Matraville
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Amiens
- Anthony Ln
- Anthony St
- Anzac Pde
- Armentieres
- Australia Ave
- Baird Ave
- Baird Ln
- Bapaume Pde
- Barwon Cr
- Beauchamp Rd
- Beauchamp Road
- Beaumetz
- Blaxland St
- Botany Rd
- Bullecourt
- Bumborah Point Rd
- Bunnerong Rd
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- Clarence Street
- Clisby
- Combles Pde
- Cunningham St
- Daunt Ave
- Dive St
- Eastern Rd
- Finucane Cr
- Flanders Ave
- Flers
- Flinders St
- Franklin St
- Friendship Rd
- Fromelles
- Gainford Ave
- Girawah Place
- Gwydir Ave
- Hamel Rd
- Harold St
- Hillary Pde
- Howell Ave
- Hunter Ave
- Hurley Cr
- Jennings St
- Jersey Ln
- Jersey Rd
- Jordans Ln
- Kain Ave
- Kelly St
- Kemp Ave
- Knowles Ave
- Koorooera Avenue
- Landy Street
- Larose Ave
- Lawson St
- Lone Pine Pde
- Madang
- Mccauley St
- Meehan St
- Menin Rd
- Messines Pl
- Military Rd
- Milne Ave
- Moona Ave
- Moorina Ave
- Murrabin Ave
- Namoi Rd
- Norfolk Pde
- O'Connell Ave
- Oxley St
- Partanna Ave
- Paterson St
- Peronne
- Perry St
- Pillars Pl
- Poulet St
- Pozieres Ave
- Rabaul
- Raymond Ave
- Robey St
- Romani
- Romani Pde
- Sharp St
- Shirley Cr
- Solander St
- Somme
- Stewart Ave
- Torrens St
- Truscott Ave
- Wassell St
- Waterton Ave
- Wilkes Ave
- Windsor St
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