Beecroft is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Hornsby Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places. Reported offences have fallen 14% year on year, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 59% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 32% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population and higher rents, with recorded road crashes 68% above the peer median.
Beecroft's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (139)
Strengths
Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
Working from home is more common than in comparable places
Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
Weaknesses
Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated
Median rents are a relative weakness
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★★☆
Professionals★★★☆☆
Retirees★★★☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★☆☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Beecroft compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$2.63M
+4.0% change
Median rent
$870/wk
Houses $1,000 · Units $710
Population (ERP)
10,992
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#50
among Metro Sydney · Established
Crime rate
1st
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
42nd
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
18%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
94th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
64.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 5% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
186th in Australia
State rank
94th in NSW
Peer rank
#50 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#77 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
98%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$710
Houses (January to March 2026)
$1,000
All types (January to March 2026)
$870
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
55
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$2,630,000
Median price change
+4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+0.3% annual · +1.1% over 5 years · 42th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+1.1%
Change in 1 year
+27
Change in 5 years
+122
Growth rank in NSW
42th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~11,450), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
10,291
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,962
Dwelling vacancy
4.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
169 of 3,527
Median monthly mortgage
$3,350
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$590
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
44.3% / 38.2% / 17.5%
Employment rate
58.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
52.7% / 2.5% / 29.4%
Walked or cycled to work
2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,736 / 176 / 437 (+ 4 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
51.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 6% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified51.4% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified9.3% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational6% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below33.3% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce29%
Society and culture13.1%
Health13%
Engineering and related technologies12.5%
Education9%
Information technology6.5%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$69,356
86th percentile in NSW · +18% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$81,341
92nd percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
30.0%
99th percentile in NSW · +117% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$153,301
98th percentile in NSW · +142% vs Australia
Residents with business income
9.0%
29th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2119 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
8,201
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,443
Median net rent
-$2,232
Taxpayers reporting business income
705
Taxable income vs state median
+24%
Salary / wages vs state median
+30%
Rental investment vs state median
+114%
Super vs state median
+118%
Business income vs state median
-10%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
36.3% speak a language other than English at home; 37.9% born overseas
Language at home
6,370 English only · 3,634 other
Non-English at home
36.3%
Born overseas
3,810 (37.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
40 (0.4%)
Australian citizens
8,882
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Mandarin527 · 34.5%
Cantonese317 · 20.8%
Korean149 · 9.8%
Hindi91 · 6%
Tamil80 · 5.2%
Arabic34 · 2.2%
Punjabi33 · 2.2%
Persian31 · 2%
Religion
48.2%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 48.2%, while 35% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
35%
32.8%
Christianity
48.2%
47.6%
Hinduism
5.5%
3.4%
Buddhism
3.3%
2.8%
Other / not stated
8%
13.5%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
18.6%
22.4%
Anglican
13.6%
11.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed
4.1%
1.9%
Uniting Church
3.5%
2.1%
Baptist
2.2%
1.2%
Christian (not further defined)
2.1%
2.4%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2119, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
153
Against the person
42
Against property
74
Rate per 1,000 residents
13.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 245 residents
State crime-rate percentile
0.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-13.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
141
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
12.83
Most common offence types
Domestic Violence Related Assault17
Fraud17
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment11
Malicious Damage To Property15
Transport Regulatory Offences21
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
11
Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
1,142
Median ICSEA percentile
94th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
Beecroft Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1187 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 75% · 837 students · Top SEA quarter 73% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
Arden Anglican School, Junior CampusCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1173 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 997 students · Top SEA quarter 69% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Cheltenham Girls High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1142 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 79% · 1,436 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
West Pennant Hills Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1134 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 510 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Mount St Benedict CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1147 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 1,331 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Epping Heights Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1152 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 90% · 396 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Roselea Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1112 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 306 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
St Agatha's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1147 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 217 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Carlingford High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1111 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 84% · 1,772 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
St Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1140 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 262 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Beecroft PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Carlingford HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Cheltenham GHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Epping BHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Epping Hts PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Murray Farm PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Pennant Hls HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Pennant Hls PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Roselea PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
West Pennant Hls PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Beecroft Uniting Church
82 Beecroft Road
Saint John's Anglican Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
68 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
27 FIONA ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure
66A SUTHERLAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Additional Information Requested
Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
7 REDGROVE AVENUE BEECROFT 2119Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
115 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Swimming pool
93 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Additional Information Requested
Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Pathways and paving; Swimming pool
163 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Additional Information Requested
July 2026
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
5A REDGROVE AVENUE BEECROFT 2119Under Assessment
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
69 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Under Assessment
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
17 FINLAY AVENUE BEECROFT 2119Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
39A AUSTRAL AVENUE BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
17B MALTON ROAD BEECROFT 2119Under Assessment
June 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
27 FIONA ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
173 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Withdrawn
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
140 COPELAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
84 SUTHERLAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Subdivision
98A SUTHERLAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
170A COPELAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
86 SUTHERLAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
198 COPELAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Additional Information Requested
Subdivision
193 COPELAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Subdivision
228//1284959Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
8 NARENA CLOSE BEECROFT 2119Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
10A YORK STREET BEECROFT 2119Determined
May 2026
Restaurant or cafe; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
10 HANNAH STREET BEECROFT 2119Determined
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
189 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
39A BEECROFT ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Carport
1A BURNS ROAD NORTH BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
55 HANNAH STREET BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
69 LAMORNA AVENUE BEECROFT 2119Determined
April 2026
Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision
132 MURRAY FARM ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
5 REDGROVE AVENUE BEECROFT 2119Under Assessment
Subdivision
74A SUTHERLAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
152A COPELAND ROAD BEECROFT 2119Determined
Subdivision
15 CARLISLE CRESCENT BEECROFT 2119Determined
March 2026
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Berowra
Member of Parliament
Julian LEESER (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,869
Turnout (2025)
94.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 51.6%Labor 48.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.3 km away).
Coalition 48.9%Labor 51.1%
2.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
BeecroftLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
Beecroft NorthLabor 44.7% · Coalition 55.3% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
CheltenhamLabor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
West Pennant Hills Central (Berowra)Labor 48.0% · Coalition 52.0% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
Epping HeightsLabor 63.6% · Coalition 36.4% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)