Melrose Park vs Wentworth Point
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Melrose ParkParramatta | Wentworth PointParramatta |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | not available | not available |
| Median unit price | $753,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $780,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $700/wk | $808/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | not available | not available |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 2,059 | 12,703 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 64% | 0% |
| Townhouses | 5% | 0% |
| Apartments/units | 31% | 99% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 14.0 km | 13.1 km |
| Train stations | 0 | 0 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 13% | 0% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Ermington PS, Melrose Park PS, West Ryde PS | Wentworth PPS |
| Secondary | Marsden HS, Riverside GHS | Concord HS, Homebush BHS, Wentworth Point HS |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Around the state average | Around the state average |
Key differences
- Wentworth Point is higher on median weekly rent (by about 15%).
- Wentworth Point is higher on population (by about 517%).
- Melrose Park is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 13 percentage points).
- Melrose Park is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 64 percentage points).
- Melrose Park is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 50%).
The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $753,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2114 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 1.1% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2114 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median. The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $780,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2127 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 2.2% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2127 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median.