Malabar - La Perouse

NSW

Malabar - La Perouse is a declining region in NSW with 11,097 residents.

SA2 code: 118021652
State: NSW

Population

11,097

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.3%

3yr: +4.4% · 10yr: +0.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$535/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,215/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Malabar - La Perouse (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.4%5yr: -0.3%10yr: +0.6%Total: +39.0%

Population grew from 7,983 to 11,097 over 24 years, averaging 1.4% 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 12.0%

Mostly detached houses (46.6%), mixed tenure (59.6% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 46.6%

Apartments 39.5%

1,641 houses489 townhouses1,388 apartments

Tenure

Owned 32.0%

Mortgage 27.6%

Renting 36.6%

Owned 32.0%Mortgage 27.6%Renting 36.6%Other / NS 3.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

545 (16.1%)

2 bed

687 (20.3%)

3 bed

978 (28.9%)

4 bed

834 (24.7%)

5 bed

264 (7.8%)

6+ bed

74 (2.2%)