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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Wetherill Park is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 6,412, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 29 km from the Sydney CBD, Wetherill Park is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $80,912 per year.
Wetherill Park has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Wetherill Park. 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 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Wetherill Park on My School →Estimated 3 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.
Wetherill Park's population of 6,412 sits 20% above the New South Wales suburb median of 5,325, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average NSW locality. Household income of $80,912/year is 17% below the New South Wales median of $97,552, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Median weekly rent of $480 equates to $2,080/month — about 104% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 29 km from Sydney, Wetherill Park is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
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 31% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Wetherill Park stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Wetherill Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Wetherill Park | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,412 | 5,325 | +20% |
| Median household income | $80,912/yr | $97,552/yr | -17% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $480 | $430 | +12% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,000 | $2,167 | -8% |
| Distance to CBD | 29 km | 45 km | -36% |
| Separate houses | 86% | 76% | +10pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Wetherill Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Wetherill Park's 6,412-person market and $80,912 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $480/week (~$2,080/month) covers 104% of the $2,000/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 (86% vs 76% NSW median) combined with a population of 6,412 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 →Capital-growth expectations for Wetherill Park are modest for 2026 — incomes 17% below the NSW median of $97,552 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~104% of the typical mortgage ($2,080/month rent vs $2,000/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 56/100 places Wetherill Park 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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Wetherill Park scores 56/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 6,412, median household income of $80,912/year and median weekly rent of $480. 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 Wetherill Park are a median household income of $80,912/year, a dwelling mix that is 86% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 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.
Wetherill Park has a usual resident population of approximately 6,412, 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.
Wetherill Park sits 29 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 $480 in Wetherill Park, equating to approximately $24,960/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 Wetherill Park is $2,000, or approximately $24,000/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 $480 works out to $2,080/month, covering 104% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $80/month, so on these numbers Wetherill Park 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 $2,000 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($80,912 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.