Appin is a regional town in New South Wales, in Wollondilly Council.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 92% above the peer median, and population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked regional towns, and green cover is an exceptional strength. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and higher housing costs, with median house prices 28% above the peer median.
Appin is a better fit for people who value daily services more than peace and quiet.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Regional town · compared with regional towns in New South Wales (192)
Strengths
Household incomes are a relative strength
Population growth is a relative strength
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
Weaknesses
Reported crime in the wider postcode 2560 is elevated relative to comparable places
Housing is expensive relative to comparable places
What stands out
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
Who it suits
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Housing, growth and risk
How Appin compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1M
+11% change
Median rent
$595/wk
Houses $620 · Units $510
Population (ERP)
3,813
+6.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#36
among Country & regional · Growth area
Crime rate
87th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
99th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
17%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
42nd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
38.1/100 — Below average
National rank
4867th in Australia
State rank
1654th in NSW
Peer rank
#36 among Country & regional · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#712 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$510
Houses (January to March 2026)
$620
All types (January to March 2026)
$595
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
628
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,000,000
Median price change
+11.1%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+6.4% annual · +20.3% over 5 years · 99th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+6.4%
5-year growth
+20.3%
Change in 1 year
+228
Change in 5 years
+643
Growth rank in NSW
99th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,700), extrapolated at +4.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,213
Median age
33
Median household income / week
$2,423
Dwelling vacancy
2.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
29 of 998
Median monthly mortgage
$2,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$450
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26.5% / 56.4% / 17.1%
Employment rate
67%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
25.6% / 0.6% / 54.8%
Walked or cycled to work
1.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
930 / 18 / 10 (+ 10 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
13.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 28.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified13.4% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified9.6% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational28.1% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below48.8% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Engineering and related technologies22.2%
Management and commerce18.7%
Education13.5%
Society and culture11.5%
Architecture and building10.8%
Health9.6%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,060
56th percentile in NSW · -1% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,600
56th percentile in NSW · -1% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
24th percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$49,299
20th percentile in NSW · -22% vs Australia
Residents with business income
8.0%
17th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2560 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
47,429
Taxpayers reporting net rent
5,053
Median net rent
-$3,011
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,774
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
-21%
Super vs state median
-30%
Business income vs state median
-20%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
6.4% speak a language other than English at home; 11.2% born overseas
Language at home
2,900 English only · 199 other
Non-English at home
6.4%
Born overseas
348 (11.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
167 (5.2%)
Australian citizens
2,996
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
11
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Arabic22 · 31%
Australian Indigenous languages6 · 8.5%
Croatian6 · 8.5%
Hindi6 · 8.5%
Spanish6 · 8.5%
Serbian5 · 7%
Thai5 · 7%
Greek4 · 5.6%
Religion
54.6%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 54.6%, while 38.1% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
38.1%
32.8%
Christianity
54.6%
47.6%
Other / not stated
7.3%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
29.3%
22.4%
Anglican
18.1%
11.9%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2560, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
471
Against the person
99
Against property
129
Rate per 1,000 residents
123.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 32 residents
State crime-rate percentile
86.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+1.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
29
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
7.61
Most common offence types
Breach Bail Conditions43
Domestic Violence Related Assault26
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment33
Malicious Damage To Property28
Transport Regulatory Offences129
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
989
Median ICSEA percentile
42th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
Appin Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 989 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 337 students · Top SEA quarter 9%View on My School →
School catchments
Ambarvale HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Appin PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Camden HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Douglas Park PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Heathcote HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Helensburgh PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Picton HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Wilton PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Well connected by public transport — 31 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.93
Sport & outdoors(8)
AppinCycling route
Kennedy CreekCycling route
Kennedy Creek WalkCycling route
Princes HighwayCycling route
Dharawal National ParkNature reserve
Dharawal State Conservation AreaNature reserve
Picnic area
Cataract Scout CampPublic toilets
Camping & holiday parks(12)
Cataract Scout CampCampground
Ground #1Campground
Ground #10Campground
Ground #2Campground
Ground #3Campground
Ground #4Campground
Ground #5Campground
Ground #6Campground
Ground #7Campground
Ground #8Campground
Ground #9Campground
Sandy PlateauCampground
Entertainment(1)
Viewpoint
Other(2)
Parking
Cataract Scout CampShelter
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
Nearest hospital
Campbelltown Hospital (14.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
19 BRENNAN CRESCENT APPIN 2560Under Assessment
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Residential Accommodation
44 MACQUARIEDALE ROAD APPIN 2560Under Assessment
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
11 CROWE STREET APPIN 2560Additional Information Requested
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
6 KENNEDY STREET APPIN 2560Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
28 BRENNAN CRESCENT APPIN 2560Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
12 ST JAMES PLACE APPIN 2560Under Assessment
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
3 THROSBY STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal)
4 76 APPIN ROAD APPIN 2560Under Assessment
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care
4 LEWIS STREET APPIN 2560Under Assessment
Subdivision
15 BROOKS POINT ROAD APPIN 2560Under Assessment
August 2026
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
19 FAHEY CRESCENT APPIN 2560Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
16 THROSBY STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
34 LIPPIATT CIRCUIT APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
22 THROSBY STREET APPIN 2560Determined
July 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
21A KERR STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
9 HENNING STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
4 BRENVILLE STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
20 THOMAS STREET APPIN 2560Determined
June 2026
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
32 BRENNAN CRESCENT APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
42 MACQUARIEDALE ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
42 CORNELIUS STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
46 MACQUARIEDALE ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
37 KOOLAHS STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Residential Accommodation
44 MACQUARIEDALE ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
4 THROSBY STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
35 SYKES AVENUE APPIN 2560Determined
May 2026
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
18 CORNELIUS STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
34 MACQUARIEDALE ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
8 CROWE STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
21 BRENNAN CRESCENT APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
20 THOMAS STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
13 FAHEY CRESCENT APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
14 Cornelius Street AppinDetermined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
33 LIPPIATT CIRCUIT APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Air-conditioning units; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Clothes hoists and clothes lines; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Fences; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Landscaping structures; Letterboxes; Pathways and paving; Rainwater tanks; Stairway
38 SYKES AVENUE APPIN 2560Determined
April 2026
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
48 SYKES AVENUE APPIN 2560Determined
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
2 SARAH PLACE APPIN 2560Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
26 MACQUARIEDALE ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
March 2026
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
25 KERR STREET APPIN 2560Determined
Shed; Erection of a new structure
LYSAGHT ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
2025· 7 proposals
December 2025
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
43 MACQUARIEDALE ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
34 LIPPIATT CIRCUIT APPIN 2560Determined
Demolition
280 APPIN ROAD APPIN 2560Determined
November 2025
Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Group home; Group home (permanent)
Windmill Hill Group, including RuinsWilton Road, AppinSHR
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Hume
Member of Parliament
Angus TAYLOR (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,449
Turnout (2025)
93.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.2 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 58.1%Labor 41.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 18.2 km away).
Coalition 55.7%Labor 44.3%
2.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.1 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
AppinLabor 44.3% · Coalition 55.7% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
Douglas ParkLabor 42.6% · Coalition 57.4% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
WiltonLabor 39.5% · Coalition 60.5% TPP (2025)11.2 km away
Mount AnnanLabor 49.2% · Coalition 50.8% TPP (2025)17.2 km away
Spring Farm CentralLabor 42.8% · Coalition 57.2% TPP (2025)17.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)