Horsley Park is a small community in New South Wales within the Fairfield local government area (postcode 2175). With a population of 1,790, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $111K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 clerical & administrative, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Italian, Maltese, Australian.
Horsley Park has a median house price of $3.7 million, which has risen solidly by 6.4% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $428 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,250.
Horsley Park is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 964, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 49 bus stops. The crime rate in the Fairfield LGA is below average at 2,252 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 0.6% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($3.7M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 33.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +6.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.