Property Investment in Sydney, NSW

As of Sept 2026, Greater Sydney (NSW) records an average Ripehouse R-Score of 78/100 across 762 suburbs and 33 council areas, with top-scoring suburbs reaching 100/100. Across Sydney, the typical suburb median price sits around $1,798,000, median rent is $950/wk, gross rental yield is 3%, and vacancy averages 3%.

Based on Ripehouse Advisory’s monthly 27-indicator R-Score model (Sept 2026), the highest-scoring suburbs in Sydney right now include Church Point (R-Score 100/100, median $2,250,000), Guildford West (R-Score 100/100, median $980,000), Holroyd (R-Score 100/100, median $1,095,000), Long Point (R-Score 100/100, median $1,956,000), Mulgoa (R-Score 100/100, median $1,200,000). Within each suburb, street-level performance varies significantly depending on owner-occupier ratio, public housing concentration, and block-level rental yield.

Across Sydney’s 762 suburbs, the median gross rental yield is 3%, median weekly asking rent is $950/wk, and the median vacancy rate is 3%. Higher-yielding suburbs in Sydney currently include Milsons Passage (7.6%), Sydney Olympic Park (7.1%), Haymarket (6.8%).

Greater Sydney comprises 33 Local Government Areas (Blacktown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Parramatta, Northern Beaches, Liverpool, Cumberland, Sydney, Sutherland Shire and 25 more), covering an estimated population of 5,280,831 residents. You can drill down into each council area on this page to compare suburb R-Scores and street rankings.

Every G-NAF street in Sydney is scored on the Ripehouse Street Score (0–100) using ABS SA1 census owner-occupier ratios (>65%), public housing concentration (≤5%), and block-level rent and yield relative to its suburb. Select any suburb in Sydney below to inspect its top-scoring and lowest-scoring streets.