Mortlake vs Putney
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | MortlakeCanada Bay | PutneyRyde |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | not available | $2,853,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median unit price | $987,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $745,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $865/wk | $780/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | not available | 1.42% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 1,954 | 4,097 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 6% | 84% |
| Townhouses | 14% | 15% |
| Apartments/units | 79% | 1% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 10.0 km | 10.6 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 | 8% | 11% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Mortlake PS | Putney PS, Ryde PS |
| Secondary | Concord HS | Riverside GHS, Ryde SC |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Around the state average | Around the state average |
Key differences
- Mortlake is higher on median unit price (by about 32%).
- Mortlake is higher on median weekly rent (by about 11%).
- Putney is higher on population (by about 110%).
- Putney is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 78 percentage points).
The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $987,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2137 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 1.8% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2137 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median. The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $2,853,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2112 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 7.7% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $745,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2112.