Merrylands West (postcode 2160) is a moderately sized suburb in New South Wales within the Cumberland local government area. It is home to about 7,054 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Lebanese, Australian, English.
The median house price in Merrylands West is $1.3 million, having edged higher by 0.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $483,000 (-0.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Public transport access includes 40 bus stops. The crime rate in the Cumberland LGA is below average at 2,801 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.6%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 18.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.6% 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.