Renwick

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Demographics

The median age is 37, which is 3 years below the national figure, reflecting a relatively young population driven by family formation in this larger-home suburb. University qualifications reach 34.3%, which is 4.2 percentage points above the national average, indicating a well-educated resident base. The overseas-born share is 20.5%, broadly in line with the national average but 1.1 points below it. Ancestry is predominantly Anglo-Celtic, led by English (607 residents), Irish (206) and Scottish (174), consistent with the suburb's identity signals. Average household size of 2.9 is 0.4 above the national figure, which aligns with the 84% share of four-plus bedroom homes. Couples with children make up the dominant household type at 717 families, while couples without children account for 336.

The housing stock is entirely separate houses, with no apartments or semi-detached dwellings recorded, making Renwick one of the few NSW suburbs at 100% detached stock. Bedrooms skew large, with 84% of dwellings at four or more bedrooms and 15% at three bedrooms, compared to the more varied national mix. Tenure divides between mortgage holders (47.3%), outright owners (35.4%) and renters (17.3%), a distribution typical of a mortgage-belt suburb where owner-occupiers hold most of the stock. The median house price moved from $1,220,000 in 2024 to $1,300,000 in 2025, a 6.6% annual gain with CAGR of 6.6% over the measured period. Mortgage repayments average $2,522 per month, and rent-to-income at 26.1% sits below the 30% stress threshold, signalling that housing costs remain manageable relative to the high income base.

Community Profile

Economy & Employment

Healthcare is the largest employer at 18.7% of the local workforce (97 workers), followed by Education at 15.8% (82 workers) and Construction at 12.7% (66 workers). Public Administration accounts for 8.3% and Manufacturing 8.1%, giving the local economy a mix of service, public sector and trade-based employment. By occupation, Professionals lead at 194 workers, followed by Managers at 95 and Community and Personal Service workers at 84. The unemployment rate is 2.7%, well below the national average, and the full-time employment rate is 64.6%. Household income in the 90.2nd percentile nationally reflects this professional and managerial concentration rather than a single dominant employer. Participation at 64.5% is supported by the younger-than-national median age of 37.

Transport to Work

Car dependence is high, with 93.5% of residents driving to work, above the national average, and no public transport data recorded for the suburb. No schools are listed within the Renwick boundary, so families rely on schools in adjacent areas of the Southern Highlands, a practical consideration for parents. Volunteering reaches 14.2% of residents, above many comparable NSW suburbs, and only 3.8% of the population (53 people) need daily assistance, consistent with a relatively young and capable demographic. Housing stress indicators are below the national threshold: rent-to-income at 26.1% and mortgage-to-income at 24.5% both sit comfortably below the 30% stress marker. The suburb's 1,037 residents per square kilometre density is moderate, consistent with the large-lot detached housing character rather than a high-density setting.

National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs

How Renwick compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs

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