Ultimo NSW Property Investment

City of Sydney · 2007

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Median House Price

$1.70M

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

3.6%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$1177/wk

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

Median Unit Price

$675K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

7,410

Ultimo 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 Ultimo.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

5 green1 yellow4 red

Weekly Rent (house)

1177 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2007 (ABS Census)

-3.48 high impact

Median Household Income

1805 medium impact

Public Transport Score

10 medium impact

School Zone Quality

7.9 medium impact

Distance to CBD

1.88 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

8 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

24.7 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

3.6 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

2.48 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 2007

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 3 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

7,410

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

2.3/10

Offences per 1,000

110.3

Recorded offences

817

Ultimo: 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

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.