NSW · Waverley Council
Queens Park (NSW), NSW, 2022
Desirability index
63.7/100
How this score is calculated#265 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Queens Park (NSW) is a smaller suburban community in the Waverley area, home to around 3,143 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,261 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+6%), roughly 719.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $1,050 (flats $995, houses $1,550), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,143
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $3,441
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 104 of 1,255
- Median monthly mortgage
- $4,333
- Employment rate
- 64.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 47 / 438 / 297
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $995
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,550
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $1,050
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 276
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 2,261
- Against the person
- 283
- Against property
- 1,011
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 719.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 11 residents
- State safety percentile
- 28.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +5.5%
Most common offence types
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment95
- Malicious Damage To Property101
- Other Theft118
- Steal From Retail Store471
- Transport Regulatory Offences410
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
33 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bourke St After Birrell St
- Bourke St After Cuthbert St
- Bourke St At Cuthbert St
- Bourke St Before Birrell St
- Queens Park Rd After York Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
284 planning-related records
2026· 24 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation9 RAWSON AVENUE QUEENS PARK 2022Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation47 BOURKE STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Additional Information Requested
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling4 LYNCH AVENUE QUEENS PARK 2022Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure44 FITZGERALD STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Under Assessment
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation105 CARRINGTON ROAD QUEENS PARK 2022Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure166 DENISON STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 YENDA AVENUE QUEENS PARK 2022Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation2 LYNCH AVENUE QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
April 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation44 BOURKE STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 EDMUND STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 VIEW STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure166 DENISON STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)25 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Under Assessment
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation3 BIRRELL STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)23 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure57 YORK ROAD QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation3 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation3 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Rejected
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure23 BOURKE STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure80 QUEENS PARK ROAD QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure144 NEWLAND STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
January 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling28 EDMUND STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
2025· 42 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure144 DENISON STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house21 EDMUND STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
October 2025
- Attached dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure47 RAWSON AVENUE QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 ASHTON STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure140 DENISON STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Air-conditioning units; Awnings, blinds and canopies; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space; Skylights, roof windows and ventilators; Residential Accommodation19 FITZGERALD STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure54 BOURKE STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 QUEENS PARK ROAD QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 CUTHBERT STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling57 BIRRELL STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure26 QUEENS PARK ROAD QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia39 ASHTON STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure63 YORK ROAD QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure31 BOURKE STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure23 BOURKE STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)25 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Withdrawn
2024· 47 proposals
47 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 37 proposals
37 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 60 proposals
60 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 56 proposals
56 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 18 proposals
18 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
54 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (11)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Bourke St after Birrell StBus stop
- Bourke St after Cuthbert StBus stop
- Bourke St at Cuthbert StBus stop
- Bourke St at Queens Park RdBus stop
- Bourke St before Birrell StBus stop
- Bourke St opp Arnold StBus stop
- Bronte Rd before Birrell StBus stop
- Carrington Rd at Victoria StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Queens ParkPark
- Victoria ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Charing Cross11 Victoria Street WaverleySHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 63.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #265 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bourke St After Birrell Sttransport
- Bourke St After Cuthbert Sttransport
- Bourke St At Cuthbert Sttransport
- Bourke St Before Birrell Sttransport
- Queens Park Rd After York Rdtransport
- Charing Crossheritage11 Victoria Street WaverleySHR
- Queens Parkgovernmentpark
- Victoria Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)planning25 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Lodged 05 Mar 2026 · Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)planning23 MANNING STREET QUEENS PARK 2022Lodged 02 Mar 2026 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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