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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2224

Kangaroo Point NSW 2224

Kangaroo Point is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2224, with population 602.

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.

$970/wk
Rising
+9.9% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2224 · Jun 2026
$1100
$810
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. 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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$3.9M
House median, latest period
14.7%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$970/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
9.9%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.3%
Low yield band
D2 vs AU
Population
602
602 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,369
147 added 12mo · 11MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Houses to Q4'23 · Units to 2006 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2014Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+1.8%
5-yr
+9.8%
10-yr
+8.4%
Indicative cashflow-$3,112/wk (-$161,850/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover11.3% of homes traded/yr (22 sales)
Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±8.8% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage+146% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Fgrade · 6/100 · top 94% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 6% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth35
Rental yield4
Stability11
Volatility-22.8ppCycle-2.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Kangaroo Point

Owner-occupied 97%Rented 3%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared9.8%
899 of 2,202 landlords
Avg rental loss$12,230/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,202
Reported capital gains1,023
Investor exposure index(low vs national)34.2/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

93% of homes here are owner-occupied and 3% rented, with 10% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

93% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 1.3% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

107%
of household income to service a new loan
24.3 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $19,109/mo vs median rent $4,203/mo (+355% · +$3440/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $15,257/mo (-3,852) · at 6.2% (current): $19,109/mo · at 8.2%: $23,330/mo (+4,221)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
18.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $4,077/mo, while renters pay about $4,203/mo — renting runs $126/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$3.90M
Household income · yr
$214K
Median rent · wk
$970
Owner mortgage · mo
$4,077
Gross yield
1.3%

Household income

$214K household · yr+159.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$65K
Family
$206K
Household
$214K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 52% could service the median house
Under $300
14
$300-649
7
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
14
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
25
$3,000-3,999
13
$4,000+
91

Serviceability line: a household needs about $14,699/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 43% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $3,233/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (191 households)
Owned outright
46%
Owned with mortgage
47%
Rented
3%
Dwelling structure5.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 53% drive, 1% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 42% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

1/ 100 livability index

Top 99% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 1% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (1 stops)12
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
4,056
1,700 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,700
Total incidents4,056· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,22868%
  • Sexual Offences29216%
  • Robbery181%
  • Break And Enter25914%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Environmental Management
Public / Open space 77% Residential 15% Other 2%
Residential density: Low

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

16,431 people · 202217,269 by 2032 (+5.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Sylvania - Taren Point SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Kangaroo Point NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area, Kangaroo Point is a close-knit residential community (postcode 2224). It is home to about 602 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $214K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, Australian, English.

Median house prices in Kangaroo Point stand at $3.9 million, having risen steeply by 14.7% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $2.1 million. The current median weekly rent is $970. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,077.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,700 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Kangaroo Point shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.9M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 18.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +14.7% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.3% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.9M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability18.2x Stretched
Price Momentum+14.7% Rising
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$4,077
Rent · wk(Census)$715
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$970
Gross yield1.0%
Price / income18.2x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2023-Q4)5
Property investors · Postcode 2224ATO
Negatively geared9.8%
899 of filers
Avg rental loss$12,230/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,202
Reported capital gains1,023
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population602
Median age46
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$4,111
Personal income · wk$1,245
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$3,422 → $4,111
Change+20.1%
vs NSW median-0.5 pp
Median rent-15.9%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Sutherland Shire LGAAIHW
Public1
Private5
Sutherland Hospitalpublic
Kareena Private Hospitalprivate
Miranda Eye Surgical Centreprivate
President Private Hospitalprivate
Ramsay Surgical Centre Mirandaprivate
Southside Cancer Care Centreprivate
Aged care · Sutherland Shire LGAGEN
Facilities25
Residential places2,674
IRT Thomas Holt Kirrawee253 places
St Vincent's Care Services Heathcote213 places
Moran Sylvania183 places
Anglicare Goodhew Gardens & Bay Breeze171 places
Pathways Cronulla Pines169 places
Moran Engadine156 places
+19 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
Childcare · Sutherland Shire LGAACECQA
Services200
Approved places11,958
Exceeding NQS53
SCECS OSHC St John Bosco Engadine311 places
Gymea Bay Care & Leisure Centre Inc.180 places
ORCHARD EARLY LEARNING CENTRE KIRRAWEE164 places
Anzac Road Before & After School Care Incorporated155 places
Chapter 1 Early Learning150 places
St Catherine Laboure Before and After School Care144 places
+194 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Kangaroo Point is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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-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 · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 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.

Kangaroo Point FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kangaroo Point in?

    Kangaroo Point is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2224. 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 Kangaroo Point?

    The current median house price in Kangaroo Point, NSW is $3.9M, 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 Kangaroo Point?

    The median weekly rent in Kangaroo Point is $970/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Kangaroo Point?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Kangaroo Point 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 Kangaroo Point a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kangaroo Point 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 Kangaroo Point?

    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 Kangaroo Point 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.