Median house price
$1.25M
+20% change
NSW · Camden Council
Catherine Field, 2557
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,833
Growth (1 yr)
+8.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+88.5%
Median age
33
Median income
$2,316/wk
Employment rate
62.9%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,245,000
Languages at home
36%non-English
Most common: Cantonese, Arabic, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Catherine Field is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Camden Council with everyday amenities close at hand. The community skews younger, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The suburb has a clear multicultural mix alongside longer-term local households.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Renewal is happening in measured doses, with new development complementing what is already there.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because schools and education lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum, plus community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Catherine Field snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$780/wk
Population (ERP)
3,833
+8.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.3%
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
#113
among Metro Sydney · Growth area
Safety
8th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
100th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
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
- 49.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 31% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2205th in Australia
- State rank
- 659th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #113 among Metro Sydney · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #474 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 87%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $785
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 191
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,245,000
- Median price change
- +20.3%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
3,833(June 2025)
+8.6% annual · +88.5% over 5 years · 100th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +8.6%
- 5-year growth
- +88.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +302
- Change in 5 years
- +1,800
- Growth rank in NSW
- 100th 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 (~6,550), extrapolated at +11.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,609
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,316
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 34 of 798
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 62.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 743 / 18 / 3 (+ 3 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 109
- Against the person
- 33
- Against property
- 55
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 28.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 79 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -1.5%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault87
- Fraud92
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment84
- Malicious Damage To Property97
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault60
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- 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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Catherine Field PreschoolCatherine Fields Roadchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
60 public transport stops in this suburb
- 407 Catherine Fields Rd
- Catherine Fields Rd After Camden Valley Way
- Catherine Fields Rd At Heatherfield Cl
- Catherine Fields Rd Opp Chisholm Rd
- Deepfields Rd At Barry Av
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
23 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds · 5 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 60 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.3
Community(2)
- Catherine Field PreschoolChildcare
170 Catherine Fields Road
- Catherine Field Community HallCommunity centre
170 Catherine Fields Road
Sport & outdoors(10)
- Catherine Field ParkPark
170 Catherine Fields Road
- Picnic area
- Playground
- Catherine Field Baseball ParkSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (5)
Transport(3)
3 bus stops
Other(5)
- Catherine Field Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
Catherine Fields Road
- Garden
- Parking
- Public toilets
- Shelter (4)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Catherine Field ParkPark
- Catherine Park PlaygroundPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- The George Centre (3.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 104
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.1
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.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 23 proposals
August 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure17 PEARWOOD STREET CATHERINE FIELD 2557Under Assessment
July 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation83 SOMERVAILLE DRIVE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure12 WAKE STREET CATHERINE FIELD 2557Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationLOT 49, 19 BAFFLE CRESCENT CATHERINE FIELD, NSW 25Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationLOT 46,13 BAFFLE CRESCENT,CATHERINE FIELD NSW 2557Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation3 ROBERT INGHAM DRIVE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure25 CORNFORTH CRESCENT CATHERINE FIELD NSW 2557Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationLot 43, 7 Baffle Crescent, Catherine Field NSW 255Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationLOT 21, 51 baffle crescent, Catherine Field NSW 25Under Assessment
- Farm buildings; Shed; Erection of a new structure374 CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Additional Information Requested
June 2026
- Farm buildings; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Intensive plant agriculture; Commercial cultivation of irrigated crops; Horticulture; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support60 CHARLESWORTH CLOSE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 DURACK AVENUE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
May 2026
- Place of public worship; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure102 SPRINGFIELD ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation20 DERHAM RISE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Bee keeping381 DEEPFIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Demolition133 CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation46 CHISHOLM ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Fences; Swimming pool15 CADE WAY CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care; Hours of operation and trading189 CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Fences14 CADE WAY CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool16 ROBERT INGHAM DRIVE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool61 ASHBROOK DRIVE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
January 2026
- Subdivision1 DERHAM RISE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
2025· 20 proposals
December 2025
- Subdivision13 PASSMORE AVENUE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
November 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation133A CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure29 WILHELM PARADE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Subdivision20 PASSMORE AVENUE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care707 CAMDEN VALLEY WAY CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 ASHBROOK DRIVE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool26 DURACK AVENUE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
July 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)220 Springfield Road Catherine Field 2557 NSWDetermined
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses120 CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure181 DEEPFIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation37 BARRY AVENUE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation189 CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation33 Vines Way Catherine Field 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure29 ASHBROOK DRIVE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation214 SPRINGFIELD ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture140 DEEPFIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Withdrawn
- Home business; Temporary building, structure or use; Home occupation166 DEEPFIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 WILENSKI WAY CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Depot115 SPRINGFIELD ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Withdrawn
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure213 CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Withdrawn
2024· 6 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure14 KILLEN PARADE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)407 CATHERINE FIELDS ROAD CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 HAMER STREET CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 DURACK AVENUE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Fences11 CENTENARY PLACE CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation14 CHURCHER STREET CATHERINE FIELD 2557Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Raby1025 Camden Valley Way Catherine FieldSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Hume
- Member of Parliament
- Angus TAYLOR (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,449
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.2 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 58.1%Labor 41.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.4 km away).
Coalition 48.9%Labor 51.1%
9.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Oran Park NorthLabor 54.3% · Coalition 45.7% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- Oran ParkLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
- Emerald Hills (Hume)Labor 51.8% · Coalition 48.2% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
- Oran Park North WestLabor 53.2% · Coalition 46.8% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
- Rossmore (Hume)Labor 34.0% · Coalition 66.0% TPP (2025)4.5 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Camden Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.