Located in New South Wales within the Cumberland local government area, Pendle Hill is a medium-sized suburb (postcode 2145). With a population of 7,743, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $95K 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, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Indian, English, Australian.
The median house price in Pendle Hill is $1.4 million, having fallen by 3.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $520,000 (+4.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,160.
Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 30 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, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.6% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.6% 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.