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Suburb profile ·Fairfield LGA · NSW ·2166

Cabramatta NSW 2166

Cabramatta is in Fairfield LGA, NSW, postcode 2166, with population 21,142.

The read

Livability-led

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.

$528/wk
-4.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2166 · Apr 2026
$600
$480
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.4M
House median, latest period
6.1%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$528/wk
Income-stretched rent market
4.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.0%
Low yield band
D5 vs AU
Population
21,142
21K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
6
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Solar
4,854
395 added 12mo · 32MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to Q4'25 · Units to Q1'26 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2008Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +9.4%/yr · 5-yr +9.7%/yr · 10-yr +5.1%/yr
Affordability trajectoryprice +6.6%/yr vs income +4.1%/yr — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes
Indicative cashflow-$918/wk (-$47,728/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
22.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
45%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $2,288/mo — renting runs $788/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.40M
Household income · yr
$62K
Median rent · wk
$528
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500
Gross yield
2.0%

Household income

$62K household · yr-25.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$24K
Family
$67K
Household
$62K

Schools

Total6
Avg ICSEA969
Students4,015
Catholic1
Government5
  • Cabramatta Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 950Zoned
  • Cabramatta West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 950Zoned
  • Harrington Street Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1000Zoned
  • Lansvale East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 969Zoned
  • Cabramatta High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 934
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School CabramattaPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1012

4 of 6 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Crime January 2025 - December 2025
4,724
2,252 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,252
Total incidents4,724· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,33367%
  • Sexual Offences32816%
  • Robbery563%
  • Break And Enter27314%

Full data detail

Cabramatta NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Cabramatta is a well-populated suburb in New South Wales within the Fairfield local government area (postcode 2166). With a population of 21,142, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Vietnamese, Chinese, Australian.

Cabramatta has a median house price of $1.4 million, which has posted strong gains by 6.1% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $510,000 (+10.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $528. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Cabramatta is served by 6 schools, including 5 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 969, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 rail stations, 53 bus stops. The crime rate in the Fairfield LGA is below average at 2,252 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.0% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 22.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +6.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% 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 Yield2.0% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.4M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability22.7x Stretched
Price Momentum+6.1% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$330
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$528
Gross yield1.2%
Price / income22.7x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)12
Population growth · Fairfield LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)213,677
5-year growth+0.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Fairfield LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)740
Houses422
Units318
YoY change+0%
Employment · Fairfield LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7.3%
YoY change-1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2166ATO
Negatively geared2,034 (7.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$10,603/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,118
Reported capital gains1,501
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population21,142
Median age40
Household size3
HH income · wk$1,184
Personal income · wk$461
Persons / bedroom1.1
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$44,106
Mean income$50,448
Earners13,385
YoY change+16.7%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets9
Pharmacies4
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations5
Cafes & dining61
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations4
Bus stops53
Cabramatta Fire Station, Joseph St
Cabramatta Station, Broomfield St, Stand F
Hughes St Before Railway Pde
Railway Pde Opp Cabravale Memorial Park
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Cabramatta 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 · 2025-Q4 · 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 · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 6 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 57 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Cabramatta FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cabramatta in?

    Cabramatta is in the Fairfield Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2166. Council-level context for Fairfield LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Cabramatta?

    The current median house price in Cabramatta, NSW is $1.4M, 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 Cabramatta?

    The median weekly rent in Cabramatta is $528/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Cabramatta?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 62% of annual income. 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 Cabramatta a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cabramatta?

    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 Cabramatta 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.