Willoughby

NSW

Willoughby is a growing region in NSW with 13,771 residents.

SA2 code: 121011687
State: NSW

Population

13,771

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+4.3%

3yr: +6.8% · 10yr: +8.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$596/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,880/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Willoughby (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +6.8%5yr: +4.3%10yr: +8.3%Total: +22.2%

Population grew from 11,270 to 13,771 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% 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 0.8%

Predominantly detached houses (60.5%), mixed tenure (68.9% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 60.5%

Apartments 27.7%

2,697 houses525 townhouses1,237 apartments

Tenure

Owned 36.4%

Mortgage 32.5%

Renting 29.0%

Owned 36.4%Mortgage 32.5%Renting 29.0%Other / NS 2.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

276 (6.2%)

2 bed

1,211 (27.3%)

3 bed

1,403 (31.6%)

4 bed

1,123 (25.3%)

5 bed

367 (8.3%)

6+ bed

60 (1.4%)