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Renting and moving

• 7,096 new rental bonds were lodged with NSW Fair Trading for homes in postcode 2017 from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026.
• The median weekly rent on new bonds for flats, houses and townhouses in postcode 2017 was $1,060 (Sep 2025–Aug 2026, 6,798 bonds).
• 6,229 rental bonds were refunded for homes in postcode 2017 from Jul 2025 to Jun 2026.
• In 57% of those refunds, nothing was paid to the landlord or agent: the whole bond went back to the tenant.
• The median refunded bond had been held for 12.5 months.

Median weekly rent by home, postcode 2017, Sep 2025–Aug 2026:

• 1-bedroom unit$850
• 2-bedroom unit$1,200
• 3-bedroom unit$1,550
• 2-bedroom townhouse$1,025
• 3-bedroom townhouse$1,350
• 2-bedroom house$1,175
• 3-bedroom house$1,292.50
• 4-bedroom house$1,600

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Homes, households and weather

• At the 2021 Census, households in Waterloo averaged 1.8 people.
• Homes in Waterloo averaged 1.1 people per bedroom at the 2021 Census.
• At the 2021 Census, 40% of Waterloo households were one person living alone.
• At the 2021 Census, 20% of families in Waterloo were couples with children.
• At the 2021 Census, 6% of Waterloo households had four or more people usually living in them.
• At the 2021 Census, 91% of occupied flats and apartments in Waterloo were in blocks of four or more storeys.
• At Sydney (Observatory Hill), 4.5 km from the suburb, afternoon humidity averages 57% (64% in February) and rain falls on about 100 days a year; the wettest month is June. Damp months bring mould: how to get rid of mould.