Newtown (2042) sits within the Inner West LGA. Whether you are buying as an investor or comparing ownership to renting, the rental market data below gives you a current-state picture of what tenants are paying and what gross yield looks like relative to recent sale prices. Yield figures use the median dwelling price for the postcode as the denominator.
Can I afford Newtown?
Rental market in Newtown
Median weekly rent from lodged bonds. Sep 2025. Based on 45 new bond lodgements this quarter.
Rents here are at the higher end for Sydney. Higher holding costs for investors; higher savings pressure for renters.
Median weekly rent · Unit · 2 bed
$800per week
Sep 2025 · 45 bonds lodged
Quarterly trend · last 12 quarters
Nearby suburbs · same combination
Erskineville2043
$1,000▲$200
0.9 km away
Camperdown2050
$950▲$150
1.4 km away
Alexandria2015
$900▲$100
1.6 km away
Chippendale2008
$1,190▲$390
2.3 km away
NSW DCJ Rental Bond Board↗ · Sep 2025 · CC BY. Cells with 10 or fewer bond lodgements are suppressed; cells with 30 or fewer have the bond count suppressed but rent published. Figures are transacted rents, not asking rents.
Rental yield in Sydney's established suburbs tends to run below the broader market because capital growth expectations are already priced into sale prices. If Newtown shows a gross yield meaningfully above 4%, it is worth checking whether that reflects genuine demand or a subdued sale price (which can itself be a signal of weaker capital growth prospects). Strong yield and strong capital growth in the same suburb is uncommon but does occur in transition areas.
