Haberfield is an inner metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Inner West Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Reported crime sits a little below the peer median. Reported offences have fallen 13% year on year. Trade-offs centre on higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population and fewer university qualifications, with university qualifications 22% below the peer median.
Haberfield'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
Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (70)
Strengths
School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
Health access is a relative strength
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Reported crime sits a little below the peer median
Weaknesses
Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated
University qualifications are less common than in comparable places
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 Haberfield compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$2.92M
+30% change
Median rent
$700/wk
Houses $825 · Units $650
Population (ERP)
6,607
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.7%
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
#2
among Metro Sydney · Mature
Crime rate
8th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
45th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
18%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
89th
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
70.6/100 — Excellent
State standing
Top 1% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
24th in Australia
State rank
16th in NSW
Peer rank
#2 among Metro Sydney · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#13 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
100%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$650
Houses (January to March 2026)
$825
All types (January to March 2026)
$700
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
31
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$2,915,000
Median price change
+29.6%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+0.3% annual · +1.0% over 5 years · 45th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+1.0%
Change in 1 year
+23
Change in 5 years
+64
Growth rank in NSW
45th 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 (~6,650), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
6,480
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$2,761
Dwelling vacancy
4.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
109 of 2,332
Median monthly mortgage
$3,674
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$530
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
50.7% / 31.8% / 17.5%
Employment rate
58.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
48.6% / 2.4% / 30.7%
Walked or cycled to work
3.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,773 / 274 / 158 (+ 12 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.
38.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 9.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified38.4% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified9.5% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational9.5% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below42.6% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce26%
Society and culture18.6%
Engineering and related technologies10.2%
Health9.1%
Creative arts8.4%
Education8.2%
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)
$73,658
91st percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$75,728
83rd percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
27.0%
98th percentile in NSW · +96% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$142,953
97th percentile in NSW · +126% vs Australia
Residents with business income
10.0%
45th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2045 — 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
4,353
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,174
Median net rent
$2,362
Taxpayers reporting business income
438
Taxable income vs state median
+32%
Salary / wages vs state median
+21%
Rental investment vs state median
+93%
Super vs state median
+103%
Business income vs state median
0%
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
27.6% speak a language other than English at home; 28.7% born overseas
Language at home
4,580 English only · 1,745 other
Non-English at home
27.6%
Born overseas
1,818 (28.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
47 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
5,932
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
19
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian462 · 61.2%
Greek59 · 7.8%
Mandarin45 · 6%
Spanish39 · 5.2%
Portuguese25 · 3.3%
Cantonese22 · 2.9%
Vietnamese18 · 2.4%
Croatian13 · 1.7%
Religion
59.6%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 59.6%, while 32.5% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
32.5%
32.8%
Christianity
59.6%
47.6%
Other / not stated
7.9%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
44.1%
22.4%
Anglican
6.6%
11.9%
Eastern Orthodox
3.9%
2.5%
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
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
184
Against the person
52
Against property
100
Rate per 1,000 residents
27.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 125 residents
State crime-rate percentile
7.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-12.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
117
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
17.71
Most common offence types
Fraud26
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment17
Malicious Damage To Property14
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Steal From Motor Vehicle26
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
20
Median school ICSEA (20 schools)
1,119.5
Median ICSEA percentile
89th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
7
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
5
School list
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1083 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 76% · 110 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
Dobroyd Point Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 116 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Haberfield Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1125 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 542 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
Domremy Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1091 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 62% · 858 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1167 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 180 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Kegworth Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 252 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Ashfield Boys High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1074 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 60% · 751 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
St Vincent's College AshfieldCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1043 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 85% · 1,092 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Ashfield Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1096 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 75% · 474 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
The John Berne SchoolSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 45 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Ashfield BHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Burwood GHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Concord HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Croydon PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Dobroyd Pt PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Five Dock PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Haberfield PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Kegworth PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Orange Grove PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Russell Lea 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
The White Collection Wedding Shoes & AccessoriesClothes
Compressed Air
Zanetti 5 Star Gourmet Deli Delicatessen HaberfieldDeli
Dressing Room
Haberfield Dry CleanersDry Cleaning
Yasmar Training FacilityEvents Venue
185 Parramatta Road, Haberfield
Molina Upholstery DecorFabric
Garden (9)
Richard Stanton Memorial GardenGarden
Artium HairHairdresser
BARBERSIDEHairdresser
Clara Hairdressing SalonsHairdresser
Messina Hair StudioHairdresser
Visare Hair StudioHairdresser
Lamonica HomewaresHouseware
Information
Campione JewelleryJewelry
Cricelli JewellersJewelry
Snowmaster Commercial Kitchen EquipmentKitchen
Haberfield NewsagencyNewsagent
Parking (23)
Parking Space (8)
Peppe's PastaPasta
Haberfield Hot Bread & SandwichesPastry
San ValentinoPastry
Haberfield Physiotherapy and Sports Injury ClinicPhysiotherapist
Picnic Table (2)
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesPlace of worship
6-12 Wattle Street, Haberfield
Saint Oswald'sPlace of worship
St David's Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
51-53 Dalhousie Street
Australia PostPost Box
Good Thinking Clinical PsychologyPsychotherapist
Recycling
RhinoCo TechnologySecurity
Shelter (11)
Mary MacKillop OutreachSocial Facility
St Vincent's Care HaberfieldSocial Facility
7 Tillock Street, Haberfield
Uniting Annesley HarberfieldSocial Facility
D'Amico CoutureTailor
TelstraTelephone
Clark Rubber HaberfieldTrade
15 Parramatta Road, Haberfield
Bob Jane T-MartsTyres
Waste Basket
Prestige EurosportsYes
181 Parramatta Road, Haberfield
SnowmasterYes
167 Parramatta Road, Haberfield
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
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
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
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
6-12 Wattle Street, Haberfield
Saint Oswald's
St David's Uniting Church
51-53 Dalhousie Street
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%)
St David's Uniting Church51- 53 Dalhousie Street HaberfieldSHR
Yasmar185 Parramatta Road HaberfieldSHR
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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
Grayndler
Member of Parliament
Anthony ALBANESE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
125,552
Turnout (2025)
92.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 19.8%Labor 80.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.7 km away).
Coalition 32.5%Labor 67.5%
12.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
HaberfieldLabor 66.3% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)0.1 km away
Haberfield WestLabor 75.5% · Coalition 24.5% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
Dobroyd PointLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
Ashfield NorthLabor 83.8% · Coalition 16.2% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
Leichhardt WestLabor 85.9% · Coalition 14.1% TPP (2025)1.1 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%)