Median house price
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No data available
NSW · Inner West Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,822
Growth (1 yr)
+0.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.2%
Median age
36
Median income
$2,260/wk
Employment rate
68.7%
Languages at home
27.2%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Summer Hill hums with inner-city energy, a mid-sized suburb where there is always something happening nearby. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses and trains keep the wider city within easy reach.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Renewal is happening in measured doses, with new development complementing what is already there.
Against similar metro suburbs, community and employment, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with growth momentum less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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No data available
Median rent
$680/wk
Houses $680 · Units $678
Population (ERP)
7,822
+0.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
10.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#57
among Metro Sydney · Established
Safety
15th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
47th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
84th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
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
Estimated resident population
7,822(June 2025)
+0.4% annual · +1.2% over 5 years · 47th percentile in NSW
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
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 (~7,850), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
46 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
231 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
12 restaurants · 10 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 bars · 3 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries
32 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
126 Smith Street, Summer Hill
122 Smith Street, Summer Hill
136 Smith Street
140A Smith Street, Summer Hill
106 Smith Street, Summer Hill
6 Sloane Street, Summer Hill
18 Flour Mill Way
1A Lackey Street, Summer Hill
46 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
2 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
117 Smith Street, Summer Hill
22 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
1 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
Unit 2 11-13 Lackey Street
29 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
99 Smith Street, Summer Hill
25 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
97 Smith Street, Summer Hill
121 Smith Street, Summer Hill
48 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
50 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
2 Moonbie Street, Summer Hill
14 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
38 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
30 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
162 Old Canterbury Road, Summer Hill
1-11 Hardie Avenue, Summer Hill
11 Hardie Avenue
Unit 1 15 Smith Street
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15 Smith Street, Summer Hill
28 Moonbie Street, Summer Hill
Summer Hill
130 Smith Street, Summer Hill
3 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
42-44 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
29 Grosvenor Crescent
1 Hardie Avenue, Summer Hill
45-51 Carrington Street, Summer Hill
91 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill
14 bus stops · 1 train stations
40 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
13 Hardie Avenue, Summer Hill
190-192 Old Canterbury Road, Summer Hill
142 Smith Street
150 Smith Street, Summer Hill
43-45 Junction Road, Summer Hill
27 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
11 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
115 Smith Street, Summer Hill
Unit 42-44 Parramatta Road, Summer Hill
50 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill
15-17 Prospect Road, Summer Hill
93 Smith Street, Summer Hill
102 Prospect Road, Summer Hill
5 Henson Street
111 Smith Street, Summer Hill
7 Lackey Street, Summer Hill
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
5 places of worship within ~1.5 km
15-17 Prospect Road, Summer Hill
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
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
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
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December 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
2 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
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
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.3 km away).
7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
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
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).
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
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.