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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Holsworthy is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 5,657, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 35 km from the Sydney CBD, Holsworthy is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $133,692 per year.
Holsworthy benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. While further from the city, improving transport links could boost future demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Holsworthy. 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 Holsworthy on My School →Estimated 2 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.
5,657 residents places Holsworthy squarely in the middle of the New South Wales suburb size distribution (state median 5,325), with market depth comparable to most NSW localities. Median household income of $133,692/year runs 37% 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 $515 equates to $2,232/month — about 102% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,188/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 35 km from Sydney, Holsworthy is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
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 20% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Holsworthy stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Holsworthy sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Holsworthy | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,657 | 5,325 | +6% |
| Median household income | $133,692/yr | $97,552/yr | +37% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $515 | $430 | +20% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,188 | $2,167 | +1% |
| Distance to CBD | 35 km | 45 km | -22% |
| Separate houses | 76% | 76% | 0pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Holsworthy — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 5,657 and household income close to the NSW median ($133,692 vs $97,552) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $515/week (~$2,232/month) covers 102% of the $2,188/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 76% houses in a 5,657-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Property values in Holsworthy should track the wider New South Wales market through 2026, with the $133,692/year median household income (37% above the $97,552 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~102% of the typical mortgage ($2,232/month rent vs $2,188/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 72/100 places Holsworthy 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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Holsworthy scores 72/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 5,657, median household income of $133,692/year and median weekly rent of $515. 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 Holsworthy are an above-state-median household income of $133,692/year, a dwelling mix that is 76% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 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.
Holsworthy has a usual resident population of approximately 5,657, 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.
Holsworthy sits 35 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $515 in Holsworthy, equating to approximately $26,780/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 Holsworthy is $2,188, or approximately $26,256/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 $515 works out to $2,232/month, covering 102% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,188/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $44/month, so on these numbers Holsworthy 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 $2,188 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.