Median price trend for houses
Based on 43 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,550,000
Up 15.8% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.94m
- 4 bed
- $2.78m
- 5+ bed
- $2.55m
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The quick read on
Sylvania Waters
NSW 2224 · Sutherland Shire
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,550,000
- Median unit
- $975,000
- Population
- 3,200
- Postcode
- 2224
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latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Sylvania Waters, New South Wales
Property market insights for Sylvania Waters
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Sylvania Waters NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,300 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Sylvania Waters, NSW is currently $2,550,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Sylvania Waters has a 12-month growth rate of 15.8% for houses and 27.5% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,940,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,780,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,550,000 in Sylvania Waters.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Sylvania Waters is $1,300 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Sylvania Waters is $975,000, which has increased 27.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $805,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,020,000 in Sylvania Waters. The median rent for units and apartments in Sylvania Waters is $725 per week and has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Sylvania Waters safe?
The overall rate for Sylvania Waters is 1,913 offences per 100,000 residents — 44% 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 Sylvania Waters.
Overall crime rate
1,913
offences per 100,000 residents
44% belowGreater Sydney
Sylvania WatersGreater 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 Sylvania Waters?
Sylvania Waters NSW 2224 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
3,200 people call Sylvania Waters home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,371 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,200
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $600 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.8%Below
15–3423.4%Below
35–5426.2%Below
55–7423.3%Above
75 and over10.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses79.9%Above
Townhouses10.4%Below
Apartments9.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.0%Above
Paying a mortgage40.5%Above
Renting15.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.7%Below
One car26.0%Below
Two cars43.6%Above
Three or more28.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home31.1%Below
Drove to work47.4%Above
Train, tram or bus0.6%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Sylvania Waters
31.1% of workers in Sylvania Waters worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
6.2% of Sylvania Waters residents were born in China.
22.7% of people in Sylvania Waters described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Sylvania Waters
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Sylvania Waters NSW 2224.
Is Sylvania Waters family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.8% of Sylvania Waters's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
912 family households lived in Sylvania Waters; 52.7% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
32.9% 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 Sylvania Waters?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Sylvania Waters had 3,200 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Sylvania Waters?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 Sylvania Waters.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 9.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Sylvania Waters?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
40.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.4% 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 Sylvania Waters?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Sylvania Waters had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 15.5% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 31.5%, while 35.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Sylvania Waters?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
31.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
47.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Sylvania Waters?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 26.0% of the total.
71.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Sylvania Waters, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.8% reported a different address.
31.5% 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 Sylvania Waters?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
58.8% of residents used only English at home.
37.4% used a language other than English at home.
5.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 5.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Sylvania Waters residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
31.5% of Sylvania Waters's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.5% was born in Australia.
6.2% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Sylvania Waters?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 21.8% of ancestry responses in Sylvania Waters.
Australian ancestry made up 19.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 13.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Sylvania Waters?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 23.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.6% of workers, and education and training employed 6.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Sylvania Waters?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
30.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Sylvania Waters show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
67.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.7% reported asthma, 7.8% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Sylvania Waters?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Sylvania Waters?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,371 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,000.
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 Sylvania Waters compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 31.1% in Sylvania Waters, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 44.0% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 15.4% in Sylvania Waters, 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 Sylvania Waters
Is Sylvania Waters expensive?
The median house price is $2,550,000, while units and apartments sit at $975,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Sylvania Waters good for families?
The Census counted 912 local families, and 16.8% 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 Sylvania Waters?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,940,000, 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 Sylvania Waters
41 streets in Sylvania Waters
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Barcoo Island
- Barwon Pl
- Belgrave Esp
- Bellinger Pl
- Bogan Ave
- Box Rd
- Burnett Pl
- Castlereagh Cr
- Clarence Cr
- Cordeaux Cr
- Darling Pl
- Evelyn St
- Fitzroy Pl
- Goulburn Peninsula
- Hampton Rd
- Hastings Pl
- Hawkesbury Esp
- James Cook Island
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- Lachlan Ave
- Macintyre Cr
- Macleay Pl
- Moruya Ave
- Murray Island
- Murrumbidgee Ave
- Namoi Pl
- Nepean Pl
- Nymboida Cr
- Ord Cr
- Paroo Ave
- Peel Pl
- Port Hacking Rd
- Ramu Cl
- Richmond Ave
- Roper Cr
- Shoalhaven Rd
- Snowy Pl
- Tumut Pl
- Tuross Ave
- Tweed Pl
- Warrego Ave
- Wollondilly Pl
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