NSW · Cumberland Council

South Granville, NSW, 2142

Desirability index

15.2/100

#628 among Metro Sydney suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

South Granville is a smaller suburban community in the Cumberland area, home to around 5,829 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3,346 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-2%), roughly 574.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $600 (flats $600, houses $700), 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
5,829
Median age
32
Median household income / week
$1,104
Dwelling vacancy
8.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
142 of 1,694
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
29.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
184 / 290 / 165

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian 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)
$600
Houses (January to March 2026)
$700
All types (January to March 2026)
$600
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
324

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

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Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
3,346
Against the person
534
Against property
1,305
Rate per 1,000 residents
574
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 11 residents
State safety percentile
25.9th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-2.4%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions509
  • Fraud270
  • Malicious Damage To Property195
  • Steal From Motor Vehicle196
  • Transport Regulatory Offences179

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW 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

79 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Clyde St After Dixmude St
  • Clyde St At Banksia St
  • Clyde St At Boronia St
  • Clyde St Before Brussels St
  • South Granville Community Centre, Clyde St

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

156 planning-related records

2026· 19 proposals
  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    24 LACKEY STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure
    57 PEGLER AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Additional Information Requested
  • Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    1 MONTGOMERY AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Under Assessment
  • May 2026

  • Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
    416 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Additional Information Requested
  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    8 DELLWOOD STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Early Education and Care Facility; Centre-based child care
    331 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    4A ERIE STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Additional Information Requested
  • April 2026

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    206 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Withdrawn
  • Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation
    32 MILLER STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
    416 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • March 2026

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    355 CLYDE STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    47 MILLER STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • February 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Early Education and Care Facility; Centre-based child care
    331 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Neighbourhood shop; Residential Accommodation
    375 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    20 PEGLER AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • January 2026

  • Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    10 MORSHEAD CRESCENT SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    2C BANKSIA STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    325 CLYDE STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Neighbourhood shop; Residential Accommodation
    375 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
2025· 25 proposals
  • December 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care
    44 PEGLER AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor)
    1 46 WELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • November 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    325 CLYDE STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • October 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    385 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    16 MONTGOMERY AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • September 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Supporting Development
    8 DELLWOOD STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Operational consent requested
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    46 ERIE STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care
    20 NOBBS STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Demolition; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure
    39 PEGLER AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • August 2025

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    8 DELLWOOD STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    3 NOBBS STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Withdrawn
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    3 NOBBS STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • July 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    7 OAKLEIGH AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • June 2025

  • Demolition; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure
    39 PEGLER AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    15 MONTGOMERY AVENUE SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    8 DELLWOOD STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Withdrawn
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    385 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Withdrawn
  • May 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Access ramp
    283 CLYDE STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    8 DELLWOOD STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
  • Subdivision
    9 MAUBEUGE STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Determined
  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    385 BLAXCELL STREET SOUTH GRANVILLE 2142Rejected
2024· 19 proposals

19 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

2023· 20 proposals

20 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

2022· 27 proposals

27 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

2021· 28 proposals

28 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

Amenities

46 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • 145 Mona StBus stop
  • 150 Mona StBus stop
  • Blaxcell St after Oakleigh AvBus stop
  • Blaxcell St at Aubrey StBus stop
  • Blaxcell St at Pegler Av WalkwayBus stop
  • Blaxcell St opp Aubrey StBus stop
  • Blaxcell St opp Eve StBus stop
  • Blaxcell St opp Granville East Public SchoolBus stop
  • Blaxcell St opp Sheahan AvBus stop
  • Blaxcell St opp Urimbirra ParkBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Baraba ReservePark
  • Chiswick ParkPark
  • Colquhoun ParkPark
  • Duck River ReservePark
  • Horlyck ReservePark
  • Ray Marshall ReservePark
  • Urimbirra ParkPark
  • Wategora ReservePark
  • William Lamb ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Dellwood Pharmacypharmacy

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

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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 overlaysState government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
13
Parks (OSM)
10

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover featuresOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score
15.2/100
Cohort rank
#628 among Metro Sydney suburbs

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Clyde St After Dixmude Sttransport
  • Clyde St At Banksia Sttransport
  • Clyde St At Boronia Sttransport
  • Clyde St Before Brussels Sttransport
  • South Granville Community Centre, Clyde Sttransport
  • Dellwood Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
  • Baraba Reservegovernmentpark
  • Chiswick Parkgovernmentpark
  • Colquhoun Parkgovernmentpark
  • Duck River Reservegovernmentpark

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