Glebe NSW Property Investment

City of Sydney · 2037

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Median House Price

$2.60M

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

2.2%

Estimated rental vacancy (Estait estimate)

1-2%

Current rental listings as a share of rented homes counted in the 2021 Census. A guide, not an official vacancy rate.

Based on 34 current listings, as at 4 Nov 2026

Source: Estait calculation using ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, G37 (CC BY 4.0).

Median Weekly Rent

$1100/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$1.07M

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

11,680

Glebe Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Current listings

current listings

As of 4 Nov 2026

Median days listed

34 days

current listings, median days listed

As of 4 Nov 2026

Asking rents, current listings

$1,050/wk

asking rents for current listings, median per week

As of 4 Nov 2026

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, postcode 2037 (all suburbs in it): 9.2% a year, Mar qtr 2021 to Mar qtr 2026. Source: NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report – Sales tables, March quarter 2021 and March quarter 2026 (accessed 24 Oct 2026). © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/copyright-and-disclaimer.html. Postcode figures mapped to suburb and growth calculated by Estait. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, New South Wales, whole state, 12 months to Aug 2026: 53,443. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole state, not just Glebe.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

6 green1 yellow3 red

Weekly Rent (house)

1100 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2037 (ABS Census)

0.64 high impact

Median Household Income

2011 medium impact

Public Transport Score

10 medium impact

School Zone Quality

8.2 medium impact

Distance to CBD

2.4 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

9 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

35.4 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

2.2 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

1.27 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 2037

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 6 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

11,680

Education (IEO)

10/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

1/10

Crime & Safety

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

Safety score

1.4/10

Offences per 1,000

219.0

Recorded offences

2,558

Glebe: 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

Glebe PS

PrimaryGovernment

6/10

SSC Balmain

SecondaryGovernment

No data

SSC Blackwattle Bay

SecondaryGovernment

No data

SSC Leichhardt

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.