Northwood NSW Property Investment

Lane Cove · 2066

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Median House Price
N/A
Rental Yield
N/A
Vacancy Rate
N/A
Median Weekly Rent
$1200/wk
Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.
Median Unit Price
N/A
Population (Census 2021)
916

Northwood Short-Term Rental Market

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Past price growth
Median house sale price growth, postcode 2066 (all suburbs in it): 4.7% 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, Lane Cove council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 169. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Northwood.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

5 green2 yellow0 red
Weekly Rent (house)
1200 medium impact
Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2066 (ABS Census)
1.36 high impact
Median Household Income
2754 medium impact
Public Transport Score
9.1 medium impact
School Zone Quality
No data medium impact
Distance to CBD
5.46 medium impact
SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage
10 medium impact
Owner Occupier Rate
63 medium 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 2066

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 10 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

916

Education (IEO)

10/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

9/10

Crime & Safety

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

Safety score

9.4/10

Offences per 1,000

14.2

Recorded offences

13

Northwood: 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

Lane Cove PS
PrimaryGovernment
9.5/10
Hunters Hill HS
SecondaryGovernment
7.9/10

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.

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