Median price trend for houses
Based on 12 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,750,000
Up 16.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.65m
- 4 bed
- $1.86m
- 5+ bed
- $1.62m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Mount Lewis
NSW 2190 · Canterbury-Bankstown
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,750,000
- Population
- 1,234
- Postcode
- 2190
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount Lewis, New South Wales
Property market insights for Mount Lewis
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Lewis NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 7 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Lewis, NSW is currently $1,750,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Lewis has a 12-month growth rate of 16.7% for houses and 0.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,650,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,860,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,620,000 in Mount Lewis.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Lewis is $850 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Mount Lewis is $462 per week and has decreased 7.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Lewis safe?
The overall rate for Mount Lewis is 4,267 offences per 100,000 residents — 24% 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 Mount Lewis.
Overall crime rate
4,267
offences per 100,000 residents
24% aboveGreater Sydney
Mount LewisGreater 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 Mount Lewis?
Mount Lewis NSW 2190 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
1,234 people call Mount Lewis home, with an average of 3.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,539 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,234
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,571 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.8%In line
15–3428.2%In line
35–5422.3%Below
55–7422.2%Above
75 and over7.0%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses85.2%Above
Townhouses12.5%In line
Apartments0.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.7%Above
Paying a mortgage32.9%Below
Renting31.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.4%Below
One car32.7%Below
Two cars33.5%Above
Three or more26.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.3%Below
Drove to work41.6%Above
Train, tram or bus2.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Mount Lewis
30.3% of workers in Mount Lewis worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
3.1% of Mount Lewis residents were born in Vietnam.
6.5% of people in Mount Lewis described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Lewis
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Lewis NSW 2190.
Is Mount Lewis family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.8% of Mount Lewis's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
310 family households lived in Mount Lewis; 61.3% were couple families and 16.8% were one-parent families.
35.2% 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 Mount Lewis?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Lewis had 1,234 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.2% 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 Mount Lewis?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 85.2% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Lewis.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mount Lewis?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
32.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
31.4% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Lewis?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Lewis had 3.3 people.
One-person households made up 14.2% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 23.1%, while 40.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Lewis?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
41.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
2.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Lewis?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 32.7% of the total.
59.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Lewis, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.7% reported a different address.
41.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Lewis?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
27.1% of residents used only English at home.
68.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Lewis residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
41.0% of Mount Lewis's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 59.0% was born in Australia.
1.1% of residents were born in China.
1.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Lewis?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 8.8% of ancestry responses in Mount Lewis.
Australian ancestry made up 12.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Lewis?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
26.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 14.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Lewis?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 42.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
22.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Lewis show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.6% reported asthma, 9.6% arthritis and 7.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Lewis?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
26.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Lewis?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,539 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,571.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Lewis compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.3% in Mount Lewis, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 35.7% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 31.4% in Mount Lewis, 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 Mount Lewis
Is Mount Lewis expensive?
The median house price is $1,750,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Lewis good for families?
The Census counted 310 local families, and 18.8% 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 Mount Lewis?
Larger houses have a median around $1,620,000, 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 Mount Lewis
17 streets in Mount Lewis
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Cooeeyana Pde
- Frank St
- Goodwin Ave
- Harold St
- Hillcrest Ave
- Lowry St
- Mount Lewis Ave
- Noble Ave
- Old Kent Rd
- Prairie Vale Rd
- Resthaven Rd
- Resthaven Road
- Robertson Cr
- Salamander Pl
- Sealy St
- Waterloo Rd
- Wattle St
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