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Cecil Hills NSW 2171

Cecil Hills is in Liverpool LGA, NSW, postcode 2171, with population 6,906.

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.

$798/wk
+5.7% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2171 · Apr 2026
$800
$720
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

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

Median house
$1.5M
House median, latest period
10.9%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$798/wk
Income-stretched rent market
5.7%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
6,906
7K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
5,892
381 added 12mo · 43MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to Q4'25 · Units to Q2'15 — 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 +6.8%/yr · 5-yr +8.4%/yr · 10-yr +5.5%/yr
Affordability trajectoryprice +7.4%/yr vs income +3.2%/yr — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes
Indicative cashflow-$786/wk (-$40,882/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
11.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $3,458/mo — renting runs $1,291/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.48M
Household income · yr
$125K
Median rent · wk
$798
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$125K household · yr+52.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$122K
Household
$125K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1002
Students2,063
Government2
  • Cecil Hills Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017
  • Cecil Hills High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 986
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
7,955
3,212 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,212
Total incidents7,955· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault2,32566%
  • Sexual Offences53715%
  • Robbery702%
  • Break And Enter57216%

Full data detail

Cecil Hills NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Cecil Hills (postcode 2171) is a moderately sized suburb in New South Wales within the Liverpool local government area. It is home to about 6,906 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $125K per year, with an average household size of 3.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.3% 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, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Italian, Australian, Vietnamese.

Cecil Hills has a median house price of $1.5 million, which has surged by 10.9% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $613,000 (+1.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $798. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Cecil Hills is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1002, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 30 bus stops. The crime rate in the Liverpool LGA is below average at 3,212 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Cecil Hills shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +10.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.3% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.5M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability11.8x Stretched
Price Momentum+10.9% Rising
Pop. Growth+2.3% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$550
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$798
Gross yield1.9%
Price / income11.8x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)7
Population growth · Liverpool LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)261,231
5-year growth+2.5% CAGR
YoY change+2.3%
20012025
Development · Liverpool LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,590
Houses1,159
Units431
YoY change+0%
Employment · Liverpool LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2171ATO
Negatively geared2,724 (12.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,501/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,451
Reported capital gains1,112
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population6,906
Median age38
Household size3.6
HH income · wk$2,409
Personal income · wk$727
Persons / bedroom0.9
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$59,885
Mean income$71,993
Earners4,370
YoY change+8.2%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops30
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Cecil Hills carries enough direct local evidence 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 · 2 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.

Cecil Hills FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cecil Hills in?

    Cecil Hills is in the Liverpool Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2171. Council-level context for Liverpool LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Cecil Hills?

    The current median house price in Cecil Hills, NSW is $1.5M, 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 Cecil Hills?

    The median weekly rent in Cecil Hills is $798/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 Cecil Hills?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 69% 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 Cecil Hills a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cecil Hills 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 Cecil Hills?

    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 Cecil Hills 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.