Silverwater - Newington is well-off — but barely growing
Silverwater - Newington 2128 · Auburn, Greater Sydney, NSW
Silverwater - Newington is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 9 of 10); still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $635 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1) — about $145 below the Greater Sydney median. The trade-offs: the population is barely moving.
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 37 and households on a median $2,272 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 Silverwater - Newington's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.
Too few properties sold in Silverwater - Newington'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.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Silverwater - Newington was $635, based on new bonds lodged in postcode 2128, for the 2026-Q1 quarter. That is $145 a week below the Greater Sydney median.
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 | $635 | — | $930 |
Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, based on new bonds in postcode 2128, 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.
Silverwater - Newington on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Silverwater - Newington, 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
Silverwater - Newington against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Silverwater - Newington population grew from 10,416 in 2016 to 9,305 in 2025, a change of -10.7% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
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| Year | Silverwater - Newington | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,416 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 10,502 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 10,429 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 10,192 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 9,924 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 9,341 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 9,102 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 9,029 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 9,298 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 9,305 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Silverwater - Newington gained 643 residents from internal migration and 264 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 967 people moved away — a net addition of -60 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+643
- Internal migration out+842
- Overseas migration in+264
- Natural increase+67
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 | 9,968 | 9,246 | -7.2% |
| Median age | 34 | 37 | +3 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,094/wk | $2,272/wk | +8.5% |
| Median weekly rent | $525/wk | $520/wk | -1.0% |
| Born overseas | 48.3% | 47.1% | -1.1 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 22.2%
- Mortgaged 39.4%
- Rented 36.6%
- Other / not stated 1.8%
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 8score 1,050
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,096
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,033
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,109
Safety context
NSW BOCSAR · June 2026How much crime is reported in Silverwater - Newington, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Most-reported offences · Silverwater - Newington, last 12 months
- Theft322 /100k+738% vs Greater Sydney↓ 14%
- Assault129 /100k+144% vs Greater Sydney↑ 20%
- Malicious damage to property97 /100k−66% vs Greater Sydney↑ 29%
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment75 /100k−76% vs Greater Sydney↑ 75%
- Drug offences32 /100k+97% vs Greater Sydney
Rate per 100,000 people in Silverwater - Newington; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, theft is reported most in Silverwater - Newington over the last 12 months, running 738% above the Greater Sydney rate and down on the year before.
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| Offence category | Suburb | Greater Sydney | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 322 per 100k | 38 per 100k | ↓ 14% vs prior year |
| Assault | 129 per 100k | 53 per 100k | ↑ 20% vs prior year |
| Malicious damage to property | 97 per 100k | 287 per 100k | ↑ 29% vs prior year |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 75 per 100k | 312 per 100k | ↑ 75% vs prior year |
| Drug offences | 32 per 100k | 16 per 100k | — |
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 Silverwater - Newington SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 supermarkets and 20 green spaces. For families: 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 8 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 2 sports fields. The nearest train station, Auburn, is about 2,200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 49 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Newington Public School
Supermarkets
- Woolworths Newington
- Newington Asian Grocery
Green spaces
- Newington Reserve
- Hume Park
- Buruwang Park
- Pierre de Coubertin Park
- Beaconsfield Street Reserve
- Blankers Koen Park
- Deakin Park
- Cumberland 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 Silverwater - Newington SA2 contains 1 school, and it is a government school. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Silverwater - Newington sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 84% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Newington Public School (primary), Auburn Girls High School (secondary), Granville Boys High School (secondary), Concord High School (secondary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Auburn North Public School (primary), Macarthur Girls High School (secondary), Homebush Boys High School (secondary), Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School (secondary).
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Show school list
- Newington Public School · State
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 Auburn
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereSilverwater - Newington+0.1%
- 01Wentworth Point - Sydney Olympic Park+5.5%
- 02Auburn - North+2.5%
- 03Lidcombe+2.3%
- 04Auburn - Central+1.9%
- 05Regents Park+0.8%
- 06Auburn - South+0.4%
- 07Berala+0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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