Croydon NSW Property Investment

Burwood · 2132

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Median House Price
$2.58M
As of 8 Nov 2026.
Rental Yield
2.0%
Vacancy Rate
N/A
Median Weekly Rent
$997/wk
Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.
Median Unit Price
$900K
As of 8 Nov 2026.
Population (Census 2021)
10,755

Croydon Short-Term Rental Market

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New dwellings approved
New dwellings approved, Burwood council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 295. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Croydon.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

6 green1 yellow3 red
Weekly Rent (house)
997 medium impact
Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2132 (ABS Census)
0.27 high impact
Median Household Income
2157 medium impact
Public Transport Score
74 medium impact
School Zone Quality
6.7 medium impact
Distance to CBD
8.93 medium impact
SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage
8 medium impact
Owner Occupier Rate
66.1 medium impact
Gross Rental Yield (%)
2.01 high impact
Net Rental Yield (%)
1.1 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2132

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 7 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

10,755

Education (IEO)

9/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

7/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

7.4/10

Offences per 1,000

28.4

Recorded offences

306

Croydon: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Croydon PS
PrimaryGovernment
8.3/10
Burwood GHS
SecondaryGovernment
8/10
Ashfield BHS
SecondaryGovernment
7.3/10
Strathfield SHS
SecondaryGovernment
No data

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

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