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Redfern, 2016

Est. population · Jun 2025

14,287

Growth (1 yr)

+2.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.4%

Median age

36

Median income

$2,145/wk

Employment rate

61.9%

University qualified

49.1%

Work from home

54.4%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$2,250,000

Languages at home

29.1%non-English

Most common: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

54.4/100
Average

Top 21% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 100% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Nightlife
  • Excellent transport
  • Café precinct
  • Walkable
  • Multicultural
What Redfern is known for: Nightlife, Excellent transport, Café precinct, Walkable, Multicultural

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Suburb profile

Redfern is a mixed commercial-residential suburb of Sydney, in Sydney Council, with mainly dense residential and commercial development. Notable landmarks include Redfern Park and Oval and Redfern Railway Station group.

Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for mixed commercial-residential suburbs. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. School access is exceptionally strong, with school access 63% above the peer median. Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places. Crime remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 14% year on year. Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated, with recorded road crashes 32% above the peer median.

Redfern is a better fit for people who value school access and dining.

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

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in New South Wales (130)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength
  • Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable

Weaknesses

  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

  • Redfern Park and Oval
  • Redfern Railway Station group
  • Crime remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Redfern compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$2.25M

+14% change

Median rent

$830/wk

Houses $894 · Units $800

Population (ERP)

14,287

+2.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

13.1%

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 · Growth area

Crime rate

98th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

90th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

64%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

84th

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
54.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 21% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1218th in Australia
State rank
436th in NSW
Peer rank
#50 among Metro Sydney · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#301 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)
$800
Houses (January to March 2026)
$894
All types (January to March 2026)
$830
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
1,111
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$2,250,000
Median price change
+13.9%

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

14,287(June 2025)

+2.3% annual · +6.4% over 5 years · 90th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.3%
5-year growth
+6.4%
Change in 1 year
+321
Change in 5 years
+865
Growth rank in NSW
90th 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 (~15,050), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
13,072
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$2,145
Dwelling vacancy
13.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
886 of 6,776
Median monthly mortgage
$2,811
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$500
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
15.1% / 21% / 63.8%
Employment rate
61.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
54.4% / 7.1% / 14.8%
Walked or cycled to work
9.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
82 / 1,684 / 4,011 (+ 69 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.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

49.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 6.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified49.1% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8.5% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational6.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below36% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce24.5%
  • Society and culture19.2%
  • Creative arts14.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies9.1%
  • Health8.4%
  • Natural and physical sciences5.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 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)
$71,244

89th percentile in NSW · +21% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$76,644

85th percentile in NSW · +18% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

55th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$47,497

18th percentile in NSW · -25% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

80th percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2016 — 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
9,336
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,389
Median net rent
-$544
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,172
Taxable income vs state median
+27%
Salary / wages vs state median
+22%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
-32%
Business income vs state median
+30%

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

29.1% speak a language other than English at home; 43.7% born overseas

Language at home
8,502 English only · 3,493 other
Non-English at home
29.1%
Born overseas
5,269 (43.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
417 (3.2%)
Australian citizens
9,610
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
35

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Spanish223 · 14.4%
  • Mandarin197 · 12.7%
  • Cantonese131 · 8.5%
  • Greek105 · 6.8%
  • Arabic92 · 5.9%
  • French78 · 5%
  • Portuguese72 · 4.6%
  • Russian62 · 4%

Religion

53.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 53.7%, while Christianity accounts for 26.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion53.7%32.8%
Christianity26.6%47.6%
Buddhism3.5%2.8%
Other / not stated16.2%16.9%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic14.2%22.4%
Anglican4.8%11.9%
Eastern Orthodox2.8%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)
3,366
Against the person
480
Against property
1,133
Rate per 1,000 residents
235.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 27 residents
State crime-rate percentile
98th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-14.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
174
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
12.18

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions1066
  • Fraud182
  • Malicious Damage To Property172
  • Other Theft172
  • Steal From Dwelling172

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
22
Median school ICSEA (22 schools)
1,098.5
Median ICSEA percentile
84th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Inner Sydney High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1104 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 1,161 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Redfern Jarjum CollegeSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 667 · 1th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 25 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 938 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 76 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Key CollegeSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 909 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 70 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Bourke Street Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 381 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Sydney Distance Education Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1094 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 124 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Sydney Boys High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1189 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 93% · 1,205 students · Top SEA quarter 70% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Alexandria Park Community SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 1052 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 1,313 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Sydney Girls High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1193 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 91% · 929 students · Top SEA quarter 71% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Yudi Gunyi SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 890 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 29 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Alexandria Park CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Bourke St PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Darlington PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Gardeners Rd PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Green Square PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Inner Sydney HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kensington 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

Childcare

5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Counterpoints Poets Corner PreschoolMoorehead Streetchildcare
  • Redfern Occasional Child CarePitt Streetchildcare
  • SDN Brighter Futures Central SydneyPitt Streetchildcare
  • SDN Brighter Futures Central SydneyPitt Streetchildcare
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

73 public transport stops in this suburb

  • CNC Gibbons
  • CNC Lt Eveleigh
  • CNC Marian St
  • STR/LFT To P6/7
  • STR/LFT To P8/9

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

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

493 mapped amenities

27 restaurants · 39 cafes · 14 pubs · 8 bars · 7 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 6 fast food · 2 bakeries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Strong café and dining scene — 96 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 19 parks mapped in suburb, 9 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 73 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 14 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 20 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
2.98
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
7.34
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.45
Food & drink(96)
  • Breadfern BakeryBakery

    306-308 Chalmers Street

  • Little FernBakery
  • Arcadia LiquorsBar

    7 Cope Street, Redfern

  • Baptist Street Rec ClubBar
  • Bart Jr.Bar

    92 Pitt Street, Redfern

  • Island RadioBar
  • Scarlet WeaselBar
  • The Bearded TitBar

    183 Regent Street

  • The Martian EmbassyBar
  • VascoBar

    421 Cleveland Street

  • Baffi & Mo EspressoCafe
  • Bloc 145Cafe
  • Blue BrewCafe

    95 Redfern Street

  • Cafe (2)
  • Cafe OratnekCafe

    4 Pitt Street

  • CalicoCafe
  • Chapter Five EspressoCafe
  • CharmedCafe
  • Charmed by RedfernCafe

    82 Redfern Street

  • CocoCafe
  • Coffee Tea & MeCafe

    93B Redfern Street

  • Cotti CoffeeCafe
  • Donut PapiCafe

    34A Redfern Street

  • Doran DoranCafe
  • Fernside Coffee ShoppeCafe
  • First Drop CaféCafe
  • George Street DeliCafe
  • Gibbons StreetCafe
  • Good Ways DeliCafe

    20 Cooper Street

  • Henry LeesCafe
  • Hunter's CornerCafe

    89 Pitt Street, Redfern

  • Jack XpressoCafe
  • Kepos Street KitchenCafe

    96 Kepos Street, Redfern

  • Kwila CoffeeCafe

    138 Little Eveleigh Street

  • Little EvieCafe

    688 Bourke Street, Redfern

  • Nuggets CafeCafe
  • Paradise BakeryCafe
  • Pride of RedfernCafe
  • Quirk's CafeCafe
  • Rebels N MisfitsCafe
  • Regent Brew BoxCafe
  • Saint Germaine PatisserieCafe

    88 Rosehill Street, Redfern

  • Side PlateCafe

    Bourke Street

  • Southside CharmersCafe
  • St Jude CafeCafe

    728 Bourke Street

  • The Milk Bar by Cafe IshCafe

    Shop 3 105 Regent Street, Redfern

  • The Sorrel Cafe & KitchenCafe
  • Wild FlourCafe

    150 Abercrombie Street

  • Berry Acai RevolutionFast food
  • Camy's Chargrill ChickenFast food
  • Domino'sFast food

    Unit 1 114 Redfern Street

  • Fast food
  • Redfern KebabFast food
  • Sweet MonsterFast food

    125 Redfern Street

  • Bar ClevelandPub

    Cleveland Street

  • Glengarry Castle HotelPub

    182 Lawson Street, Redfern

  • Hotel RegentPub
  • Hustle & FlowPub

    Shop 1 105 Regent Street, Redfern

  • Mountain CulturePub
  • Surrey HotelPub
  • The Bat & Ball HotelPub
  • The DockPub

    182 Redfern Street

  • The Eveleigh HotelPub

    158 Abercrombie Street

  • The Noble HopsPub

    125 Redfern Street

  • The Norfolk on ClevelandPub
  • The RedfernPub
  • Tudor Hall HotelPub
  • Woolpack HotelPub
  • Attenzione Food & WineRestaurant

    180 Redfern Street

  • Bamboo Thai RestaurantRestaurant

    298 Chalmers Street

  • BushRestaurant
  • Carter's Pork RollsRestaurant
  • Club FontanaRestaurant

    133A Redfern Street

  • Deccan FlavoursRestaurant
  • Doytao ThaiRestaurant
  • Eat FuhRestaurant
  • ErciyesRestaurant
  • FlyoverRestaurant
  • HuxtaburgerRestaurant
  • Khao Yum ThaiRestaurant
  • La CoppolaRestaurant

    152 Redfern Street

  • La DeaRestaurant
  • Mai VietRestaurant
  • Maya Da DhabaRestaurant

    431 Cleveland Street

  • MezepotamiaRestaurant

    99 Redfern Street

  • MjolnirRestaurant
  • Nourishing QuarterRestaurant

    315 Cleveland Street

  • Pitt St DinerRestaurant

    96 Pitt Street, Redfern

  • RaRa RedfernRestaurant
  • RK SanRestaurant
  • Sushi KuRestaurant
  • Sushi NayaRestaurant
  • Tany's Japanese RestaurantRestaurant
  • Wilson's Lebanese RestaurantRestaurant

    91 Pitt Street, Redfern

  • Wok Man RedfernRestaurant

    123 Redfern Street

Shopping(20)
  • VinoBottle shop
  • Vintage CellarsBottle shop
  • BP ShopConvenience store
  • Convenience store
  • EGConvenience store
  • EzyMartConvenience store
  • Redfern ConvenienceConvenience store
  • Redfern Fruit MarketConvenience store
  • Mickey’s Fruit & VegGreengrocer

    86 Pitt Street, Redfern

  • Ambour's HardwareHardware store
  • Noffs Op ShopOp shop

    185 Regent Street

  • ColesSupermarket
  • FoodworksSupermarket
  • Harris FarmSupermarket
  • R & R ProvidoresSupermarket
  • SparSupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket

    261-265 Chalmers Street

  • Woolworths MetroSupermarket
Everyday services(8)
  • CashcardATM
  • Commonwealth BankBank
  • Babylon TailoringLaundry
  • Bubbles LaundryLaundry

    111 Regent Street

  • BPPetrol station
  • EG AmpolPetrol station
  • Redfern Post OfficePost office
  • Strawberry Hills Post ShopPost office

    219-241 Cleveland Street

Community(9)
  • Counterpoints Poets Corner PreschoolChildcare

    55 Morehead Street

  • Redfern Occasional Child CareChildcare

    55 Pitt Street, Redfern

  • SDN Brighter Futures Central SydneyChildcare

    141-145 Pitt Street, Redfern

  • PCYC South SydneyCommunity centre

    683 Elizabeth Street, Redfern

  • The Salvation Army CentreCommunity centre
  • Kindergarten
  • Key CollegeSchool
  • Redfern Community CentreTownhall
  • Redfern Town HallTownhall
Health & services(9)
  • Redfern Medical CentreClinic

    1118B Redfern Street

  • Dentist
  • Dentist On BourkeDentist

    Bourke Street

  • Dr. Jennifer ChiewDentist
  • Doctor Krishnan SurgeryMedical clinic
  • Medical clinic
  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
  • Gold CrossPharmacy

    118A Redfern Street

  • Surry Hills VetVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(78)
  • BBQ
  • Baptist & CrownCycling route
  • Bourke RouteCycling route
  • Bourke Street CyclewayCycling route
  • Broadway LinkCycling route
  • Chalmers StreetCycling route
  • Cope StreetCycling route
  • Devonshire & GoodsCycling route
  • George Street CyclewayCycling route
  • Lawson Square - Regent Street CrossingCycling route
  • Lawson Square CyclewayCycling route
  • Lawson Street - Gibbons Street CrossingCycling route
  • Lawson Street CyclewayCycling route
  • M1 Alternative (Paths)Cycling route
  • Maroubra - Gladesville / BurwoodCycling route
  • Maroubra - UNSW / Randwick - Green Square - Newtown - Burwood / Gladesville (proposed)Cycling route
  • Mascot - DarlinghurstCycling route
  • Newtown – RedfernCycling route
  • Redfern – Sydney ParkCycling route
  • Regent Street Shared PathCycling route
  • RileyCycling route
  • Sydney City – Green SquareCycling route
  • Tempe - St Peters - Centennial Park - Bondi JunctionCycling route
  • Zamia StreetCycling route
  • Dog park
  • Drinking water (13)
  • Body Skin SoulGym
  • Elouera Tony Mundine GymGym
  • FoxfitGym

    17 Eveleigh Street

  • Humming PuppyGym

    146 Abercrombie Street

  • Lift Performance GymGym
  • Jack Floyd ReserveNature reserve
  • Chelsea Street ParkPark
  • Chelsea Street StreetscapePark
  • Douglas St Peoples PlaygroundPark

    36 Douglas Street, Redfern

  • Edmund Resch ReservePark
  • Gibbons Street ReservePark
  • Great Buckingham Street ReservePark
  • Hansom Cab PlacePark

    1A Young Lane, Redfern

  • Hugo Street ReservePark
  • Little Eveleigh Street ReservePark
  • Marriott Street ReservePark
  • Park

    36 Little Cleveland Street

  • Park (4)
  • Reconciliation ParkPark
  • Redfern Community Centre Open SpacePark
  • Redfern ParkPark
  • Yellomundee ParkPark
  • Biami Sculpture ParkPlayground
  • Elizabeth McCrea PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground

    36 Douglas Street, Redfern

  • Playground (4)
  • Redfern Community Center PlaygroundPlayground
  • Redfern park PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • PCYCSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (3)
Places to stay(5)
  • Col James Student AccomodationHostel

    77-123 Eveleigh Street

  • Hotel HaciendaHostel

    179 Cleveland Street

  • Secret Garden BackpackersHostel

    243-247 Cleveland Street

  • The VillageHostel

    201 Cleveland Street, Redfern

  • Y Suites On MargaretHotel
Entertainment(2)
  • National Centre of Indigenous ExcellenceArts centre

    166-180 George Street

  • De' GosbasterViewpoint
Transport(29)

27 bus stops · 2 train stations

Other(110)
  • BeercadeAmusement Arcade

    113-115 Regent Street

  • 191 Regent StreetApartment

    191 Regent Street

  • 40,000 YearsArtwork
  • Artwork (5)
  • ConnectionArtwork
  • Graffiti wallArtwork
  • The Redfern BowerArtwork
  • Welcome to RedfernArtwork
  • Ace Nails And BeautyBeauty salon
  • Bee NailsBeauty salon
  • PT Beauty & NailsBeauty salon
  • Bench (31)
  • Yarning CircleBench
  • Greasemonkey BicyclesBicycle

    156 Abercrombie Street

  • PedlBicycle
  • PedlBicycle

    136 Regent Street

  • Redfern Bicycle DepotBicycle
  • Bicycle Parking (36)
  • Bike Shed - Redfern Station, Lawson StBicycle Parking
  • City of SydneyBicycle Parking
  • Car Sharing
  • GoGetCar Sharing
  • Car wash
  • Blue SpinachClothes

    Unit 1 619 Elizabeth Street

  • College
  • Anderson's Dry CleaningDry Cleaning
  • Redfern Fire StationFire station

    113 George Street, Redfern

  • Rococo FlowersFlorist
  • Solar WindFlorist
  • Bibles and BulletsFountain
  • Fountain
  • Joseph Medcalf FuneralsFuneral Directors
  • Redfern Art GalleryGallery
  • Revolve GalleryGallery

    138 Little Eveleigh Street

  • Rogue PopupGallery

    130

  • Garden (9)
  • ArboretaGarden Centre
  • DEA Store Redfern WestGift

    128 Regent Street

  • Hair by Tommy JHairdresser
  • Hairdresser (2)
  • Heads UpHairdresser
  • House
  • Ciccone & Sons GelateriaIce Cream
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  • Chee Soon & FitzgeraldInterior Decoration

    173 Regent Street, Redfern

  • Chef's WarehouseKitchen
  • Good Health Thai Massage At RedfernMassage

    139 Redfern Street

  • Motorcycle Parking
  • Newsagent
  • NSW LotteriesNewsagent
  • Outdoor Seating
  • City of Sydney CouncilParking
  • NSW Police ForceParking
  • Parking (26)
  • SDN Brighter Futures Central SydneyParking

    18-34 Douglas Street, Redfern

  • TfNSW StaffParking
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Parking Space (8)
  • Parklet
  • Church of Te Wairua TapuPlace of worship

    587 Elizabeth Street, Redfern

  • Place of worship (2)
  • St Maroun's CathedralPlace of worship

    627 Elizabeth Street, Redfern

  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
  • Uniting Church Tonga ParishPlace of worship

    118 Regent Street

  • 澳洲紐省青松觀Place of worship
  • Mounted PolicePolice

    Baptist Street

  • Redfern Police StationPolice

    1B Lawson Square, Redfern

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • Bin R0Recycling
  • Redfern AMS
  • Ropetek Swrvifes Pty LtdRepair
  • Shelter
  • Annie Green CourtSocial Facility

    47 Redfern Street

  • SCCO StudioStudio
  • Sydney CreativeStudio
  • The Actors PulseStudio
  • Woodburn CreativesStudio
  • Inner Vision Tattoo & PiercingTattoo

    150 Abercrombie Street

  • Taxi
  • Telephone (5)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Redfern TobacconistTobacco
  • Redfern Tobacconist & ShishaTobacco
  • Vacant

    101 Regent Street

  • Vacant

    Unit 1 19 Regent Street, Redfern

  • Vacant (5)
  • Bargain Super StoreVariety Store
  • PowerPodVending machine
  • Waste Basket (9)
  • Waste Disposal
  • Cake WinesWine

    16 Eveleigh Street

  • BanneramaYes
  • SignaramaYes

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
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

16 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Chelsea Street ParkPark
  • Chelsea Street StreetscapePark
  • Douglas St Peoples PlaygroundPark
  • Edmund Resch ReservePark
  • Gibbons Street ReservePark
  • Great Buckingham Street ReservePark
  • Hansom Cab PlacePark
  • Hugo Street ReservePark
  • Jack Floyd ReserveNature reserve
  • Little Eveleigh Street ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
19
Parks (OSM)
19
Typical summer maximum
25°C

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

7 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Church of Te Wairua Tapu

    587 Elizabeth Street, Redfern

  • Place of worship (2)
  • St Maroun's Cathedral

    627 Elizabeth Street, Redfern

  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
  • Uniting Church Tonga Parish

    118 Regent Street

  • 澳洲紐省青松觀

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
8
Nearest hospital
Surry Hills Day Hospital (0.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
73

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
  • DentistDentist
  • Dentist On BourkeBourke StreetDentist
  • Doctor Krishnan SurgeryGP
  • Dr. Jennifer ChiewDentist
  • Gold CrossRedfern StreetPharmacy
  • GpGP
  • Redfern Medical CentreRedfern StreetClinic
Aged-care services
  • Annie Green CourtREDFERNResidential
  • Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care ProgramREDFERNHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
230
Participants per 1,000 residents
16.1

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

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 (12%)

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· 61 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Attached dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    50 THURLOW STREET REDFERN 2016Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    12 THURLOW STREET REDFERN 2016Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    12 MOREHEAD STREET REDFERN 2016Additional Information Requested
  • Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    106-110 GEORGE STREET REDFERN 2016Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Fences; Supporting Development
    587 ELIZABETH STREET REDFERN 2016Additional Information Requested
  • Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    100-104 GEORGE STREET REDFERN 2016Additional Information Requested
  • Commercial development; Hours of operation and trading
    SP 3 267 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN 2016Determined

  • August 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    90 GREAT BUCKINGHAM STREET REDFERN 2016Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    88 BAPTIST STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    79 TELOPEA STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    733/-/DP1314774Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    36 ZAMIA STREET REDFERN 2016Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    83 BAPTIST STREET REDFERN 2016Additional Information Requested
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    SP62671Determined

  • July 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling
    162 LITTLE EVELEIGH STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    78 BAPTIST STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    20 CHELSEA STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    217 CHALMERS STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Shop top housing; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1-19 REGENT STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    19 KEPOS STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    193 GEORGE STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    70 KEPOS STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Artisan food and drink industry
    158 REGENT STREET REDFERN 2016Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    38 ZAMIA STREET REDFERN 2016Determined

  • June 2026

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    83 GEORGE STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Community facility; Hours of operation and trading; Other Infrastructure
    33-35 COOPER STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    542 ELIZABETH STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure
    79A WELLS STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling
    74 KEPOS STREET REDFERN 2016Determined

  • May 2026

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    37 LITTLE CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    97 RENWICK STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise
    311 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Shop top housing; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Shop
    281 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Shop top housing; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    1-19 REGENT STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    3 LITTLE CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    58 TELOPEA STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    46-48 BURNETT STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    153 LITTLE EVELEIGH STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    SHOP 20 2-38 BAPTIST STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    397-399 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
2025· 3 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    139 LITTLE EVELEIGH STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Stairway; Multi-dwelling housing (terraces); Supporting Development
    215 CLEVELAND STREET REDFERN 2016Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    6 TURNER STREET REDFERN 2016Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

6 heritage places

  • Fitzroy Terrace6-18 Pitt Street RedfernSHR
  • Redfern Aboriginal Children's Services18 George Street, RedfernSHR
  • Redfern Park and OvalRedfernSHR
  • Redfern Post Office113 Redfern Street RedfernSHR
  • Redfern Railway Station groupGreat Southern and Western Railway, RedfernSHR
  • Transport House, Redfern (former)RedfernSHR

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
Sydney
Member of Parliament
Tanya PLIBERSEK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,445
Turnout (2025)
87.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 21.9%Labor 78.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.3 km away).

Coalition 16.9%Labor 83.1%

5.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • RedfernLabor 85.7% · Coalition 14.3% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Redfern EastLabor 80.5% · Coalition 19.5% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • WaterlooLabor 81.2% · Coalition 18.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Redfern WestLabor 87.4% · Coalition 12.6% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Surry Hills WestLabor 81.7% · Coalition 18.3% TPP (2025)0.8 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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