Median price trend for houses
Based on 60 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,800,000
Down 8.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.58m
- 3 bed
- $1.69m
- 4 bed
- $1.8m
- 5+ bed
- $2.62m
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The quick read on
Oyster Bay
NSW 2225 · Sutherland Shire
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,800,000
- Median unit
- $1,300,000
- Population
- 5,689
- Postcode
- 2225
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Oyster Bay, New South Wales
Property market insights for Oyster Bay
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Oyster Bay NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 35 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,100 per week
Up 15.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Oyster Bay, NSW is currently $1,800,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Oyster Bay has a 12-month growth rate of -8.4% for houses and -2.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,580,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,690,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,800,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,620,000 in Oyster Bay.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Oyster Bay is $1,100 per week. The median house rent has increased 15.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Oyster Bay is $1,300,000, which has decreased 2.0% since the same time last year. The median rent for units and apartments in Oyster Bay is $1,000 per week and has increased 73.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Oyster Bay safe?
The overall rate for Oyster Bay is 1,464 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% 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 Oyster Bay.
Overall crime rate
1,464
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowGreater Sydney
Oyster BayGreater 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 Oyster Bay?
Oyster Bay NSW 2225 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
5,689 people call Oyster Bay home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $3,137 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,689
- Median age
- 40 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,190 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $620 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1522.3%Above
15–3419.8%Below
35–5430.6%Above
55–7420.8%Above
75 and over6.5%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses79.9%Above
Townhouses17.6%Above
Apartments2.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.6%Above
Paying a mortgage50.5%Above
Renting9.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.1%Below
One car23.0%Below
Two cars48.7%Above
Three or more25.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home44.8%Above
Drove to work33.0%Below
Train, tram or bus1.9%Below
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Oyster Bay
44.8% of workers in Oyster Bay worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
4.2% of Oyster Bay residents were born in England.
36.2% of people in Oyster Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Oyster Bay
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Oyster Bay NSW 2225.
Is Oyster Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
22.3% of Oyster Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
1,609 family households lived in Oyster Bay; 60.0% were couple families and 9.2% were one-parent families.
43.4% 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 Oyster Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Oyster Bay had 5,689 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.3% 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 Oyster Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 79.9% of occupied private dwellings in Oyster Bay.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Oyster Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
50.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.9% 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 Oyster Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Oyster Bay had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 12.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Two-person households represented 27.8%, while 42.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Oyster Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
44.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
33.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
1.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Oyster Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 23.0% of the total.
74.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Oyster Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.3% reported a different address.
17.3% 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 Oyster Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.3% of residents used only English at home.
9.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Oyster Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.3% of Oyster Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.7% was born in Australia.
1.5% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Oyster Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.1% of ancestry responses in Oyster Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 39.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Oyster Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
30.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 21.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.9% of workers, and education and training employed 11.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Oyster Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
37.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.8%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Oyster Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
67.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.4% reported asthma, 7.2% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Oyster Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Oyster Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,137 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,190.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $620 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Oyster Bay compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 44.8% in Oyster Bay, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 39.6% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 9.9% in Oyster Bay, 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 Oyster Bay
Is Oyster Bay expensive?
The median house price is $1,800,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,300,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Oyster Bay good for families?
The Census counted 1,609 local families, and 22.3% 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 Oyster Bay?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,580,000, 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 Oyster Bay
38 streets in Oyster Bay
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bates Dr
- Borambil Pl
- Caravan Head Rd
- Carina Rd
- Caroline St
- Carvers Rd
- Como Rd
- Connell Rd
- Cook Rd
- Cowan St
- Discovery Pl
- Drummond Rd
- Eighth Ave
- Farrer Pl
- Flora St
- Georges River Cr
- Georges River Rd
- Glenhaven Pl
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- Green Point Rd
- Highview Cr
- Juvenis Ave
- Loves Ave
- Manning St
- Ninth Ave
- Oyster Bay Rd
- Phillip St
- Rickard Rd
- Riverview Rd
- Sage Ave
- Samuels Ave
- Scylla Rd
- Shipwright Pl
- Short St
- Tenth Ave
- The Circle
- Tiranna Pl
- Ward Cr
- Waterview St
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