Kings Cross NSW Property Investment

City of Sydney · 2011

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Median House Price

$2.63M

Rental Yield

1.9%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$980/wk

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

Median Unit Price

$1.39M

Population (Census 2021)

N/A

Kings Cross Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

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 Kings Cross.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

6 green0 yellow3 red

Weekly Rent (house)

980 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2011 (ABS Census)

-3.02 high impact

Median Household Income

2041 medium impact

Public Transport Score

90 medium impact

School Zone Quality

7.7 medium impact

Distance to CBD

1.46 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

10 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

33.7 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

1.93 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 2026-08

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2011

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 8 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

N/A

Education (IEO)

10/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

1/10

Crime & Safety

No official crime data for this area

Schools

In your catchment

Darlinghurst PS

PrimaryGovernment

9/10

Inner Sydney HS

SecondaryGovernment

8/10

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.