Barden Ridge is a smaller residential area in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2234). The area has roughly 4,129 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $163K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Barden Ridge stand at $1.8 million, having ticked up by 0.6% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $1.3 million (+1.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $838. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,641.
Barden Ridge is served by 2 schools, including 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1077, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 25 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,700 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Barden Ridge shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.8M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.6% year-on-year.