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Suburb profile ·Blacktown LGA · NSW ·2770

Whalan NSW 2770

Whalan is in Blacktown LGA, NSW, postcode 2770, with population 5,929.

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.

$530/wk
Rising
+4.4% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2770 · Jun 2026
$530
$500
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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Median house
$925K
House median, latest period
↑5.1%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$530/wk
Rent context available
↑4.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.0%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
5,929
6K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
3
Matched school context
D9 vs AU
Drive to city
42 min
44.6 km to Sydney CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
1h 32m
Public transport to Sydney CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
7,393
389 added 12mo · 47MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2007Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+10.2%
5-yr
+7.4%
10-yr
+6.9%
Indicative cashflow-$513/wk (-$26,690/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover2.2% of homes traded/yr (47 sales · -16% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±1.5% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage+67% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 1)

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

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Cgrade · 51/100 · top 49% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 51% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth44
Rental yield53
Stability53
Volatility-11.1ppCycle-2.0

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 Whalan

Owner-occupied 46%Rented 54%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
1,447 of 2,318 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,180/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,318
Reported capital gains749
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)50.2/100
The read

Renter-heavy market

44% of homes here are owner-occupied and 53% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

53% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Gross yield 3.0% is thin for a rental-led market. Social housing is 30% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

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

Mortgage affordability

RBA rate · ABS Census 2021 household income
90%
of household income to service a new loan
20.4 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $4,532/mo vs median rent $2,297/mo (+97% · +$516/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $3,619/mo (-914) · at 6.2% (current): $4,532/mo · at 8.2%: $5,533/mo (+1,001)

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

Similar-priced suburbs in other council areas that rate higher on a metric.

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 & renting · ABS Census + state data
Buying
15.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
46%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $2,297/mo — renting runs $564/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$925K
Household income · yr
$60K
Median rent · wk
$530
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733
Gross yield
3.0%

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$60K household · yr-26.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$70K
Household
$60K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)6% could service the median house
Under $300
95
$300-649
373
$650-999
305
$1,000-1,499
340
$1,500-1,999
221
$2,000-2,999
266
$3,000-3,999
97
$4,000+
54

Serviceability line: a household needs about $3,486/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 70% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,767/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (1,878 households)29.7% social housing
Owned outright
22%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
53%
Dwelling structure7.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
89%
Townhouse / semi
6%
Flat / apartment
6%

Getting to work: 68% drive, 4% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 20% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

ACARA 2025
Total3
Avg ICSEA896
Students774
Government3
  • Whalan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 870Zoned
  • Madang Avenue Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 864
  • Halinda SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 955

1 of 3 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
73/ 100 livability index

Top 27% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 73% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access40
Public transport (38 stops)76
Schools & hospitals71

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
14,118
3,217 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k3,217
Total incidents14,118· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault4,35567%
  • Sexual Offences98015%
  • Robbery1943%
  • Break And Enter94815%

Development screen

Could a secondary dwelling be worth investigating?

More supporting context
secondary dwelling / granny flat screening context Medium broad constraint context

Policy position

Official policy reviewed

Permitted in residential zones under the Housing SEPP; may be approved by consent or as complying development when Housing SEPP and Codes SEPP standards are met.

Rental use: Secondary dwelling rental use is allowed as a dwelling use, subject to planning and tenancy rules.

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Separate houses

81.9%

Suburb share of occupied private dwellings recorded as separate houses.

Near the state median

State median 77.5% · 1,253 valid suburbs

Residential-zone context

65.3%

Broad suburb sampling only; the property zoning and overlays can differ.

23.0 pp above the state median

State median 42.3% · 1,245 valid suburbs

Rental households

52.6%

Demand context only; it does not establish permission to rent a secondary dwelling.

26.7 pp above the state median

State median 25.9% · 1,253 valid suburbs

Mapped hazards

bushfire present

The staged suburb layer indicates a broad-area constraint that needs address-level checking. No broad-area layer staged for this suburb.

Approval pathway

Four checks, each with a different evidence threshold.

This is an investigation sequence, not a guarantee that every step applies or that approval will be granted.

  1. 01 Source reviewed

    State policy position

    QuickProperty reviewed the official secondary dwelling / granny flat policy source.

  2. 02 Property dependent

    Planning pathway

    Test consent or complying-development eligibility, including the 450 m² lot marker and all other standards.

  3. 03 Design dependent

    Building approval

    Confirm the building approval route after the design, site classifications, services and construction requirements are known.

  4. 04 Check separately

    Intended use

    Confirm long-term rental, short-stay or family-use rules separately from permission to construct the dwelling.

Property due diligence

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Site controls

Lot area and dimensions

Confirm title dimensions, usable site area and any minimum lot threshold.

Status for Lot area and dimensions
Evidence packMissing

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Setbacks and site coverage

Test setbacks, private open space, landscaping and maximum site coverage against a concept plan.

Status for Setbacks and site coverage
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Slope and ground conditions

Check survey levels, soil classification, retaining needs and likely earthworks.

Status for Slope and ground conditions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title and planning

Zoning and overlays

Obtain current property-level zoning, overlays and applicable planning controls.

Status for Zoning and overlays
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title, easements and covenants

Review the title for easements, covenants, restrictions and common property.

Status for Title, easements and covenants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Services and access

Sewer and stormwater

Locate assets and connection points, then confirm capacity, clearances and discharge requirements.

Status for Sewer and stormwater
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Power, water and metering

Confirm service routes, upgrade needs and whether separate metering is permitted or practical.

Status for Power, water and metering
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Vehicle access and parking

Test driveway width, gradients, turning, parking and emergency access requirements.

Status for Vehicle access and parking
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Construction constraints

Bushfire exposure

Order an address-level bushfire assessment and determine any BAL construction response.

Status for Bushfire exposure
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Flood and overland flow

Obtain property flood information and check floor levels, flow paths and drainage constraints.

Status for Flood and overland flow
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Wind, corrosion and termite

Confirm site classifications that affect structural design, materials and durability.

Status for Wind, corrosion and termite
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Approval and use

Planning approval pathway

Confirm exemption, complying pathway or permit requirements with the responsible authority.

Status for Planning approval pathway
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Building approval and consultants

Identify required survey, design, engineering, energy, certification and inspection evidence.

Status for Building approval and consultants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Rental and intended use

Confirm occupation, rental, short-stay and family-use rules plus insurance and tax implications.

Status for Rental and intended use
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Whalan, NSW 2770 · Local browser record

Investigation aid only. Confirm current planning, building, title, service and hazard requirements with qualified professionals and responsible authorities.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Low broad-area context

About 4.5% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
Low exposure ~4.5%
~4.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~0.5% Category 1 (highest hazard)

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.

Planning zones

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)
Dominant zone Low Density Residential
Residential 63% Public / Open space 27% Other 7%
Residential density: Low

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

ABS projection · Mount Druitt - Whalan SA2 area · 2022 base
23,208 people · 202225,708 by 2032 (+10.8%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Blacktown local government area, Whalan is a moderately sized suburb (postcode 2770). The area has roughly 5,929 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $60K 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 +2.2% 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median house price in Whalan is $925,000, having posted strong gains by 5.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $530. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Whalan is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 896, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 38 bus stops. The crime rate in the Blacktown LGA is below average at 3,217 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.0%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($925K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 15.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +5.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.0%↓ Low Yield
Price vs State$925K/$1.5M↑ Below Median
Affordability15.3x↓ Stretched
Price Momentum+5.1%↑ Rising
Pop. Growth+2.2%↑ Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$530
Gross yield1.7%
Price / income15.3x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)7
Population growth · Blacktown LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)449,385
5-year growth+2.8% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Blacktown LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,208
Houses 83%Units 17%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Blacktown LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2770ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
1,447 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,180/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,318
Reported capital gains749
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population5,929
Median age34
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,160
Personal income · wk$506
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,008 → $1,160
Change+15.1%
vs NSW median-5.5 pp
Median rent+11.1%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Machinery Operators & Drivers362Labourers236Clerical & Administrative232Technicians & Trades186Community & Personal Service182
Top industriesCensus
Retail Trade198Transport & Logistics197Healthcare194Manufacturing150Construction142
Top ancestryCensus
Australian1,575English1,346Aboriginal Australian602Samoan382Filipino290
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops38
Hospitals · Blacktown LGAAIHW
Public2
Private2
Blacktown Hospitalpublic
Mount Druitt Hospitalpublic
Metwest Eye Centreprivate
Minchinbury Community Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Blacktown LGAGEN
Facilities21
Residential places2,160
Our Lady Of Consolation Home172 places
Blacktown Terrace Care Community149 places
Marsden Park Care Community148 places
Brother Alberts Home146 places
Minchinbury Manor146 places
Blacktown Nursing Home134 places
+15 more in Blacktown LGA
Childcare · Blacktown LGAACECQA
Services291
Approved places20,513
Exceeding NQS36
Northwest Community Childcare @ Riverbank477 places
Camp Australia - Northbourne Public School OSHC320 places
Northwest Community Childcare @ Melonba313 places
Camp Australia - Caddies Creek Public School OSHC300 places
Ambrose School Age Care, St Joseph's, Schofields258 places
Ambrose School Age Care, Mary Immaculate, Quakers Hill250 places
+285 more in Blacktown LGA
Nearby in Blacktown LGA12
Hebersham$1.0M · 5,643Lethbridge Park$925K · 4,730Oakhurst$1.0M · 6,947Glendenning$1.1M · 5,196Tregear$1.0M · 3,700Marayong$1.1M · 7,834Shalvey$870K · 3,455Hassall Grove$1.0M · 4,401Minchinbury$1.2M · 5,778Blackett$850K · 3,586Lalor Park$1.2M · 7,834Ropes Crossing$1.1M · 7,280
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Strong evidence

Whalan carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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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 · 2026-06 · 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 · 3 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 38 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.
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Whalan FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Whalan in?

    Whalan is in the Blacktown Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2770. Council-level context for Blacktown LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Whalan?

    The current median house price in Whalan, NSW is $925K, 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 Whalan?

    The median weekly rent in Whalan is $530/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Whalan?

    Rent context available: Whalan has usable rent context. 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 Whalan a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Whalan?

    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 Whalan 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.