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Mascot sits immediately beside Sydney Airport and centres on a compact village around Mascot railway station and Botany Road. The neighbourhood mixes older weatherboard cottages and interwar terraces with a steady ribbon of medium-density apartments, with pockets of light industry and airport-related businesses around the edges. Residents include long-term locals, airport and logistics workers and younger professionals. Day-to-day life combines café culture and small shops with parkland, sports fields and easy access to Botany Bay and riverside walks, though aviation activity is a constant part of the soundscape.

About 21,591 people live in Mascot, with a median age of 30 and a median total household income of $2,254 a week, roughly $117,200 a year. Renting is the most common tenure at 58.3% of households, so the area tends to suit people who value strong transport links, nearby village amenities and a mixed housing stock rather than a predominantly owner-occupied suburb. Recent station upgrades and a number of town centre, transport and housing projects are shaping the precinct; whether Mascot suits you will come down to how you balance proximity to the airport with those local conveniences.

Against what a typical household in Mascot earned at the last Census, both renting and buying look stretched. A house rent of $1,200 a week would take about 53.2% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and a unit rent of $1,050 a week would take about 46.6% — both are a large share of income. On the buying side, the median house price of $2,000,000 is about 17.1 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, while the median unit price of $845,000 is about 7.2 times that income; both sit well above local incomes, with the house multiple especially high.

Which measure matters most depends on whether you plan to rent or buy: renters should look at the rent share of income, while buyers will want to consider the price multiple of annual household income. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

In Mascot over the past year, house rents jumped 13.7% while median house values rose a more modest 4.6%, meaning the rent a house earns grew substantially faster than its price. On the unit side, median values climbed 5.6% and unit rents rose 5.0%, so unit values and rents moved at a similar, solid pace with values a little ahead.

If you are prioritising rental income, the 13.7% rise in house rents is the standout figure. If capital growth matters more, note the 5.6% increase in unit values and the 4.6% rise in house values. Which of those outcomes matters to you depends on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.