St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point property market: the official numbers
St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, NSW, in official numbers: the people, the rents, the repayments, and the pay cheques behind them. Every figure below is ABS Census 2021 data, linked at the bottom so you can check it yourself.
The straight answer
Median rent in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point was $360 a week at the 2021 Census — 4% below the national median. Rent all but covered the typical mortgage repayment ($1,560 against $1,618 a month) — that's a cashflow shape, not a scarcity story.
The key numbers
The typical repayment ran at about 31% of the median household income. These are point-in-time medians from August 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — repayments especially, after the 2022–24 rate rises — so compare places with them; don't price today with them.
Rent against the repayment
At the census, the typical monthly rent worked out to $1,560 against a typical mortgage repayment of $1,618:
How to read the rent-repayment gap
The mortgage figure reflects loans and rates as at August 2021, before the 2022–24 rate rises — today's repayment on a new loan would be higher. The rent figure is what tenants were actually paying, not today's asking rents. The useful signal is the shape: where rent and repayments sit close together, buying has historically competed well with renting here; where repayments tower over rent, the market prices in growth. Run your own numbers with the mortgage vs invest tool or what can I afford?
Who owns, who rents
Renters are 23.8% of St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point households. If you're buying to let, that's the depth of your market — on the thin side.
Who lives here
What the age mix means for housing
A heavy 25–44 band usually means family housing demand (and pressure on 3–4 bedroom stock); a heavy 65+ band signals downsizer and retiree demand (units, single-level living, proximity to health care). St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point's median age of 50 sits above the national median of 38.
What keeps St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point employed
health care & social assistance employs 16.2% of St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point's 7,427 workers (Census 2021). Local housing demand rises and falls with it.
Buying costs in NSW, exactly
Current sale prices live behind licensed feeds we won't republish. The costs of buying don't — they're public and exact:
- Stamp duty in New South Wales — exact duty and first-home-buyer concessions.
- What can I afford? — borrowing power, price range and all-in upfront cash.
- The official NSW price trend — ABS state-level values since 2011, interactive.
Quick answers
What is the median rent in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point?
At the 2021 Census the median rent in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point was $360 a week — 4% below the national median ($375/wk). Rents have moved since 2021; check current listings for today's asking rents.
How many people live in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point?
20,105 people at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 50 (national median: 38). St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point is one of New South Wales's significant urban areas as defined by the ABS.
What do people in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point do for work?
The biggest employing industry is health care & social assistance, followed by construction (ABS Census 2021). The industry mix shapes how resilient local housing demand is.
So, who buys here?
Your call
On the census shape, St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point suits the cashflow buyer: the typical rent ($1,560/mo) sat right up against the typical repayment ($1,618/mo). It's a weaker fit for anyone banking on scarcity to do the work. Note the age mix too: 30.6% of St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point is 65 or over, so demand skews to single-level homes and units, and stock turns over slowly.
Whatever you do, check the things the census can't show: today's asking rents, vacancy and days on market in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point. Then run your own numbers: what can I afford? for borrowing power and upfront cash, and the New South Wales stamp duty calculator for the tax bill.
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General information only — not financial or property advice. All figures are ABS Census 2021 ( official QuickStats for St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, CC-BY 4.0), which predates the 2022–24 rate rises; conditions have moved since. Last reviewed 10 July 2026.