Cobbitty - Bringelly is one of Sydney's fastest-growing suburbs — but expensive to rent
Cobbitty - Bringelly 2556 · Bringelly - Green Valley, Greater Sydney, NSW
Cobbitty - Bringelly is 4th fastest-growing of 336 Greater Sydney suburbs; among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 8 of 10). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Leppington, about 11.1 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 35 and households on a median $2,273 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, NSW DCJ median rents, NSW DCJ median sale prices, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reported offences, OpenStreetMap and ACARA Schools NSW / NSW Dept of Education · figures current to September 2026.
What it costs to buy
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4Median sale price from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's recorded property sales. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Too few properties sold in Cobbitty - Bringelly's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.
Too few properties sold in Cobbitty - Bringelly's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $1,200,000 is shown instead.
This is the median price of properties recorded as sold this quarter — settlement can lag a purchase decision by weeks, so the most recent quarter can revise slightly as more sales are recorded.
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| Quarter | Median price | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q4 | $1,200,000 | — | $1,200,000 |
Sale price data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, December 2025 release. Figures are the median for properties sold in the quarter. DCJ suppresses a median where too few properties sold.
What it costs to rent
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Too few new bonds were lodged in Cobbitty - Bringelly's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.
Too few new bonds were lodged in Cobbitty - Bringelly's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $780 is shown instead.
This is the median rent on new leases signed this quarter, not what existing tenants pay. It usually runs higher than the Census figure.
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| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $780 | — | $930 |
Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, March 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. DCJ suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
Cobbitty - Bringelly on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Cobbitty - Bringelly, NSW.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Cobbitty - Bringelly against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Cobbitty - Bringelly population grew from 2,668 in 2016 to 6,281 in 2025, a change of 135.4% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
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| Year | Cobbitty - Bringelly | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,668 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 3,214 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 3,783 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 4,167 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 4,511 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 4,781 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 4,994 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 5,379 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 5,778 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 6,281 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Cobbitty - Bringelly gained 912 residents from internal migration and 15 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 500 people moved away — a net addition of 427 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+912
- Internal migration out+494
- Overseas migration in+15
- Natural increase+76
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,600 | 4,761 | +83% |
| Median age | 39 | 35 | -4 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,064/wk | $2,273/wk | +10% |
| Median weekly rent | $525/wk | $530/wk | +1.0% |
| Born overseas | 16.6% | 18.3% | +1.8 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 26.1%
- Mortgaged 44.7%
- Rented 20.0%
- Other / not stated 9.2%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 9score 1,065
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,071
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,119
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 6score 1,011
Safety context
NSW BOCSAR · June 2026How much crime is reported in Cobbitty - Bringelly, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Most-reported offences · Cobbitty - Bringelly, last 12 months
- Assault589 /100k+1017% vs Greater Sydney↑ 48%
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment478 /100k+53% vs Greater Sydney↓ 12%
- Malicious damage to property398 /100k+39% vs Greater Sydney↓ 29%
- Theft207 /100k+438% vs Greater Sydney↓ 32%
- Drug offences96 /100k+483% vs Greater Sydney↓ 33%
Rate per 100,000 people in Cobbitty - Bringelly; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, assault is reported most in Cobbitty - Bringelly over the last 12 months, running 1017% above the Greater Sydney rate and up on the year before.
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| Offence category | Suburb | Greater Sydney | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 589 per 100k | 53 per 100k | ↑ 48% vs prior year |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 478 per 100k | 312 per 100k | ↓ 12% vs prior year |
| Malicious damage to property | 398 per 100k | 287 per 100k | ↓ 29% vs prior year |
| Theft | 207 per 100k | 38 per 100k | ↓ 32% vs prior year |
| Drug offences | 96 per 100k | 16 per 100k | ↓ 33% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of New South Wales (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research), used under CC BY 4.0, updated June 2026. Matched to this suburb from BOCSAR’s own locality-level data — see the safest/highest-crime rankings’ methodology for the locality-to-suburb matching used. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Cobbitty - Bringelly SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 1 supermarket and 8 green spaces. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café and 1 restaurant. Staying active: 3 sports fields. The nearest train station, Leppington, is about 11,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 16 bus stops here.
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Schools
- Cobbitty Public School
- Macarthur Anglican School
- Mater Dei Special School
Supermarkets
- Aldi
Green spaces
- Clifton Park
Schools
Every open NSW school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Cobbitty - Bringelly SA2 contains 3 schools — 1 primary school and 2 special schools, of which 1 is government and 2 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1015 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Cobbitty - Bringelly sits in decile 6 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 53% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Cobbitty Public School (primary), Elderslie High School (secondary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Narellan Public School (primary), Camden Public School (primary), Harrington Park Public School (primary), Bringelly Public School (primary), Oran Park Public School (primary), Rossmore Public School (primary), Camden High School (secondary), John Edmondson High School (secondary), Elizabeth Macarthur High School (secondary).
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Show school list
- Cobbitty Public School · State
- Aspect Macarthur School · Non-Government
- Mater Dei School · Non-Government
School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Bringelly - Green Valley
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereCobbitty - Bringelly+8.7%
- 01Austral - Greendale+15.8%
- 02Leppington - Catherine Field+8.6%
- 03Oran Park+6.7%
- 04Gledswood Hills - Gregory Hills+4.6%
- 05West Hoxton - Middleton Grange+1.2%
- 06Ashcroft - Busby - Miller+0.7%
- 07Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill - Horningsea Park+0.4%
- 08Green Valley+0.0%
- 09Badgerys Creek+0.0%
- 10Hinchinbrook-0.0%
- 11Cecil Hills-0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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