NSW · Liverpool Council

Len Waters Estate, 2171

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,295,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$800/wk
  • Leafy
  • Regional centre
What Len Waters Estate is known for: Leafy, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Len Waters Estate is a major regional centre in New South Wales, in Liverpool Council.

School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places. Reported offences have fallen 12% year on year, and green cover is an exceptional strength. Trade-offs centre on weaker public transport, thinner park access and limited amenity for the price, with public transport 89% below the peer median.

Len Waters Estate is a better fit for people who value lower crime and school access more than public transport.

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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in New South Wales (276)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Green cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Public transport coverage is sparse
  • Park access is a relative weakness
  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Len Waters Estate compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.29M

+13% change

Median rent

$800/wk

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

2nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

School ICSEA

38th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$800
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
119
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,295,000
Median price change
+12.6%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

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.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$60,684

66th percentile in NSW · +3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,477

66th percentile in NSW · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
20.0%

81st percentile in NSW · +45% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$54,286

26th percentile in NSW · -14% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

37th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2171 — 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
22,556
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,574
Median net rent
-$3,942
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,234
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
+43%
Super vs state median
-23%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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 2171, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
55
Against the person
21
Against property
26
Rate per 1,000 residents
20.8
State crime-rate percentile
2.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-12.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
55
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
20.79

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault7
  • Fraud6
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment8
  • Malicious Damage To Property6
  • Steal From Motor Vehicle4

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
979.5
Median ICSEA percentile
38th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Hinchinbrook Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 959 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 82% · 487 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Middleton Grange Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1010 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 71% · 465 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Hoxton Park High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 940 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 82% · 895 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Thomas Hassall Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 1,721 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Good Samaritan Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1006 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 92% · 1,297 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • James Busby High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 902 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 81% · 544 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Cecil Hills High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 986 · 40th percentile · LBOTE 85% · 1,342 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Green Valley Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 973 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 85% · 365 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Cecil Hills HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Cecil Hills PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Hinchinbrook PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Hoxton Park HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Middleton Grange 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

Public transport

7 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Airfield Dr After Aviation Rd
  • Airfield Dr Before Aviation Rd
  • Airfield Dr Opp Airfield Drive Bus Depot
  • Airfield Drive Bus Depot, Airfield Dr
  • Airfield Drive Bus Depot, Airfield Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

31 mapped amenities

1 supermarkets · 5 fast food · 2 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
Walkability proxy
46/100
Food & drink(5)
  • Fast food
  • Guzman y GomezFast food
  • Manoosh & CoFast food

    Unit 4 501 Cowpasture Road

  • McDonald'sFast food
  • OportoFast food
Shopping(3)
  • EG AustraliaConvenience store
  • Bunnings WarehouseHardware store
  • AldiSupermarket

    501 Cowpasture Road

Everyday services(2)
  • BPPetrol station
  • EG AustraliaPetrol station
Sport & outdoors(7)
  • Cowpasture Road (eastside)Cycling route
  • Cowpasture Road (westside)Cycling route
  • Cowpasture Road Shared PathCycling route
  • Elizabeth Drive CyclewayCycling route
  • Hinchinbrook Creek shared pathCycling route
  • M7 CyclewayCycling route
  • Middleton GrangeCycling route
Transport(4)

4 bus stops

Other(2)
  • Parking (9)
  • Parking Space

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
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
29.1%
Woodland / forest cover
29.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
25°C

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
Sydney Southwest Private Hospital (7.0 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%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
67
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.3

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.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

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%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 2 proposals
  • June 2026

  • Warehouse or distribution centre; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 BLACKBIRD CLOSE LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Under Assessment
  • February 2026

  • Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    515 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Withdrawn
2025· 4 proposals
  • August 2025

  • Industrial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    2 AIRFIELD DRIVE LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
  • July 2025

  • Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    515 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
  • June 2025

  • Warehouse or distribution centre; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 BLACKBIRD CLOSE LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
  • March 2025

  • Commercial development; Erection of a new structure
    525 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
2023· 1 proposal
  • May 2023

  • Alterations and additions to industrial development
    AIRFIELD DRIVE LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
2022· 1 proposal
  • September 2022

  • Shop top housing
    525 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
2021· 3 proposals
  • August 2021

  • Food and drink premises
    501 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
  • June 2021

  • Food and drink premises
    501 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Rejected
  • February 2021

  • Other
    490 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined
2020· 1 proposal
  • December 2020

  • Alterations and additions to commercial development
    515 COWPASTURE ROAD LEN WATERS ESTATE 2171Determined

Data sources & freshness

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
Werriwa
Member of Parliament
Anne Maree STANLEY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,790
Turnout (2025)
89.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.2%Labor 56.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.1 km away).

Coalition 47.3%Labor 52.7%

4.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Hinchinbrook NorthLabor 52.5% · Coalition 47.5% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • HinchinbrookLabor 55.8% · Coalition 44.2% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • Middleton GrangeLabor 41.1% · Coalition 58.9% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Hinchinbrook EastLabor 52.8% · Coalition 47.2% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Green Valley WestLabor 56.7% · Coalition 43.3% TPP (2025)1.4 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.

Data sources & freshness

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