Question 1

Is Narellan a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Narellan is a long-established township turned suburban centre with a historic village heart alongside the large Narellan Town Centre. The village offers cafes and antique and boutique shops, while housing ranges from older cottages near the village to brick family homes in planned estates and larger rural-residential blocks on the fringes that reflect the area’s equestrian and small-acreage character. Parks, sporting fields and community facilities cater to families. The local population is 3,358, the median age is 36, couple families with children are the largest family group at 41.8%, and owner-occupied homes make up 62.4% of dwellings.

Regular buses and major roads such as the Hume Motorway and Camden Valley Way connect Narellan with regional rail and neighbouring centres. Council-led planning for the town centre and a package of upgrades aim to improve public spaces, add planting, a new playground, a small event space, murals, a kiosk and better active-transport and pedestrian links. If you want a mix of a village centre plus a major shopping hub, a housing mix geared toward families and some rural-fringe space, Narellan offers that combination; whether it suits you depends on what you value in a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Narellan?

Accepted Answer

A house in Narellan at the current median of $1,088,500 works out to about 12.3 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which sits well above what local households earned at the last Census. Rents run to $678 a week for houses and $545 a week for units; against a weekly household income of $1,706 at the last Census, that means house rent would take about 39.7% of a typical local household's weekly income and unit rent about 31.9%.

On these figures, renting would take a sizeable share of a typical local household's income at the last Census, and buying sits much further above local incomes. 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.

Question 3

Is Narellan a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

The clearest pattern in Narellan over the past 12 months is that houses have outperformed units on price growth. Median house values rose 7.8% while unit values crept up 1.8%. On the income side, house rents increased 4.3% and unit rents rose 2.8%.

Put simply, the figures show stronger capital growth for houses this year and stronger rental growth for houses than for units in absolute terms, while unit rents slightly outpaced unit values. Which of those outcomes matters most depends on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income and 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.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.09M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	7.8%	1.8%
Sold Past 3 months	16	3
Median days on market Past 12 months	19	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$678	$545
Change in rent Past 12 months	4.3%	2.8%

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