Cabramatta West (postcode 2166) is a medium-sized suburb in New South Wales within the Fairfield local government area. It is home to about 7,822 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $78K per year, with an average household size of 3.5 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 machinery operators & drivers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Vietnamese, Chinese, Australian.
Median house prices in Cabramatta West stand at $1.2 million, having declined steeply by 11% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $1.1 million. The current median weekly rent is $528. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
Public transport access includes 27 bus stops. The crime rate in the Fairfield LGA is below average at 2,252 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.2% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -11.0% 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.