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Suburb profile ·Cumberland LGA · NSW ·2145

Wentworthville NSW 2145

Wentworthville is in Cumberland LGA, NSW, postcode 2145, with population 15,098.

The read

Growth-momentum

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$680/wk
Rising
+4.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2145 · May 2026
$680
$640
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.6M
House median, latest period
10.6%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$680/wk
Income-stretched rent market
4.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.2%
Low yield band
D6 vs AU
Population
15,098
15K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
6
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Drive to city
26 min
28 km to Sydney CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
80 min
Public transport to Sydney CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
8,205
590 added 12mo · 61MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Houses to Q4'25 · Units to Q2'26 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2005Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+6.6%
5-yr
+5.7%
10-yr
+5.6%
Affordability trajectoryWorsening
Price
+8.1%/yr
Income
+5.4%/yr

Growth in median price vs median household income — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes.

Indicative cashflow-$1,052/wk (-$54,700/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Market turnover3.7% of homes traded/yr (191 sales · -42% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±1.1% around trend (short window, 15 pts)
Value vs advantage+65% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 6)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Dgrade · 21/100 · top 79% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 21% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth23
Rental yield23
Stability45
Volatility-10.6ppCycle-2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Wentworthville

Owner-occupied 51%Rented 49%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared10.3%
5,480 of 9,139 landlords
Avg rental loss$9,877/yr
Landlords (rental income)9,139
Reported capital gains3,514
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)59.1/100
The read

Renter-heavy market

49% of homes here are owner-occupied and 48% rented, with 10% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

48% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Gross yield 2.2% is thin for a rental-led market.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

82%
of household income to service a new loan
18.9 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $7,854/mo vs median rent $2,947/mo (+167% · +$1132/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $6,254/mo (-1,600) · at 6.0% (current): $7,854/mo · at 8.0%: $9,612/mo (+1,758)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
14.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,171/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $776/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.64M
Household income · yr
$115K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,171
Gross yield
2.2%

Household income

$115K household · yr+40.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$123K
Household
$115K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 17% could service the median house
Under $300
147
$300-649
390
$650-999
366
$1,000-1,499
552
$1,500-1,999
562
$2,000-2,999
1,144
$3,000-3,999
689
$4,000+
790

Serviceability line: a household needs about $6,042/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 51% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,267/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$53K → $65K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (4,892 households)5.4% social housing
Owned outright
16%
Owned with mortgage
33%
Rented
48%
Dwelling structure8.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
37%
Townhouse / semi
22%
Flat / apartment
40%

Getting to work: 37% drive, 8% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 46% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total6
Avg ICSEA1042
Students2,939
Catholic1
Government5
  • Wentworthville Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1111Zoned
  • Pendle Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032Zoned
  • Darcy Road Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1122Zoned
  • Toongabbie East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 898Zoned
  • Pendle Hill High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1001
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1089Zoned

5 of 6 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

94/ 100 livability index

Top 6% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 94% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access91
Public transport (62 stops)89
Schools & hospitals95

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
7,070
2,801 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,801
Total incidents7,070· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,90563%
  • Sexual Offences44315%
  • Robbery783%
  • Break And Enter57819%

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

20
active listings · ~1.3 per 1,000 residents
60%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
50%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Low Density Residential
Residential 73% Public / Open space 7% Commercial / Mixed 5% Other 5%
Residential density: Low · 4% growth-zoned

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

22,145 people · 202229,306 by 2032 (+32.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Wentworthville - Westmead SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Wentworthville NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Wentworthville (postcode 2145) is an established suburb in New South Wales within the Cumberland local government area. The area has roughly 15,098 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $115K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Indian, English, Australian.

Wentworthville has a median house price of $1.6 million, which has jumped by 10.6% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $610,000 (+2.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,171.

Wentworthville is served by 6 schools, including 5 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1042, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 14 rail stations, 48 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Cumberland LGA is below average at 2,801 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Wentworthville shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.6M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +10.6% 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.2% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.6M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability14.2x Stretched
Price Momentum+10.6% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,171
Rent · wk(Census)$425
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$680
Gross yield1.3%
Price / income14.2x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)12
Population growth · Cumberland LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)256,906
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Cumberland LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)921
Houses 40%Units 60%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cumberland LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2145ATO
Negatively geared10.3%
5,480 of filers
Avg rental loss$9,877/yr
Landlords (rental income)9,139
Reported capital gains3,514
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population15,098
Median age33
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,219
Personal income · wk$919
Persons / bedroom1.1
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$64,688
Mean income$74,265
Earners14,728
YoY change+7.3%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,693 → $2,219
Change+31.1%
vs NSW median+10.5 pp
Median rent+3.7%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets3
Pharmacies4
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining18
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations14
Bus stops48
Darcy Rd At Railway St
Dunmore St At Station St
Dunmore St Before Station St
Dunmore St Opp Wentworthville Station
Smith St After Station St
Hospitals · Cumberland LGAAIHW
Public2
Private4
Auburn Hospitalpublic
St Joseph's Hospitalpublic
Healthwoods Endoscopy Centreprivate
Holroyd Private Hospitalprivate
Ramsay Clinic Wentworthvilleprivate · in suburb
Westmead Rehabilitation Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Cumberland LGAGEN
Facilities16
Residential places1,516
Ashwood Residential Care Service194 places
Genista Aged Care Facility160 places
Estia Health Merrylands131 places
Bolton Clarke Pemulwuy130 places
IRT Berala on the Park125 places
Southern Cross Care John Woodward Residential Aged Care118 places
+10 more in Cumberland LGA
Childcare · Cumberland LGAACECQA
Services192
Approved places10,222
Exceeding NQS14
Camp Australia - Girraween Public School OSHC168 places
Little Zak's Academy Auburn164 places
Ambrose School Age Care, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Greystanes156 places
Ambrose School Age Care, St Margaret Mary's Merrylands149 places
Whiz Kidz Early Learning Centre Pendle Hill140 places
Pemulwuy Children's Centre125 places
+186 more in Cumberland LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Wentworthville has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 6 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 62 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Wentworthville FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wentworthville in?

    Wentworthville is in the Cumberland Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2145. Council-level context for Cumberland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Wentworthville?

    The current median house price in Wentworthville, NSW is $1.6M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Wentworthville?

    The median weekly rent in Wentworthville is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Wentworthville?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 55% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Wentworthville a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wentworthville show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wentworthville?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Wentworthville data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.