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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Taren Point is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 1,879, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 19 km from the Sydney CBD, Taren Point is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $76,076 per year.
Taren Point has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates.
Official Australia Post postcode for Taren Point. 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 Taren Point 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.
Taren Point is a smaller community of 1,879 — about 35% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Taren Point's median household income of $76,076/year is 22% 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. Median weekly rent of $650 equates to $2,817/month — about 94% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,000/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 19 km from Sydney places Taren Point 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 45% 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.
How Taren Point stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Taren Point sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Taren Point | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,879 | 5,325 | -65% |
| Median household income | $76,076/yr | $97,552/yr | -22% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $650 | $430 | +51% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $3,000 | $2,167 | +38% |
| Distance to CBD | 19 km | 45 km | -58% |
| Separate houses | 45% | 76% | -31pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Taren Point — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 1,879 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $650/week (~$2,817/month) covers 94% of the $3,000/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $183/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 45% 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 Taren Point are modest for 2026 — incomes 22% below the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 1,879 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~94% of the typical mortgage ($2,817/month rent vs $3,000/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Taren Point in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Taren Point scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 1,879, median household income of $76,076/year and median weekly rent of $650. 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 Taren Point are proximity to Sydney (19 km), a median household income of $76,076/year, a dwelling mix that is 45% 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.
Taren Point has a usual resident population of approximately 1,879, 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.
Taren Point sits 19 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 $650 in Taren Point, equating to approximately $33,800/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 Taren Point is $3,000, or approximately $36,000/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 $650 works out to $2,817/month, covering 94% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,000/month. That leaves a $183/month shortfall (around $2,196/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 a thin buyer pool (1,879 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $3,000 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($76,076 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.