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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2230

Cronulla NSW 2230

Cronulla is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2230, with population 17,899.

The read

Premium-market

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.

$780/wk
+4.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2230 · Apr 2026
$860
$680
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

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$3.4M
House median, latest period
5.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$780/wk
Income-stretched rent market
4.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.2%
Low yield band
D2 vs AU
Population
17,899
18K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
8
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Solar
2,424
195 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to Q4'25 · Units to Q2'26 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2006Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +0.7%/yr · 5-yr +8.2%/yr · 10-yr +6.2%/yr
Affordability trajectoryprice +10.0%/yr vs income +3.9%/yr — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes
Indicative cashflow-$2,617/wk (-$136,110/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
31.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,404/mo, while renters pay about $3,380/mo — renting runs $976/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$3.41M
Household income · yr
$107K
Median rent · wk
$780
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,404
Gross yield
1.2%

Household income

$107K household · yr+30% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$61K
Family
$141K
Household
$107K

Schools

Total8
Avg ICSEA1086
Students4,098
Catholic3
Government5
  • St Aloysius College CronullaSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1089
  • Cronulla Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1064Zoned
  • Cronulla South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1093Zoned
  • Woolooware Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1086Zoned
  • Burraneer Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1101
  • Cronulla High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1050

4 of 8 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
4,174
1,776 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,776
Total incidents4,174· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,24767%
  • Sexual Offences31417%
  • Robbery191%
  • Break And Enter27615%

Full data detail

Cronulla NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Cronulla is an established suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2230). With a population of 17,899, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Cronulla has a median house price of $3.4 million, which has moved higher by 5% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $1.2 million (+7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $780. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,404.

Cronulla is served by 8 schools, including 5 primary, 3 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1086, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 ferry wharf, 55 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Cronulla shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.4M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 31.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +5.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.2% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.4M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability31.9x Stretched
Price Momentum+5.0%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,404
Rent · wk(Census)$500
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$780
Gross yield0.8%
Price / income31.9x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)10
Property investors · Postcode 2230ATO
Negatively geared1,940 (9.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$12,080/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,499
Reported capital gains2,747
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population17,899
Median age43
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$2,058
Personal income · wk$1,179
Persons / bedroom0.9
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$69,875
Mean income$96,916
Earners17,819
YoY change+5.7%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics3
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining61
iga1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops55
Ferry wharves1
Cronulla Wharf
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Cronulla 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 · 8 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 · 56 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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.

Cronulla FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cronulla in?

    Cronulla is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2230. Council-level context for Sutherland Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Cronulla?

    The current median house price in Cronulla, NSW is $3.4M, 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 Cronulla?

    The median weekly rent in Cronulla is $780/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 Cronulla?

    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 Cronulla a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cronulla?

    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 Cronulla 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.