2/33 Scott St · Punchbowl NSW 2196

Rent evidence — asking vs transacted, Punchbowl · postcode 2196

$580/week median new-tenancy rent for units in 2196 (2026Q2, 103 bonds lodged — all bedroom counts pooled).

2019Q1 → 2026Q2: $380 → $580/wk · +1% over the last 12 months (latest four quarters averaged against the previous four) — quarterly new-tenancy medians for units in 2196, all bedroom counts pooled.

Asking rents are what agents hope for; bond figures are what tenants actually signed at (NSW Fair Trading bond lodgements, CC BY). No yield % is derived here: each rent above is a different grain from this home's price, and a ratio of two grains reads as precision it doesn't have. New-tenancy rents run hotter than sitting rents. Not financial advice.

Growth trend — Punchbowl units at auction

Not enough Punchbowl unit auctions on record to show a trend — this fills in as the archive grows.

Suburb-level, from published auction results. No single building has enough sales for a block-level series, so this is the honest grain; sales-mix shifts move raw medians, and the measured rate (when shown) controls for bed count.

Published auction results at this address

From Domain's published weekly auction results — individual outcomes as published; withheld prices stay withheld.

Construction risk — what no listing tells you

Building Commission NSW / Strata Community Association 2023 Strata Defects Survey: 53% of newly registered strata buildings reported at least one serious defect in common property (39% in the 2021 survey). Defects are common, not exceptional — and new does not mean safe (Opal Tower was under a year old).

Get an independent structural and strata inspection before you commit — the defect base rate makes it the single highest-value dollar in the purchase.

We cannot see inside a building — no one can from public records. This section states base rates and observable adjacency only, and will never call a building safe.

The building — its registered strata scheme

Strata plan SP87585 registered 2013 — the building is at least 13 years old · 8 lots in the scheme (small scheme — levies and decisions shared among few owners).

Registration is an age floor, not a build date — a converted building is older than its strata plan. Scheme records from the NSW Strata Hub. © State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW). For current information go to spatial.nsw.gov.au.

What's changing in Punchbowl — recent local signals

2026-04-24 — Punchbowl listed under TOD (standard) — controls from 2026-04-24 (state-fiat-precincts.json (https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/policy-and-legislation/housing/transport-oriented-development-program/transport-oriented-development))

2026-03-13 — Childcare departure — 19 SUNNY CRESCENT PUNCHBOWL 2196 ($4926k) (institutional-signals.json (PAN-620921, OnlineDA))

2025-08-11 — Childcare departure — 38 GOWRIE AVENUE PUNCHBOWL 2196 ($3122k) (institutional-signals.json (PAN-559919, OnlineDA))

Dated public signals compiled for this suburb — openings, closures, site sales and institutional moves. Facts with sources, not forecasts.

School catchments

Punchbowl PS (primary) · Punchbowl BHS (secondary)

5 primary schools within 2 km · ICSEA ~975 — the socio-educational advantage of the school community (My School, national average ~1000): a demographic measure, never a results or quality score.

Suburb-centre approximation for Punchbowl — addresses near a boundary can differ. Verify the exact address at School Finder. Intake zones cover government schools only.