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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
East Hills is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 3,370, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 23 km from the Sydney CBD, East Hills is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $95,108 per year.
Strong household incomes in East Hills underpin solid property demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for East Hills. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near East Hills on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
East Hills is a smaller community of 3,370 — about 63% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. At $95,108/year, household income in East Hills is within 3% of the New South Wales median ($97,552), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Median rent of $375/week (~$1,625/month) covers only 65% of the median mortgage of $2,500/month — the remaining $875/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. 23 km from Sydney places East Hills in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 59% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
This suburb suits long-term investors due to steady population growth and affordable entry prices. Look for established streets close to schools and shops rather than raw new-estate land. Local rents consume roughly 21% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How East Hills stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean East Hills sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | East Hills | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,370 | 5,325 | -37% |
| Median household income | $95,108/yr | $97,552/yr | -3% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $375 | $430 | -13% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,500 | $2,167 | +15% |
| Distance to CBD | 23 km | 45 km | -49% |
| Separate houses | 59% | 76% | -17pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for East Hills — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: East Hills's 3,370-person market and $95,108 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $375/week covers 65% of a $2,500/month mortgage, leaving a $875/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 59% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% NSW median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for East Hills are modest for 2026 — incomes close to the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 3,370 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~65% of the typical mortgage ($1,625/month rent vs $2,500/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 66/100 places East Hills in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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East Hills scores 66/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 3,370, median household income of $95,108/year and median weekly rent of $375. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in East Hills are proximity to Sydney (23 km), a median household income of $95,108/year, a dwelling mix that is 59% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
East Hills has a usual resident population of approximately 3,370, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
East Hills sits 23 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $375 in East Hills, equating to approximately $19,500/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Hills is $2,500, or approximately $30,000/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $375 works out to $1,625/month, covering 65% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,500/month. That leaves a $875/month shortfall (around $10,500/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (3,370 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,500 median mortgage, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.