Median house price
$2.9M
+8.6% change
NSW · Canada Bay Council
Liberty Grove, 2138
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,057
Growth (1 yr)
+1.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.3%
Median age
37
Median income
$2,663/wk
Employment rate
65.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$2,900,000
Languages at home
59.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Canada Bay Council, Liberty Grove is a settled smaller community where everyday shopping leans on neighbouring suburbs. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Reported crime has been rising recently.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Liberty Grove snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$920/wk
Houses $850 · Units $920
Population (ERP)
2,057
+1.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.6%
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
#81
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
19th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
73rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
83rd
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
- 50.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 29% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2082nd in Australia
- State rank
- 620th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #81 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #450 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $920
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $850
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $920
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 538
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $2,900,000
- Median price change
- +8.6%
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
2,057(June 2025)
+1.2% annual · +0.3% over 5 years · 73th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.2%
- 5-year growth
- +0.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +25
- Change in 5 years
- +7
- Growth rank in NSW
- 73th 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 (~2,100), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,055
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $2,663
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 43 of 770
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,261
- Employment rate
- 65.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 67 / 212 / 452
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 increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 83
- Against the person
- 18
- Against property
- 48
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 40.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 114 residents
- State safety percentile
- 19.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +22.4%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling76
- Fraud84
- Other Theft82
- Steal From Dwelling56
- Steal From Retail Store72
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 7
- Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
- 1,095
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 83th
School list
- Concord West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1093 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 90% · 414 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Victoria Avenue Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 82% · 340 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1133 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 74% · 484 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Rivendell SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1095 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 65 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Strathfield North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1112 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 70% · 508 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- The McDonald CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1123 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 265 students · Top SEA quarter 52% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- Wentworth Point High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1062 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 88% · 188 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
17 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds · 3 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 7 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.41
Shopping(1)
- Easy MartConvenience store
Sport & outdoors(12)
- Bradley ReservePark
- Brewer ParkPark
- Brunswick ParkPark
- Charlton ParkPark
- Cole ParkPark
- Eliza ParkPark
- Village GreenPark
- Playground
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (3)
Other(3)
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking
- Parking (2)
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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bradley ReservePark
- Brewer ParkPark
- Brunswick ParkPark
- Charlton ParkPark
- Cole ParkPark
- Eliza ParkPark
- Village GreenPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
- Concord Hospital (1.1 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)
- 26
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 12.6
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
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
- Reid
- Member of Parliament
- Sally SITOU (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,810
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 38.0%Labor 62.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.1 km away).
Coalition 37.6%Labor 62.4%
0.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Concord NorthLabor 62.6% · Coalition 37.4% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Concord WestLabor 59.5% · Coalition 40.5% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Rhodes CentralLabor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Wentworth PointLabor 64.7% · Coalition 35.3% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- RhodesLabor 62.5% · Coalition 37.5% TPP (2025)1.6 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)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
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