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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Lurnea is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 10,057, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 30 km from the Sydney CBD, Lurnea is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $64,428 per year.
Lower income levels in Lurnea typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors.
Official Australia Post postcode for Lurnea. 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 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Lurnea on My School →Estimated 4 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.
Lurnea's population of 10,057 sits 89% above the New South Wales suburb median of 5,325, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average NSW locality. Lurnea's median household income of $64,428/year is 34% below the New South Wales suburb median ($97,552) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Rent of $380/week (79% coverage of the $2,080/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $433/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 30 km from Sydney, Lurnea 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 31% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Lurnea stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Lurnea sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Lurnea | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,057 | 5,325 | +89% |
| Median household income | $64,428/yr | $97,552/yr | -34% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $380 | $430 | -12% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,080 | $2,167 | -4% |
| Distance to CBD | 30 km | 45 km | -33% |
| Separate houses | 71% | 76% | -5pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Lurnea — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 34% below the NSW median ($64,428 vs $97,552) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $380/week covers 79% of a $2,080/month mortgage, leaving a $433/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 71% houses in a 10,057-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 →Capital-growth expectations for Lurnea are modest for 2026 — incomes 34% below the NSW median of $97,552 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~79% of the typical mortgage ($1,647/month rent vs $2,080/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 49/100 places Lurnea in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Lurnea scores 49/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 10,057, median household income of $64,428/year and median weekly rent of $380. 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 Lurnea are a median household income of $64,428/year, a dwelling mix that is 71% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 4 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.
Lurnea has a usual resident population of approximately 10,057, 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.
Lurnea sits 30 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 $380 in Lurnea, equating to approximately $19,760/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 Lurnea is $2,080, or approximately $24,960/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 $380 works out to $1,647/month, covering 79% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,080/month. That leaves a $433/month shortfall (around $5,196/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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,080 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($64,428 vs $97,552 state median), 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.