Is Wolli Creek expensive?
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The quick read on
Wolli Creek
NSW 2205 · Bayside (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median unit
- $810,000
- Population
- 10,654
- Postcode
- 2205
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Wolli Creek, New South Wales
Property market insights for Wolli Creek
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wolli Creek NSW
Market data updated October 2026.
Wolli Creek has a 12-month growth rate of 1.3% for units.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Wolli Creek is $810,000, which has increased 1.3% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $630,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $852,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,100,000 in Wolli Creek. The median rent for units and apartments in Wolli Creek is $850 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Wolli Creek safe?
The overall rate for Wolli Creek is 1,537 offences per 100,000 residents — 55% 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 Wolli Creek.
Overall crime rate
1,537
offences per 100,000 residents
55% belowGreater Sydney
Wolli CreekGreater 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 Wolli Creek?
Wolli Creek NSW 2205 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
10,654 people call Wolli Creek home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $2,163 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 10,654
- Median age
- 30 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,383 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $540 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 158.0%Below
15–3461.0%Above
35–5423.8%Below
55–746.3%Below
75 and over0.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses0.7%Below
Townhouses0.2%Below
Apartments98.2%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright7.3%Below
Paying a mortgage28.1%Below
Renting64.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car28.5%Above
One car57.1%Above
Two cars12.6%Below
Three or more1.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home44.5%Above
Drove to work17.8%Below
Train, tram or bus15.0%Above
Walked or cycled1.9%Below
What stands out in Wolli Creek
44.5% of workers in Wolli Creek worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
20.2% of Wolli Creek residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
47.3% of people in Wolli Creek described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Wolli Creek
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wolli Creek NSW 2205.
Is Wolli Creek family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
8.0% of Wolli Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
2,738 family households lived in Wolli Creek; 23.7% were couple families and 6.3% were one-parent families.
22.9% 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 Wolli Creek?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Wolli Creek had 10,654 residents at the 2021 Census.
64.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
7.1% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Wolli Creek?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 0.7% of occupied private dwellings in Wolli Creek.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 98.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Wolli Creek?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
7.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
28.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
64.6% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Wolli Creek?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Wolli Creek had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 25.9% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 46.7%, while 10.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Wolli Creek?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
44.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
17.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
15.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Wolli Creek?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
28.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 57.1% of the total.
14.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Wolli Creek, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
17.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 82.8% reported a different address.
71.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Wolli Creek?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
25.9% of residents used only English at home.
67.2% used a language other than English at home.
21.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 6.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Wolli Creek residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
71.1% of Wolli Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 28.9% was born in Australia.
20.2% of residents were born in China.
2.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 41.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Wolli Creek?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 9.2% of ancestry responses in Wolli Creek.
Australian ancestry made up 6.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 35.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Wolli Creek?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
36.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 12.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.2% of workers, and education and training employed 5.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Wolli Creek?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
39.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Wolli Creek show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
79.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
3.9% reported asthma, 1.3% arthritis and 1.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Wolli Creek?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
42.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 23.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 8.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Wolli Creek?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,163 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,383.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $540 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Wolli Creek compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 44.5% in Wolli Creek, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 7.3% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Renting accounted for 64.6% in Wolli Creek, 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 Wolli Creek
Is Wolli Creek good for families?
The Census counted 2,738 local families, and 8.0% 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 Wolli Creek?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Wolli Creek
20 streets in Wolli Creek
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allen St
- Ann St
- Argyle St
- Arncliffe St
- Bonar St
- Brodie Spark Dr
- Burrows St
- Chisholm St
- Discovery Point Pl
- Eden St
- Gertrude St
- Guess Ave
- Innesdale Rd
- Levey St
- Lusty St
- Magdalene Tce
- Marsh St
- Mount Olympus Bvd
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- Princes Hwy
- Willis St
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