Waterloo NSW Property Investment

City of Sydney · 2017

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Median House Price

$1.67M

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

3.5%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$1125/wk

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

Median Unit Price

$921K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

16,379

Waterloo Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Current listings

current listings

As of 6 Nov 2026

Median days listed

105 days

current listings, median days listed

As of 6 Nov 2026

Asking rents, current listings

$970/wk

asking rents for current listings, median per week

As of 6 Nov 2026

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 Waterloo.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

7 green0 yellow3 red

Weekly Rent (house)

1125 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2017 (ABS Census)

3.27 high impact

Median Household Income

2104 medium impact

Public Transport Score

10 medium impact

School Zone Quality

7.6 medium impact

Distance to CBD

3.2 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

9 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

25.4 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

3.5 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

2.39 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 2017

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 6 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

16,379

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

1.8/10

Offences per 1,000

148.4

Recorded offences

2,430

Waterloo: 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

Alexandria Park CS

PrimaryGovernment

6.8/10

Alexandria Park CS

SecondaryGovernment

6.8/10

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.