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Living in Waterloo, NSW
Waterloo is in the Sydney council area. About 16,379 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Sydney and New South Wales.
Rent now
$1,050 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Waterloo and Zetland (2017), the postcode most of Waterloo is in, in the June quarter 2026. Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Waterloo | Sydney | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 34 | 39 |
| People per home | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $2,028 | $2,212 | $1,829 |
Homes
| Measure | Waterloo | Sydney | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 6% | 14% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 18% | 19% | 33% |
| Rented | 74% | 65% | 33% |
| Separate houses | 0% | 2% | 66% |
| Flats and apartments | 91% | 79% | 22% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $530 | $550 | $420 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $2,500 | $2,700 | $2,167 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Waterloo | Sydney | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 38% | 39% | 9% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 12% | 14% | 52% |
| Went to work by car | 20% | 16% | 54% |
| Went to work by public transport | 8% | 9% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 9% | 12% | 3% |
| Worked from home | 59% | 59% | 36% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Schools
In Waterloo
- Yudi Gunyi School Government, special
Within 2 km
- Green Square Public School Government, primary, 0.9 km
- Alexandria Park Community School Government, primary and secondary, 1.1 km
- Inner Sydney High School Government, secondary, 1.2 km
- Bourke Street Public School Government, primary, 1.3 km
- Sydney Girls High School Government, secondary, 1.3 km
- Central Sydney Intensive English High School Government, secondary, 1.4 km
- Sydney Boys High School Government, secondary, 1.4 km
- Sydney Distance Education Primary School Government, primary, 1.6 km
- Darlington Public School Government, primary, 1.9 km
- Kensington Public School Government, primary, 1.9 km
School zones for 2026
- Alexandria Park Community School primary
- Alexandria Park Community School high school
The middle of Waterloo is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Waterloo. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- The state's map shows no bushfire-prone land in Waterloo.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Sydney
- What it costs to live in Sydney: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Sydney with another area.
- Is living in Waterloo worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Sydney.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Sydney figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Schools: NSW Department of Education, CC BY. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.