Located in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area, Loftus is a smaller suburb (postcode 2232). The area has roughly 4,190 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $126K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. 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, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Loftus has a median house price of $1.6 million, which has edged higher by 0.6% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $1.4 million (+9.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Loftus is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1018, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 34 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Loftus shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.6M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.6% year-on-year.