Mascot is a well-populated suburb in New South Wales within the Bayside (NSW) local government area (postcode 2020). With a population of 21,591, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
Mascot has a median house price of $1.9 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. Units have a median price of $918,000 (+2.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1050. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Mascot is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1037, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 40 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bayside (NSW) LGA is below average at 2,355 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.9M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 16.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -0.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.