Swansea, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 5,044
- Median age
- 53
- Household income
- $1,037/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 66%
- Renting
- 28%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Awaba Station · 12 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Belmont Hospital · 7.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.00m
Median unit (5 yr)
$635k
Sales (5 yr)
457
Sales (12 mths)
74
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
502 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 0.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Swansea PS
Secondary
Swansea HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Swansea - Caves Beach
District population (2025)
13,147
+13% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
67
houses 61 · other 6
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Swansea:
- Wallace Street (220)
- Pacific Highway (170)
- Wood Street (167)
- Lake Road (144)
- Belmont Street (123)
- Northcote Avenue (120)
- Pelican Street (113)
- Bowman Street (112)
- Galgabba Street (81)
- Parbury Road (81)
- Boyd Street (79)
- Milray Street (73)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.