Girraween is a medium-sized suburb in New South Wales within the Cumberland local government area (postcode 2145). With a population of 6,256, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $124K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, 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 professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Indian, English, Australian.
The median house price in Girraween is $1.3 million, having moved lower by 7.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $953,000 (+5.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,435.
Girraween is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1153, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 29 bus stops. The crime rate in the Cumberland LGA is below average at 2,801 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Girraween shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -7.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.