Merewether - The Junction

NSW

Merewether - The Junction is a growing region in NSW with 14,975 residents.

SA2 code: 111031228
State: NSW

Population

14,975

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.3%

3yr: +2.2% · 10yr: +5.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$420/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,277/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Merewether - The Junction (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.2%5yr: +3.3%10yr: +5.3%Total: +13.7%

Population grew from 13,169 to 14,975 over 24 years, averaging 0.5% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 4.0%

Predominantly detached houses (62.5%), mixed tenure (66.1% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 62.5%

Townhouses 18.7%

Apartments 18.8%

3,491 houses1,042 townhouses1,050 apartments

Tenure

Owned 35.9%

Mortgage 30.2%

Renting 32.2%

Owned 35.9%Mortgage 30.2%Renting 32.2%Other / NS 1.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

337 (6.1%)

2 bed

1,383 (25.1%)

3 bed

1,966 (35.7%)

4 bed

1,394 (25.3%)

5 bed

381 (6.9%)

6+ bed

52 (0.9%)