Wetherill Park
A $1,380,000 median house price sits beside an IRSD score in decile 1, the most disadvantaged tier nationally, and that tension defines Wetherill Park. The land is what carries value here: 88.9% of dwellings are separate houses on a sprawling 11.21 km2 with density of just 571.8 people per km2, well below typical Sydney suburbs. The population is heavily migrant, with 55.5% born overseas, 33.9 points above the national figure, and Arabic, Italian and Croatian leading the languages spoken at home. Household income lands at the 49.6th percentile, almost exactly the national midpoint, yet purchase prices stay high because detached stock is scarce and family-sized.
Population
6,412
Median Age
41.0
Household IncomeiMedian weekly household income (ABS Census)
$1,556/wk
DAs (12 months)iDevelopment Applications lodged in the past year
120
Median House
$1.4M
2024-2025 (PSI derived)
Buyers come here for the house and the block, not density. Separate houses make up 88.9% of dwellings against just 1.8% apartments, and 48.2% of homes carry four or more bedrooms with another 44.9% at three, so this is a market built for larger families rather than first-home apartment buyers. The $1,380,000 median rose only 0.2% from $1,377,500 across 2024 to 2025, a flat run that makes timing less fraught than in fast-moving markets. Monthly mortgage repayments average $2,000, giving a mortgage-to-income ratio of 29.7%, just below the 30% stress threshold, which is notable given household income sits only at the 49.6th percentile nationally. Outright owners at 43.0% outnumber the 30.3% on a mortgage, a sign of established, debt-free family ownership rather than recent churn.
For Buyers
Buyers come here for the house and the block, not density. Separate houses make up 88.9% of dwellings against just 1.8% apartments, and 48.2% of homes carry four or more bedrooms with another 44.9% at three, so this is a market built for larger families rather than first-home apartment buyers. The $1,380,000 median rose only 0.2% from $1,377,500 across 2024 to 2025, a flat run that makes timing less fraught than in fast-moving markets. Monthly mortgage repayments average $2,000, giving a mortgage-to-income ratio of 29.7%, just below the 30% stress threshold, which is notable given household income sits only at the 49.6th percentile nationally. Outright owners at 43.0% outnumber the 30.3% on a mortgage, a sign of established, debt-free family ownership rather than recent churn.
For Investors
A 26.6% renter share and weekly rent of $480 give landlords a moderate tenant pool, but the maths is tight. Against the $1,380,000 median, that rent implies a gross yield near 1.8%, low even by Sydney standards, and the house-dominated stock makes per-dwelling entry costs high. Vacancy is healthy at 3.7%, so tenants are findable, and rent has climbed 35.5% over the period, far outpacing the 0.2% house price move, which is shifting the return profile toward income. Demand support is structural: net overseas migration adds 291 residents a year while internal migration removes 158, leaving overseas inflow as the primary growth driver. Development is active at 114 applications in 12 months, many of them secondary dwellings, which points to granny-flat yield plays rather than new estate supply.
Development Activity
Total DAs
529
Last 12 Months
120
YoY ChangeiYear-over-year change in DA lodgements
+12.1%
Avg DA CostiAverage estimated cost per DA in the past year
N/A
Monthly DA Lodgements
DA Categories
Schools in Wetherill Park iICSEA: school advantage index. 1000 = national avg, higher = more advantaged
William Stimson Public School
K-6 · 459 students
Smithfield West Public School
K-6 · 300 students
Demographics
The migrant character is the dominant fact: 55.5% of residents were born overseas, 33.9 points above the national figure, with Italian (605), English (558), Chinese (360) and Vietnamese (285) the leading ancestries and Arabic the top non-English language at 409 speakers. Average household size is 3.2, which is 0.7 above national, consistent with the family profile where couples with children number 2,191 against just 18.6% couples without kids. The median age of 41 runs 1.0 year above national and the trajectory is aging, with the senior share up 3.8 points and the working-age share down 2.6 points over the decade. University qualifications reach 30.9%, only 0.8 points above national, a modest figure that fits the trade and service economy rather than a knowledge-worker base.
Age Distribution
Bedrooms
Dwelling Structure
88.9%
Houses
9.3%
Townhouse
1.8%
Apartment
Tenure
Tenure leans heavily to ownership: 43.0% own outright, 30.3% carry a mortgage and 26.6% rent, so outright owners outnumber both other groups, pointing to long-held family wealth rather than buyer churn. The stock is 88.9% separate houses with apartments at just 1.8% and semi-detached at 9.3%, and that scarcity of anything but detached housing keeps prices firm. Four-plus bedroom homes account for 48.2% and three-bedroom 44.9%, so two-bedroom and smaller dwellings are almost absent at 7.0% combined. The median rose from $1,377,500 to $1,380,000 across 2024 to 2025, a flat 0.2% move. Rent-to-income sits at 30.8%, above the stress threshold and worse than the 29.7% mortgage-to-income figure, a divergence showing renters here are stretched more than owners despite incomes near the national median.
Median House Price Trend
Source: State Valuer-General
Mortgage / mo
$2,000
Rent / wk
$480
HH Size
3.2
Personal Income / wk
$536
Vacancy Ratei% of dwellings unoccupied on Census night (ABS 2021)
3.7%
Unoccupied
76
Rent / IncomeiMedian rent as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
30.8% stressed
Mortgage / IncomeiMedian mortgage as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
29.7%
Community Profile
Languages Spoken at Home
Ancestry
Household Composition
18.6%
Couples, no children
5,843
Total families
Economy & Employment
The workforce is concentrated in essential and trade sectors rather than high finance: Healthcare leads at 16.8% (216 workers), Education follows at 11.8% (152) and Construction at 10.1% (130), with Professional/Tech at 8.1% and Retail at 7.9%. By occupation, Clerical/Admin (388) and Professionals (383) top the list, trailed by Machinery operators and drivers (273), which mirrors the area's industrial estate employment base. The SEIFA picture is the key signal: IRSD sits in decile 1 and IRSAD in decile 2, the most disadvantaged tiers, while IEO and IER both reach decile 3, so education and economic resources rank slightly better than raw disadvantage. Unemployment is elevated at 8.7%, well above typical rates, and participation reads just 37.0% because 2,718 residents are not in the labour force, reflecting the older and family-heavy profile.
Unemployment
7.3%
Labour Force
8,546
Unemployed
627
Quarterly Trend
Source: SALM Dec-25
Socio-Economic Indexes (SEIFA)iABS index ranking suburbs from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (most advantaged)
Full-time
64.9%
Part-time
26.4%
Participation
37.0%
Employed
1,768
Occupations
Top Industries
University
30.9%
Postgraduate
6.1%
Born Overseas
55.5%
Dwellings
1,961
Transport to Work
Daily life here is car-shaped: 87.2% of residents drive to work while just 2.3% use public transport and 3.2% walk or cycle, a far heavier car reliance than national norms and a product of the low 571.8 per km2 density and sprawling 11.21 km2 footprint. No schools are recorded inside the suburb boundary in this dataset, so families rely on institutions in neighbouring areas, a practical trade-off for the industrial-and-residential mix. The SEIFA reading is the candid signal: IRSD in decile 1 marks the most disadvantaged tier nationally, and 9.6% of residents (594 people) need daily assistance, above what the median age of 41 alone would suggest. Volunteering is modest at 6.6%, below typical community participation, consistent with a workforce stretched across shift and trade roles.
Drive
87.2%
Public Transport
2.3%
Walk / Cycle
3.2%
Work from Home
N/A
Population Forecast
+0.79%/yr
(+162 people/yr)
EstablishedWetherill Park is an established suburb on a slow, steady climb: annual population growth registers 0.79% and the 10-year change reached 14.7%, healthy but not explosive. Overseas migration is the engine, adding a net 291 residents a year, while internal migration removes 158, so the suburb relies on new arrivals rather than local in-movers. The gentrification stage reads not gentrifying with a score of 15, which fits a decile 1 disadvantage area where rapid demographic upgrade is not under way, though early signs of change appear in a separate shift score of 31. Affordability has worsened from 78.3% in 2011 to 85.5% in 2021, and rent growth of 35.5% has outpaced the flat 0.2% house price move, squeezing tenants faster than buyers.
Historical + Forecast
Hamilton-Perry + Holt smoothing on ERP 2001-2025
Age Cohort Forecast
Primary Driver
Overseas Migration
Net Overseas / yr
+291
Net Internal / yr
-158
Gentrification Signal
Not gentrifying
Population +15% since 2011, Net internal outflow -158/yr, Strong overseas inflow +291/yr
National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs
How Wetherill Park compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wetherill Park a good suburb to live in?
Wetherill Park suits families wanting space: 88.9% of homes are separate houses and the average household holds 3.2 people, 0.7 above national. The trade-offs are an IRSD score in decile 1, the most disadvantaged tier nationally, and an 8.7% unemployment rate, balanced by a flat $1,380,000 median that holds value.
What is the median house price in Wetherill Park?
The median house price is $1,380,000, up just 0.2% from $1,377,500 across 2024 to 2025. Weekly rent averages $480 and monthly mortgage repayments run about $2,000, giving a mortgage-to-income ratio of 29.7%, just below the 30% stress threshold.
What schools are in Wetherill Park?
No schools are recorded inside the Wetherill Park boundary in this dataset, so families rely on schools in neighbouring suburbs. Education is a major local employer at 11.8% of the workforce (152 workers), and university qualifications reach 30.9%, marginally above the national figure.
Is Wetherill Park safe?
Detailed crime statistics are not available for Wetherill Park in this dataset. As an indirect indicator, the suburb scores decile 1 on the IRSD index of relative disadvantage, the most disadvantaged tier, and 9.6% of its 6,412 residents need daily assistance, both pointing to a higher-need area.
Is Wetherill Park good for property investment?
Rent of $480 a week against a $1,380,000 median gives a gross yield near 1.8%, low for Sydney, though vacancy is a healthy 3.7%. Rent growth of 35.5% far outpaced the 0.2% price move, and net overseas migration of 291 a year supports tenant demand more than capital growth.
How is Wetherill Park's population changing?
Population growth runs 0.79% annually with a 14.7% rise over 10 years. Net overseas migration of 291 residents a year drives growth while internal migration removes 158. The profile is aging, with the senior share up 3.8 points and the working-age share down 2.6 points over the decade.
What languages are spoken in Wetherill Park?
About 55.5% of residents were born overseas, 33.9 points above the national figure. Arabic leads the non-English languages with 409 speakers, followed by Italian (97) and Croatian (79), reflecting a strongly migrant community with Italian, Chinese and Vietnamese ancestries.
How much development is happening in Wetherill Park?
There were 114 development applications lodged in the past 12 months. Many are secondary dwellings and complying development certificates rather than new estates, consistent with a house-dominated suburb where 88.9% of stock is separate dwellings and granny-flat additions add yield.
How to read these comparisons
Phrases like "above the national average" reference the unweighted median across Australian suburbs with more than 1,000 residents, not population-weighted national figures. Suburb-level medians are more useful for ranking suburbs against each other; ABS census headlines are population-weighted (so dominated by Sydney and Melbourne) and can read very differently.
Current baseline (refreshed 2026-05-10): median age 40, university-educated 30.1%, born overseas 21.6%, average household size 2.5 people.
Data sources: ABS 2021 Census (demographics, income, tenure), state Valuer-General (house prices), Department of Jobs SALM (unemployment), ACARA (school ICSEA), state Crime Statistics agencies (offences), council DA portals (development applications). Population forecasts use a Hamilton-Perry cohort model calibrated to ABS ERP.
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