Woolwich is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Hunters Hill local government area (postcode 2110). With a population of 833, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $152K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.5% 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Woolwich stand at $7.8 million, having jumped by 19.2% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $805,000 (-7.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $850. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,500.
Woolwich is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1101, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 ferry wharfves, 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hunters Hill LGA is low at 1,642 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 0.6% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($7.8M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 51.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +19.2% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.