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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
The Ponds is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 16,315, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 33 km from the Sydney CBD, The Ponds is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $170,820 per year.
The Ponds benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for The Ponds. 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 The Ponds on My School →Estimated 7 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 16,315 residents, The Ponds is one of New South Wales's more populous suburbs — roughly 3.1× 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 $170,820/year runs 75% 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 $643 equates to $2,786/month — about 93% 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. At 33 km from Sydney, The Ponds is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
This suburb suits yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. Local rents consume roughly 20% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How The Ponds stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean The Ponds sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | The Ponds | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,315 | 5,325 | +206% |
| Median household income | $170,820/yr | $97,552/yr | +75% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $643 | $430 | +50% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $3,000 | $2,167 | +38% |
| Distance to CBD | 33 km | 45 km | -27% |
| Separate houses | 81% | 76% | +5pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for The Ponds — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 16,315 and household income close to the NSW median ($170,820 vs $97,552) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $643/week (~$2,786/month) covers 93% of the $3,000/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $214/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 81% houses in a 16,315-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 The Ponds should track the wider New South Wales market through 2026, with the $170,820/year median household income (75% above the $97,552 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~93% of the typical mortgage ($2,786/month rent vs $3,000/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 69/100 places The Ponds 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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The Ponds scores 69/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 16,315, median household income of $170,820/year and median weekly rent of $643. 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 The Ponds are an above-state-median household income of $170,820/year, a dwelling mix that is 81% separate houses, roughly 4 schools and 7 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.
The Ponds has a usual resident population of approximately 16,315, 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.
The Ponds sits 33 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 $643 in The Ponds, equating to approximately $33,436/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 The Ponds 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 $643 works out to $2,786/month, covering 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,000/month. That leaves a $214/month shortfall (around $2,568/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 $3,000 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.