Campsie (2194) is a high-density, multicultural suburb in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, located approximately 13 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD on the southern bank of the Cooks River. Its SEIFA IRSAD score of 954 places it in decile 4 of 10 nationally and at the 38th percentile within New South Wales, meaning it sits in the lower-middle band of relative socio-economic advantage. That reading reflects a population with below-average household incomes and a higher share of residents in lower-skilled occupations compared with the national mean of 1000. For investors, this postcode-level signal feeds directly into PropertyRanker's economic_strength, hazard_risk, and entry_point_risk criteria, but it is one of twelve inputs and cannot determine the outcome for any individual listing.
ABS 2021 IRSAD release. Score 954 (national mean = 1000).
A decile 4 SEIFA reading in an inner-ring Sydney suburb carries a different investment implication than the same reading in a regional town. Campsie's relative disadvantage sits alongside genuine locational assets: a train station with direct access to the Sydney CBD, a dense retail and services strip along Beamish Street, and proximity to higher-SEIFA neighbours such as Earlwood and Hurlstone Park. The suburb's dwelling stock is dominated by medium and high-density units, which shapes the yield and vacancy profile considerably. Investors targeting the Capital Growth strategy (anchored around 3.5 percent gross yield) will find the unit market more relevant than the thin freestanding house supply. Those running a Balanced strategy (around 5 percent) should examine whether current asking rents on specific units clear that threshold after strata levies, given the density of competing stock in the postcode. The mid-band SEIFA score signals that tenant demand is likely to be price-sensitive, which supports occupancy in softer markets but can compress achievable rents when supply rises. The score also flags that the area carries above-average entry_point_risk in PropertyRanker's model, meaning the tool will weight affordability stress and economic resilience more cautiously here than in a decile 7 or 8 suburb. That is not a disqualifier; it is a prompt to verify the specific asset more carefully.
Campsie NSW 2194 houses recorded a median sale price of $1.9M with 12.6% annual growth and 82 sales over the past 12 months, per propertyvalue.com.au (Cotality/CoreLogic data). Vendor discounting averaged -4.6% and average days on market sits at 26 days, indicating sellers are holding reasonable pricing power. HtAG Analytics (July 2026) reports stock on market at just 0.34% and a vacancy rate of 1.11%, supporting continued price momentum.
Anchor points pulled per refresh from publicly available suburb profiles. Approximate; not a moving average.
Vacancy at 1.11% is tight and stock on market is very low at 0.34% (HtAG Analytics), pointing to a tightening rental and sales supply environment, while days on market (26 days) and vendor discounting (-4.6%) are stable, compositing to a warming band.
Sources: Campsie NSW 2194 Property Market and House Prices 2026 (2026-07-07); Campsie House Prices & Property Trends (2026-01-01); Campsie NSW 2194: Suburb Profile & Property Report (2026-08-17); Campsie NSW Suburb Profile - Smart Property Investment (2026-01-01) · Refreshed 9 Sep 2026
PropertyRanker scores any Australian property against 12 criteria across three pillars: Growth, Cashflow, and Risk. SEIFA is a primary signal for economic strength and a supporting one for entry-price risk. It also informs the crime side of hazard risk, though physical overlays like flood, bushfire and coastal exposure, and recorded crime data where available, take priority there. The decile of 4 shown above gives a listing in Campsie a broadly mid-band starting line on economic strength and entry-price risk relative to the national median postcode.
On top of that, PropertyRanker chooses one of four strategies (Balanced, Growth, Yield, Regional) and applies a per-strategy yield anchor. The anchors are 3.5% for Growth, 5% for Balanced, 6% for Yield, and 7% for Regional. A mid-band postcode does not favour one strategy outright; Balanced (5% anchor) is the common fit, with Yield (6%) reachable where a specific listing rent-to-price ratio supports it.
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Before drawing any conclusion from the SEIFA reading, an investor should confirm several things at the listing level. First, check the current SQM vacancy rate for postcode 2194, because a mid-SEIFA suburb with low vacancy can still deliver reliable income, while a high-SEIFA suburb with rising vacancy can underperform. Second, for any strata title, obtain the owners corporation financials and confirm the sinking fund is adequately funded; Campsie's older unit stock carries meaningful body corporate risk. Third, review flood and planning overlay status, as parts of the Cooks River corridor carry inundation risk that a postcode-level SEIFA score cannot capture. Fourth, compare the asking price against recent comparable sales in the same street or building, not just the suburb median. Run the specific listing through PropertyRanker to receive a verdict that accounts for all twelve scoring criteria, including the live SQM vacancy, overlay status, and pricing against recent comparable sales that a postcode-level reading cannot see.
Campsie's SEIFA IRSAD score of 954 (decile 4 nationally, 38th percentile in NSW) indicates below-average socio-economic conditions relative to the national mean, which PropertyRanker treats as a cautionary signal in its economic_strength and entry_point_risk criteria. That said, the suburb's inner south-west Sydney location, train access, and dense rental demand mean individual listings can still score well across all twelve criteria. Whether a specific property here suits an investment strategy depends on the asset type, current vacancy, strata health, and pricing, not on the postcode SEIFA reading alone.
Campsie's unit-heavy stock and mid-band SEIFA profile make it most relevant to investors running a Capital Growth or Balanced strategy, where gross yield anchors sit around 3.5 to 5 percent. The High Yield strategy (around 6 percent) and Regional strategy (around 7 percent) are harder to justify in an inner Sydney postcode at current price levels, though individual listings with favourable purchase prices could still clear those thresholds. Score the specific listing in PropertyRanker to see which strategy the model assigns based on live yield and risk inputs.
The primary risks flagged by a decile 4 SEIFA reading are economic sensitivity among tenants and above-average entry_point_risk, meaning the suburb's income base offers less buffer during economic downturns than higher-decile areas. Campsie's high unit density also creates supply-side risk: new apartment completions in the Canterbury-Bankstown corridor can push vacancy up and compress rents. Parts of the suburb near the Cooks River carry flood overlay risk that must be checked at the individual lot level, and older strata buildings may carry deferred maintenance costs that erode net returns.
PropertyRanker uses the SEIFA IRSAD reading as a primary input for three of its twelve scoring criteria: economic_strength, hazard_risk, and entry_point_risk. For Campsie, the raw score of 954 (below the national mean of 1000) will apply a moderate downward weighting to those three criteria. The remaining nine criteria, including current SQM vacancy, body corporate health, flood and planning overlay status, and pricing against recent comparable sales, are assessed at the listing level and can move the overall score materially in either direction.
Earlwood (2206) and Hurlstone Park (2193) are generally regarded as more established owner-occupier markets with a different dwelling mix and, in many cases, a higher SEIFA profile than Campsie. That typically translates to lower gross yields but stronger economic_strength scores in PropertyRanker's model. Campsie's relatively lower entry prices and higher rental density can offer a different risk-return trade-off, but investors should score listings across all three suburbs in PropertyRanker rather than relying on suburb-level comparisons, because individual asset quality and strata conditions vary significantly within each postcode.
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