Median price trend for houses
Based on 28 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,490,000
Up 5.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.3m
- 4 bed
- $1.57m
- 5+ bed
- $1.44m
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The quick read on
Old Toongabbie
NSW 2146 · Parramatta
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,490,000
- Median unit
- $790,000
- Population
- 3,276
- Postcode
- 2146
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ABS 2021
Old Toongabbie, New South Wales
Property market insights for Old Toongabbie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Old Toongabbie NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 41 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$732 per week
Up 8.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Old Toongabbie, NSW is currently $1,490,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Old Toongabbie has a 12-month growth rate of 5.9% for houses and 25.7% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,570,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,440,000 in Old Toongabbie.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Old Toongabbie is $732 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Old Toongabbie is $790,000, which has increased 25.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $790,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,160,000 in Old Toongabbie. The median rent for units and apartments in Old Toongabbie is $675 per week and has increased 17.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Old Toongabbie safe?
The overall rate for Old Toongabbie is 2,068 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% 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 Old Toongabbie.
Overall crime rate
2,068
offences per 100,000 residents
40% belowGreater Sydney
Old ToongabbieGreater 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 Old Toongabbie?
Old Toongabbie NSW 2146 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
3,276 people call Old Toongabbie home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,172 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,276
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.9%Above
15–3423.6%Below
35–5428.1%In line
55–7419.9%In line
75 and over7.6%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses83.4%Above
Townhouses8.8%Below
Apartments6.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.5%Above
Paying a mortgage41.5%Above
Renting23.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.3%Below
One car33.7%Below
Two cars40.2%Above
Three or more20.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home38.5%In line
Drove to work33.5%Below
Train, tram or bus2.1%Below
Walked or cycled0.4%Below
What stands out in Old Toongabbie
38.5% of workers in Old Toongabbie worked from home on Census day.
5.3% of Old Toongabbie residents were born in India.
21.8% of people in Old Toongabbie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Old Toongabbie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Old Toongabbie NSW 2146.
Is Old Toongabbie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.9% of Old Toongabbie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
890 family households lived in Old Toongabbie; 56.0% were couple families and 14.5% were one-parent families.
41.7% 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 Old Toongabbie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Old Toongabbie had 3,276 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.5% 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 Old Toongabbie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 83.4% of occupied private dwellings in Old Toongabbie.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 6.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Old Toongabbie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
41.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.0% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Old Toongabbie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Old Toongabbie had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 19.9% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 27.9%, while 34.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Old Toongabbie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
38.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
33.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
2.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Old Toongabbie?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 33.7% of the total.
60.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Old Toongabbie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.6% reported a different address.
29.8% 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 Old Toongabbie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
66.8% of residents used only English at home.
29.1% used a language other than English at home.
2.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Old Toongabbie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.8% of Old Toongabbie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.2% was born in Australia.
1.8% of residents were born in China.
5.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Old Toongabbie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.0% of ancestry responses in Old Toongabbie.
Australian ancestry made up 31.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Old Toongabbie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 14.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.0% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Old Toongabbie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.7%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
34.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.3%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Old Toongabbie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.3% reported asthma, 7.3% arthritis and 5.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Old Toongabbie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Old Toongabbie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,172 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Old Toongabbie compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 38.5% in Old Toongabbie, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 35.5% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 23.0% in Old Toongabbie, 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 Old Toongabbie
Is Old Toongabbie expensive?
The median house price is $1,490,000, while units and apartments sit at $790,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Old Toongabbie good for families?
The Census counted 890 local families, and 20.9% 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 Old Toongabbie?
Larger houses have a median around $1,440,000, 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 Old Toongabbie
39 streets in Old Toongabbie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Anka Ave
- Beck Rd
- Binalong Rd
- Bogalara Rd
- Boonah St
- Bounty Pl
- Bulli Road
- Burrabogee Rd
- Calga Pl
- Calpac Pl
- Chalmers Cr
- Chircan St
- Elfrieda St
- Faulkner St
- Finney St
- Fitzwilliam Rd
- Ford St
- Fraser St
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- Goya Pl
- Greenleaf St
- Lennox St
- Liberty
- Lodge Ave
- Merryl Ave
- Mutual Dr
- Nada St
- Nulang St
- Oakes Rd
- Old Windsor Rd
- Oval St
- Peter Pde
- Picasso Cr
- Potter St
- Preston Rd
- Raphael Pl
- Renoir St
- Reynolds St
- Thane St
- Todd
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