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ABS 2021
Wentworth Falls, New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wentworth Falls NSW
Based on 136 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,130,000
Up 18.9% over 12 months
Based on 65 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 4.0% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Wentworth Falls, NSW is currently $1,130,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Wentworth Falls has a 12-month growth rate of 18.9% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $860,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $985,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,470,000 in Wentworth Falls.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Wentworth Falls is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Wentworth Falls is $800,000. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $745,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $850,000 in Wentworth Falls. The median rent for units and apartments in Wentworth Falls is $500 per week and has decreased 9.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Wentworth Falls is 1,138 offences per 100,000 residents — 67% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Wentworth Falls.
Overall crime rate
1,138
offences per 100,000 residents
67% belowGreater Sydney
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Wentworth Falls NSW 2782 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
6,428 people call Wentworth Falls home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,528 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
38.0% of workers in Wentworth Falls worked from home on Census day.
6.3% of Wentworth Falls residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
48.6% of people in Wentworth Falls described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wentworth Falls NSW 2782.
16.7% of Wentworth Falls's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
1,800 family households lived in Wentworth Falls; 37.2% were couple families and 12.8% were one-parent families.
32.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Wentworth Falls had 6,428 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
44.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 95.5% of occupied private dwellings in Wentworth Falls.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
47.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
34.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.7% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Wentworth Falls had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 28.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 40.3%, while 18.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
38.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
38.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
4.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 41.7% of the total.
53.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
63.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.9% reported a different address.
20.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
87.7% of residents used only English at home.
6.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
20.1% of Wentworth Falls's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.9% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 44.1% of ancestry responses in Wentworth Falls.
Australian ancestry made up 33.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
32.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 13.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.5% of workers, and education and training employed 14.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 50.5%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
23.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
52.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.9% reported asthma, 12.6% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
28.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,528 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,080.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $430 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 38.0% in Wentworth Falls, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 47.9% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 17.7% in Wentworth Falls, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,130,000, while units and apartments sit at $800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,800 local families, and 16.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,470,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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