NSW · Inner West Council
Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW), NSW, 2130
Desirability index
#45 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW) is a smaller suburban community in the Inner West area, home to around 7,288 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 289 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 39.7 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $680, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and some 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
- 7,288
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $2,260
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 378 of 3,491
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,708
- Employment rate
- 68.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 173 / 528 / 1,961
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)
- $678
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $680
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 156
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)
- 289
- Against the person
- 72
- Against property
- 138
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 39.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 101 residents
- State safety percentile
- 2.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -11.6%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling20
- Fraud19
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment22
- Malicious Damage To Property20
- Steal From Motor Vehicle26
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
46 public transport stops in this suburb
- LFT To P3
- STR To P3
- STR/RMP To Carlton
- STR/RMP To Ped Tun
- Summer Hill Station
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).
4 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
May 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation76-78 Smith Street Summer HillAdditional Information Requested
2022· 2 proposals
June 2022
- Dwelling; Subdivision of land220 Old Canterbury Road Summer HillDetermined
January 2022
- Boarding house55 - 63 Smith Street Summer HillOperational consent issued
2021· 1 proposal
December 2021
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development55-63 Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSWDetermined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
96 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (2)
- Summer Hill Nails & Beauty SalonBeauty salon
- Bench (16)
- BarCycleBicycle
13 Hardie Avenue, Summer Hill
- Bicycle Parking (10)
- Bus stop
- Junction Rd after Morris StBus stop
- Junction Rd at Prospect RdBus stop
- Junction Rd opp Morris StBus stop
- Junction Rd opp Summer Hill Public SchoolBus 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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cadigal ReservePark
- Carrington Street PlaygroundPark
- Darrell Jackson GardensPark
- Daryl Jackson GardensPark
- Harvest ParkPark
- John Paton VC ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- AlternativeLackey Streetalternative
- Soul Pattinson ChemistLackey Streetpharmacy
- Summer Hill Smilesdentist
- The Village Medical PracticeSmith Streetdoctor
- Your DoctorsLackey Streetdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
2 state heritage places
- Lewisham Railway viaducts over Long Cove CreekGreat Southern and Western Railway, Lewisham/Summer HillSHR
- Lewisham Sewage AqueductGrosvenor Crescent East, Summer HillSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Rise & Shine KindergartenSmith Streetchildcare
- Summer Hill Pre SchoolMoonbie Streetkindergarten
- kindergartenSmith Streetkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 17
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
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
- 93.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #45 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
- LFT To P3transport
- STR To P3transport
- STR/RMP To Carltontransport
- STR/RMP To Ped Tuntransport
- Summer Hill Stationtransport
- Rise & Shine KindergartenchildcareSmith Streetchildcare
- Summer Hill Pre SchoolchildcareMoonbie Streetkindergarten
- kindergartenchildcareSmith Streetkindergarten
- Lewisham Railway viaducts over Long Cove CreekheritageGreat Southern and Western Railway, Lewisham/Summer HillSHR
- Lewisham Sewage AqueductheritageGrosvenor Crescent East, Summer HillSHR
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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