ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Wyoming is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 10,111, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 54 km from the Sydney CBD, Wyoming is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $73,216 per year.
Moderate income levels in Wyoming indicate steady rental demand from working households. While further from the city, improving transport links could boost future demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Wyoming. 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 Wyoming 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.
Wyoming's population of 10,111 sits 90% above the New South Wales suburb median of 5,325, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average NSW locality. Wyoming's median household income of $73,216/year is 25% 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 $390/week (87% coverage of the $1,950/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $260/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. Wyoming is 54 km from Sydney, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 28% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Wyoming stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Wyoming sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Wyoming | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,111 | 5,325 | +90% |
| Median household income | $73,216/yr | $97,552/yr | -25% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $390 | $430 | -9% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,950 | $2,167 | -10% |
| Distance to CBD | 54 km | 45 km | +20% |
| Separate houses | 73% | 76% | -3pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Wyoming — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 25% below the NSW median ($73,216 vs $97,552) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $390/week (~$1,690/month) covers 87% of the $1,950/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $260/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 73% houses in a 10,111-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 Wyoming are modest for 2026 — incomes 25% below the NSW median of $97,552 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~87% of the typical mortgage ($1,690/month rent vs $1,950/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 49/100 places Wyoming 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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Wyoming scores 49/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 10,111, median household income of $73,216/year and median weekly rent of $390. 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 Wyoming are a median household income of $73,216/year, a dwelling mix that is 73% 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.
Wyoming has a usual resident population of approximately 10,111, 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.
Wyoming sits 54 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $390 in Wyoming, equating to approximately $20,280/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 Wyoming is $1,950, or approximately $23,400/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 $390 works out to $1,690/month, covering 87% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month. That leaves a $260/month shortfall (around $3,120/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 $1,950 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($73,216 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.