Median price trend for houses
Based on 9 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,400,000
Up 21.5% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.46m
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The quick read on
Yennora
NSW 2161 · Cumberland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,400,000
- Median unit
- $825,000
- Population
- 1,675
- Postcode
- 2161
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ABS 2021
Yennora, New South Wales
Property market insights for Yennora
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yennora NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 9 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 18.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Yennora, NSW is currently $1,400,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Yennora has a 12-month growth rate of 21.5% for houses and 69.2% for units.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,460,000 in Yennora.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Yennora is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 18.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Yennora is $825,000, which has increased 69.2% since the same time last year. The median rent for units and apartments in Yennora is $525 per week and has increased 2.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Yennora safe?
The overall rate for Yennora is 4,777 offences per 100,000 residents — 39% 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 Yennora.
Overall crime rate
4,777
offences per 100,000 residents
39% aboveGreater Sydney
YennoraGreater 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 Yennora?
Yennora NSW 2161 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
1,675 people call Yennora home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $900 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,675
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $226 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.9%Below
15–3425.6%Below
35–5421.8%Below
55–7421.1%Above
75 and over16.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses55.7%In line
Townhouses24.6%Above
Apartments19.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright21.8%Below
Paying a mortgage21.2%Below
Renting57.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car28.4%Above
One car33.7%Below
Two cars23.0%Below
Three or more15.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home28.8%Below
Drove to work39.8%Above
Train, tram or bus3.7%In line
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Yennora
28.8% of workers in Yennora worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
8.7% of Yennora residents were born in Vietnam, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
10.4% of people in Yennora described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yennora
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yennora NSW 2161.
Is Yennora family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.9% of Yennora's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
338 family households lived in Yennora; 49.4% were couple families and 20.4% were one-parent families.
34.9% 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 Yennora?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yennora had 1,675 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.3% 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 Yennora?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 55.7% of occupied private dwellings in Yennora.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 24.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 19.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Yennora?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
21.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
21.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
57.1% 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 Yennora?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yennora had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 37.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 21.9%, while 30.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yennora?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
28.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
39.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
3.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yennora?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
28.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 33.7% of the total.
38.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yennora, 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.
51.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Yennora?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
23.4% of residents used only English at home.
62.5% used a language other than English at home.
2.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 3.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Yennora residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
51.0% of Yennora's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 49.0% was born in Australia.
2.9% of residents were born in China.
1.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 72.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yennora?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 8.1% of ancestry responses in Yennora.
Australian ancestry made up 10.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 7.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Yennora?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 5.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.6% of workers, and education and training employed 5.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yennora?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 30.4%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
12.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 8.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 12.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yennora show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.7% reported asthma, 11.5% arthritis and 8.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yennora?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yennora?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $900 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $226 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yennora compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 28.8% in Yennora, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 21.8% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 57.1% in Yennora, 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 Yennora
Is Yennora expensive?
The median house price is $1,400,000, while units and apartments sit at $825,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Yennora good for families?
The Census counted 338 local families, and 15.9% 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 Yennora?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,460,000, 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 Yennora
29 streets in Yennora
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Antill St
- Blaxland St
- Boola Ave
- Byron Rd
- Chowne Pl
- Dennistoun Ave
- Donald St
- Dursley Rd
- Ellis Pde
- Fairfield Rd
- Fairfield St
- Foray St
- Junction St
- Kiora Cr
- Larra St
- Loftus Rd
- Matthes St
- Military Rd
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- Nelson Rd
- Norrie St
- Orchardleigh St
- Partridge Ave
- Pine Rd
- Railway St
- Tara Cl
- The Promenade
- Wentworth Pde
- Whitaker St
- Yennora Ave
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