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Canley Vale NSW 2166

Canley Vale is in Fairfield LGA, NSW, postcode 2166, with population 10,300.

The read

Growth-momentum

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

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. 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
16.8%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$528/wk
Income-stretched rent market
4.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.9%
Low yield band
D5 vs AU
Population
10,300
10K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
4
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Solar
4,854
395 added 12mo · 32MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2007Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +9.5%/yr · 5-yr +9.9%/yr · 10-yr +6.4%/yr
Affordability trajectoryprice +6.2%/yr vs income +4.3%/yr — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes
Indicative cashflow-$941/wk (-$48,948/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
20.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
40%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,694/mo, while renters pay about $2,288/mo — renting runs $594/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.43M
Household income · yr
$69K
Median rent · wk
$528
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,694
Gross yield
1.9%

Household income

$69K household · yr-16% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$76K
Household
$69K

Schools

Total4
Avg ICSEA973
Students3,036
Government3
Independent1
  • Canley Vale Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 973Zoned
  • Lansvale Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 934Zoned
  • Canley Vale High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 954
  • Pal Buddhist SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1032

2 of 4 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

Canley Vale NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Canley Vale (postcode 2166) is an established suburb in New South Wales within the Fairfield local government area. The area has roughly 10,300 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 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 professionals, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Vietnamese, Chinese, Australian.

Median house prices in Canley Vale stand at $1.4 million, having surged by 16.8% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $455,000 (+5.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $528. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,694.

Canley Vale is served by 4 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 973, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 28 bus stops. The crime rate in the Fairfield LGA is below average at 2,252 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.9%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 20.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +16.8% 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 Yield1.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.4M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability20.6x Stretched
Price Momentum+16.8% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,694
Rent · wk(Census)$330
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$528
Gross yield1.2%
Price / income20.6x
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
Population10,300
Median age39
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$1,330
Personal income · wk$475
Persons / bedroom1.1
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$47,543
Mean income$53,552
Earners12,014
YoY change+12.3%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining19
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops28
Bartley St Before Railway Pde
Railway Pde Before Canley Vale Rd
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Canley Vale 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 · 4 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 · 30 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.

Canley Vale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Canley Vale in?

    Canley Vale 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 Canley Vale?

    The current median house price in Canley Vale, 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 Canley Vale?

    The median weekly rent in Canley Vale 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 Canley Vale?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 58% 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 Canley Vale a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Canley Vale 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 Canley Vale?

    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 Canley Vale 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.