A bayside suburb on the Parramatta River about 16 km west of the Sydney CBD, described by Wikipedia as a picturesque suburb north of Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, in the City of Canada Bay local government area. The name is an Aboriginal word meaning 'by the water'. Cabarita was once swampland and heavy industry, since replaced by housing, and today it blends federation-era homes with newer waterfront communities such as Cape Cabarita and Edgewood. It is a small suburb — 1,933 residents at the 2021 census, 63.1% born in Australia — centred on Cabarita Park and the peninsula shoreline, with the river beach, parkland and village strip along Cabarita Road giving it a leafy, waterfront-village character.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Inner West |
| Council (LGA) | City of Canada Bay |
| Postcode | 2137 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Roughly 30–45 minutes by bus (route 502 along Cabarita Road to the Sydney CBD via Concord… |
| Median house price | ~$3.5M (median house price based on 18 sales in the past 12 months — realestate.com.au Cabarita buy-page suburb data, retrieved Sep 2026, noting ~6% annual growth); realestate.com.au's Cabarita suburb profile separately reports a 12-month house median of $3,800,000 and AusPropertyInsights ~$3,450,000 across all property types (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $2,612,500 — a figure pushed up by premium waterfront apartments in riverside complexes such as Cape Cabarita |
| Typical rent | ~$1,550/week for houses and ~$1,300/week for units, putting gross yields around 2.3% for houses and 3%+ for units |
Transport
Cabarita has no railway station — an electric tramway along Cabarita Road to Burwood, Enfield and Ashfield closed in 1948 — and public transport is bus- and ferry-based. Buses along Cabarita Road include route 502 to the city via Concord, Five Dock and Drummoyne and route 466 from Cabarita to Burwood. Cabarita ferry wharf, beside Cabarita Park, provides access to the Parramatta River ferry services.
Schools
Cabarita has no school campus within the suburb itself. The peninsula's zoned government schools sit just outside the suburb: primary students are served by Mortlake Public School in nearby Mortlake and secondary students by Concord High School in Concord, immediately south of Cabarita.
Shopping & Amenities
The village centre is a compact strip of shops and eateries along Cabarita Road, anchored by the waterfront at Cabarita Park: Sanders Kiosk, a heritage-listed cafe on Cabarita Road known for its laid-back atmosphere, and the D'Albora Marina at 138 Cabarita Road with waterfront dining at Vela Dining & Bar (AGFG; SydneyMeal; MapQuest). Nearby cafes and restaurants cluster around Cabarita Road and the park precinct, and Cabarita Park itself has a kiosk and barbecue spots.
Parks & Outdoors
Cabarita Park is the suburb's centrepiece — public recreation land reserved there since 1856, holding the heritage-listed Federation Pavilion (relocated from Centennial Park and listed on the NSW State Heritage Register), a shaded playground, large conservatory, toddler pool, kiosk and barbecue areas. Its 200-metre Cabarita Beach, opened for swimming in 2015 after the water was deemed clean for the first time in about 70 years, is one of the swimming beaches closest to western Sydney. The suburb fronts the Parramatta River, with Cape Cabarita and Prince Edward Park on the waterfront beside it.
Property Market
The median house price in Cabarita was around ~$3.5M (median house price based on 18 sales in the past 12 months — realestate.com.au Cabarita buy-page suburb data, retrieved Sep 2026, noting ~6% annual growth); realestate.com.au's Cabarita suburb profile separately reports a 12-month house median of $3,800,000 and AusPropertyInsights ~$3,450,000 across all property types (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Sales volumes in Cabarita are thin (about 18 house sales in 12 months), which makes medians swing between trackers: house medians of roughly $3.45M–$3.8M and unit medians near $2.6M are reported depending on the sales window and method. Stock mixes older federation homes on the higher ground of the peninsula with newer apartment and townhouse communities along the waterfront, including Cape Cabarita and Edgewood. The riverside premium and low turnover keep Cabarita well above inner-west averages.
New Developments
Cape Cabarita and Edgewood — new waterfront housing communities in Cabarita featuring recreational facilities such as playing fields and gyms, built as part of the peninsula's shift from its industrial past. The suburb continues to see apartment and townhouse infill along the Cabarita Road corridor. Adjacent in Concord, the major Concord Repatriation General Hospital precinct has been through a schematic-design redevelopment program to upgrade outdated facilities (Stantec).
Jobs & Local Economy
Concord Repatriation General Hospital — a major 750-bed public teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Sydney, on Hospital Road in Concord immediately south of Cabarita — is the big local employer and gives the peninsula its hospital-precinct character. Retail and hospitality jobs come from the village strip and waterfront venues along Cabarita Road (AGFG; Yelp), while many residents commute to professional jobs in the Sydney CBD via bus 502 or the Parramatta River ferries.
Nearby Suburbs
Breakfast Point, Mortlake, Concord, Abbotsford, Canada Bay, Wareemba
Sources & method
Researched 5 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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