Guildford West NSW Property Investment

Cumberland · 2161

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Median House Price

$1.29M

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

3.3%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$815/wk

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

Median Unit Price

$692K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

5,762

Guildford West Short-Term Rental Market

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Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, postcode 2161 (all suburbs in it): 10.1% 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, Cumberland council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 1,766. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Guildford West.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

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Weekly Rent (house)

815 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2161 (ABS Census)

1.82 high impact

Median Household Income

1347 medium impact

Public Transport Score

7.9 medium impact

School Zone Quality

5.3 medium impact

Distance to CBD

22.82 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

3 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

51.7 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

3.29 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

2.15 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 2161

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 1 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

5,762

Education (IEO)

5/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

1/10

Crime & Safety

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

Safety score

6.1/10

Offences per 1,000

38.4

Recorded offences

221

Guildford West: 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

Guildford WPS

PrimaryGovernment

5.3/10

Merrylands HS

SecondaryGovernment

4.5/10

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.

Nearby Suburbs

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