Question 1

Is Yagoona a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Yagoona is an established inner-suburban pocket in south-west Sydney with a practical, everyday feel. It centres on a modest shopping precinct around Yagoona station on the Bankstown line and along Rookwood Road, where supermarkets, takeaway eateries and local services gather. Streets near the station are mainly post-war weatherboard and brick houses, while nearby blocks increasingly include low-rise units and newer infill apartments.

Home to 19,651 people with a median age of 34, Yagoona is weighted towards families, with couple families with children the largest group. It attracts a multicultural mix of families, tradespeople and first home buyers. Homes are mostly owner-occupied though renting is common. Public transport is a local strength: the rail corridor is being converted to Sydney Metro standards and the station has been upgraded with new lifts, stairs and platform works. Everyday amenity includes neighbourhood parks and sporting fields, a council-operated community centre, scheduled sports lighting upgrades at Graf Park, EV chargers at the Church Road car park, and a planned co-located preschool at Yagoona Public School. Whether it suits you depends on the sort of suburb you want.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Yagoona?

Accepted Answer

Against what a typical household in Yagoona earned at the most recent Census ($1,438 a week), housing costs look stretched. An $800 a week house rent would take about 55.6% of that weekly income, and a $600 a week unit rent about 41.7% — both are a large share of a typical local household's income at the last Census. On the buying side, a $1,580,000 median house works out to about 21.1 times a typical local annual household income at the most recent Census, while a $560,000 median unit is about 7.5 times; both sit well above local annual incomes, with the house multiple notably larger than the unit multiple.

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 Yagoona a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Houses have been the stronger performer in Yagoona over the past 12 months. Median house values climbed 10.2%, a strong rise, while median unit values increased 8.1%, a solid gain. On the rental side, house rents rose 6.7%, a solid increase, and unit rents rose 3.4%, a modest rise. That means both the price and the rent for houses lifted more than for units this year, so the house side outpaced the unit side on both capital growth and rental income over the period.

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	$1.58M	$560K
Change in value Past 12 months	10.2%	8.1%
Sold Past 3 months	30	13
Median days on market Past 12 months	45	26
Average rent Past 12 months	$800	$600
Change in rent Past 12 months	6.7%	3.4%

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