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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Frenchs Forest is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 14,267, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 14 km from the Sydney CBD, Frenchs Forest is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $161,668 per year.
Strong household incomes in Frenchs Forest underpin solid property demand. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Frenchs Forest. 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 4 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Frenchs Forest on My School →Estimated 6 parks 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.
With 14,267 residents, Frenchs Forest is one of New South Wales's more populous suburbs — roughly 2.7× the state median of 5,325 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Median household income of $161,668/year runs 66% above the New South Wales suburb median of $97,552, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median weekly rent of $800 equates to $3,467/month — about 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,467/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 14 km from Sydney places Frenchs Forest in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
Regional property can deliver strong cash-flow yields but liquidity is tighter — plan for longer hold periods and verify local employment stability. Local rents consume roughly 26% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Frenchs Forest stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Frenchs Forest sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Frenchs Forest | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,267 | 5,325 | +168% |
| Median household income | $161,668/yr | $97,552/yr | +66% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $800 | $430 | +86% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $3,467 | $2,167 | +60% |
| Distance to CBD | 14 km | 45 km | -69% |
| Separate houses | 90% | 76% | +14pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Frenchs Forest — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 66% above the New South Wales suburb median ($161,668 vs $97,552), and the 14 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In New South Wales, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $800/week (~$3,467/month) covers 100% of the $3,467/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (90% vs 76% NSW median) combined with a population of 14,267 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Frenchs Forest enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 66% above the New South Wales suburb median of $97,552 and a population of 14,267 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider NSW market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~100% of the typical mortgage ($3,467/month rent vs $3,467/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 74/100 places Frenchs Forest in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Frenchs Forest scores 74/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 14,267, median household income of $161,668/year and median weekly rent of $800. 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 Frenchs Forest are proximity to Sydney (14 km), an above-state-median household income of $161,668/year, a dwelling mix that is 90% separate houses, roughly 4 schools and 6 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.
Frenchs Forest has a usual resident population of approximately 14,267, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the upper 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.
Frenchs Forest sits 14 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 $800 in Frenchs Forest, equating to approximately $41,600/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 Frenchs Forest is $3,467, or approximately $41,604/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 $800 works out to $3,467/month, covering 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,467/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $-0/month, so on these numbers Frenchs Forest leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. 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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $3,467 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.