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Suburb profile ·Sydney LGA · NSW ·2000

Barangaroo NSW 2000

Barangaroo is in Sydney LGA, NSW, postcode 2000, with population 220.

The read

Premium-market

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$1100/wk
Rising
+12.1% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2000 · Jun 2026
$1100
$769
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$2.1M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$1100/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
12.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.7%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
241,797
242K via Sydney LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
83
3 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

Houses to 2019 · Units to Q2'26 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$1,292/wk (-$67,180/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover37.7% of homes traded/yr (46 sales · -61% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±10.0% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage+36% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Barangaroo

Owner-occupied 34%Rented 66%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6%
1,521 of 3,249 landlords
Avg rental loss$17,531/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,249
Reported capital gains2,118
Investor exposure index(high vs national)99.5/100
The read

Renter-heavy market

33% of homes here are owner-occupied and 63% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

63% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Gross yield 2.7% is thin for a rental-led market.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

53%
of household income to service a new loan
12.0 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $10,534/mo vs median rent $4,767/mo (+121% · +$1331/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $8,411/mo (-2,123) · at 6.2% (current): $10,534/mo · at 8.2%: $12,861/mo (+2,327)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Affordability

Buying
9.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $8,834/mo, while renters pay about $4,767/mo — owning runs $4,067/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$2.15M
Household income · yr
$239K
Median rent · wk
$1,100
Owner mortgage · mo
$8,834
Gross yield
2.7%

Household income

$239K household · yr+190% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$113K
Family
$250K
Household
$239K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 57% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
3
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
0
$1,500-1,999
17
$2,000-2,999
14
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
51

Serviceability line: a household needs about $8,103/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 43% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $3,667/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (104 households)
Owned outright
17%
Owned with mortgage
15%
Rented
63%
Dwelling structure51.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
0%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
95%

Getting to work: 13% drive, 3% public transport, 15% walk or cycle, 66% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
17,846
7,521 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,521
Total incidents17,846· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault4,14365%
  • Sexual Offences1,02416%
  • Robbery1813%
  • Break And Enter1,07217%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

63
active listings · ~286.4 per 1,000 residents
95%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
87%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Public Recreation
Public / Open space 57% Commercial / Mixed 28% Residential 1%
Residential density: Standard

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

8,181 people · 202214,256 by 2032 (+74.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Sydney (North) - Millers Point SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Barangaroo NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Barangaroo (postcode 2000) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Sydney local government area. The area has roughly 220 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $239K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward finance & insurance and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.

Median house prices in Barangaroo sit at $2.1 million, little changed on a year ago. Units have a median price of $5.2 million (+20.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1100. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $8,834.

The crime rate in the Sydney LGA is moderate at 7,521 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.1M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 9.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.7% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.1M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability9.0x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$8,834
Rent · wk(Census)$1246
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$1100
Gross yield3.0%
Price / income9.0x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2026-Q2)5
Population growth · Sydney LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)241,797
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.8%
20012025
Development · Sydney LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,684
Houses 1%Units 99%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Sydney LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2000ATO
Negatively geared6%
1,521 of filers
Avg rental loss$17,531/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,249
Reported capital gains2,118
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population220
Median age40
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$4,591
Personal income · wk$2,167
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$3,661 → $4,591
Change+25.4%
vs NSW median+4.8 pp
Median rent+3.8%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining39
woolworths1
Hospitals · Sydney LGAAIHW
Public6
Private12
Royal Prince Alfred Hospitalpublic
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedicspublic
Sacred Heart Health Servicepublic
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]public
Sydney Dental Hospitalpublic
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospitalpublic
+12 more in Sydney LGA
Aged care · Sydney LGAGEN
Facilities13
Residential places704
St Lukes Nursing Home154 places
Anglicare Elizabeth Lodge116 places
Catholic Healthcare Gertrude Abbott Aged Care100 places
Annie Green Court73 places
Catholic Healthcare The Sister Anne Court Aged Care68 places
Frederic House61 places
+7 more in Sydney LGA
Childcare · Sydney LGAACECQA
Services126
Approved places8,872
Exceeding NQS24
Gowrie NSW Erskineville Outside School Hours Care220 places
IGS Out of School Hours Care200 places
FLASCA160 places
TeamKids - Ultimo Public School150 places
Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre - Crown St OSHC: After School Care149 places
Whoosh Care Surry Hills135 places
+120 more in Sydney LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Barangaroo for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2026-Q2 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Barangaroo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Barangaroo in?

    Barangaroo is in the Sydney Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2000. Council-level context for Sydney LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Barangaroo?

    The current median house price in Barangaroo, NSW is $2.1M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Barangaroo?

    The median weekly rent in Barangaroo is $1100/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Barangaroo?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Barangaroo rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Barangaroo a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Barangaroo show: Low Yield, Above Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Barangaroo?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Barangaroo data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.