Sutherland is an established suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2232). The area has roughly 11,570 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Sutherland is $1.7 million, having edged higher by 1.5% over the past year. Units have a median price of $939,000 (+14.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Sutherland is served by 5 schools, including 3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1082, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 25 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.3% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.7M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 16.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +1.5% year-on-year.