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Suburb profile ·Woollahra LGA · NSW ·2027

Edgecliff NSW 2027

Edgecliff is in Woollahra LGA, NSW, postcode 2027, with population 2,499.

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.

$1422/wk
+43.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2027 · Apr 2026
$1422
$925
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

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
$3.0M
House median, latest period
3.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$1422/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
43.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.5%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
2,499
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
145
13 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to Q1'23 · Units to Q3'25 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2005Peak · 2022

18.9% below peak · 296.0% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr -6.8%/yr · 5-yr +5.5%/yr · 10-yr +3.0%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$1,749/wk (-$90,942/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
24.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
61%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $3,000/mo, while renters pay about $6,162/mo — renting runs $3,162/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$3.00M
Household income · yr
$121K
Median rent · wk
$1,422
Owner mortgage · mo
$3,000
Gross yield
2.5%

Household income

$121K household · yr+46.6% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$79K
Family
$195K
Household
$121K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1217
Students1,182
Independent1
  • Ascham SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1217
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
1,061
1,941 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,941
Total incidents1,061· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault22454%
  • Sexual Offences8520%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter10726%

Full data detail

Edgecliff NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Edgecliff is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Woollahra local government area (postcode 2027). With a population of 2,499, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% 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 finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Edgecliff is $3.0 million, having moved lower by 3.2% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.4 million (+2.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1422. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,000.

Edgecliff is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1217, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Woollahra LGA is low at 1,941 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 24.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.0% 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 Yield2.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.0M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability24.9x Stretched
Price Momentum-3.2% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$3,000
Rent · wk(Census)$600
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$1422
Gross yield1.0%
Price / income24.9x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2023-Q1)6
Population growth · Woollahra LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)55,218
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0%
20012025
Development · Woollahra LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)195
Houses36
Units159
YoY change+0%
Employment · Woollahra LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2027ATO
Negatively geared482 (8.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$31,350/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,367
Reported capital gains1,322
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,499
Median age39
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$2,321
Personal income · wk$1,510
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets3
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining9
aldi1
coles1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Edgecliff 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 · 2023-Q1 · 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 · 1 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 · 5 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.

Edgecliff FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Edgecliff in?

    Edgecliff is in the Woollahra Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2027. Council-level context for Woollahra LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Edgecliff?

    The current median house price in Edgecliff, NSW is $3.0M, 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 Edgecliff?

    The median weekly rent in Edgecliff is $1422/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Edgecliff?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Edgecliff rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Edgecliff a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Edgecliff 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 Edgecliff?

    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 Edgecliff 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.