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Suburb profile ·Canada Bay LGA · NSW ·2047

Drummoyne NSW 2047

Drummoyne is in Canada Bay LGA, NSW, postcode 2047, with population 12,011.

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.

$980/wk
+15.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2047 · Apr 2026
$980
$800
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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
$3.1M
House median, latest period
9.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$980/wk
Income-stretched rent market
15.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.7%
Low yield band
D4 vs AU
Population
12,011
12K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
569
43 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2006Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +5.1%/yr · 5-yr +9.0%/yr · 10-yr +5.2%/yr
Affordability trajectoryprice +6.4%/yr vs income +4.1%/yr — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes
Indicative cashflow-$2,151/wk (-$111,840/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
21.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $3,200/mo, while renters pay about $4,247/mo — renting runs $1,047/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$3.08M
Household income · yr
$144K
Median rent · wk
$980
Owner mortgage · mo
$3,200
Gross yield
1.7%

Household income

$144K household · yr+75.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$72K
Family
$182K
Household
$144K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1146
Students737
Catholic1
Government1
  • Drummoyne Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1137
  • St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1156
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
1,862
2,038 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,038
Total incidents1,862· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault39551%
  • Sexual Offences10213%
  • Robbery91%
  • Break And Enter26634%

Full data detail

Drummoyne NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Drummoyne is an established suburb in New South Wales within the Canada Bay local government area (postcode 2047). The area has roughly 12,011 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $144K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Drummoyne stand at $3.1 million, having grown strongly by 9.8% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $1.5 million (+10.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $980. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,200.

Drummoyne is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1146, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 1 ferry wharf, 37 bus stops. The crime rate in the Canada Bay LGA is below average at 2,038 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.7% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($3.1M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 21.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +9.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% 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 Yield1.7% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.1M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability21.3x Stretched
Price Momentum+9.8% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$3,200
Rent · wk(Census)$600
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$980
Gross yield1.0%
Price / income21.3x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)10
Population growth · Canada Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)93,006
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Canada Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,404
Houses75
Units1,329
YoY change+0%
Employment · Canada Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.6%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2047ATO
Negatively geared958 (12% of filers)
Avg rental loss$15,103/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,003
Reported capital gains1,418
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population12,011
Median age42
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$2,776
Personal income · wk$1,388
Persons / bedroom0.9
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$81,069
Mean income$118,668
Earners13,238
YoY change+3.9%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets4
Pharmacies5
GP / clinics3
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining26
aldi1
coles1
iga1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Bus stops37
Ferry wharves1
Day St At Ferry Lane
Drummoyne Fire Station, Lyons Rd
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Drummoyne has 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 · 39 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.

Drummoyne FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Drummoyne in?

    Drummoyne is in the Canada Bay Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2047. Council-level context for Canada Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Drummoyne?

    The current median house price in Drummoyne, NSW is $3.1M, 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 Drummoyne?

    The median weekly rent in Drummoyne is $980/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 Drummoyne?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 63% 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 Drummoyne a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Drummoyne 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 Drummoyne?

    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 Drummoyne 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.