Median house price
$1.88M
+4.4% change
NSW · Bayside Council
Turrella, 2205
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,825
Growth (1 yr)
+1.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.7%
Median age
32
Median income
$2,137/wk
Employment rate
54.6%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,880,000
Languages at home
61.4%non-English
Most common: Arabic, Spanish, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Bayside Council, Turrella is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses and trains linking the suburb to surrounding areas.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period.
Desirability lands around average here: softer growth momentum weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment holding up better.
At a glance
Turrella snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$850/wk
Houses $870 · Units $850
Population (ERP)
2,825
+1.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
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
#127
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
36th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
84th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
80th
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
- 45.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 41% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2835th in Australia
- State rank
- 865th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #127 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #579 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 96%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $850
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $870
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 586
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,880,000
- Median price change
- +4.4%
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
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
2,825(June 2025)
+1.8% annual · +8.7% over 5 years · 84th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.8%
- 5-year growth
- +8.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +49
- Change in 5 years
- +227
- Growth rank in NSW
- 84th 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 (~3,200), extrapolated at +2.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,673
- Median age
- 32
- Median household income / week
- $2,137
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 64 of 923
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 54.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 402 / 69 / 384
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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)
- 157
- Against the person
- 21
- Against property
- 58
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 55.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 127 residents
- State safety percentile
- 36.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -18%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault67
- Fraud115
- Malicious Damage To Property95
- Steal From Dwelling101
- Transport Regulatory Offences541
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 12
- Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
- 1,085
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 80th
School list
- Arncliffe West Infants SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1058 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 91% · 86 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Al Zahra CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 98% · 773 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Kingdom Culture Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1082 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 89% · 196 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Undercliffe Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1092 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 152 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Athelstane Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1003 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 93% · 277 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 292 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Arncliffe Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1028 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 79% · 373 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Ferncourt Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1125 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 285 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1110 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 89% · 374 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Bardwell Park Infants SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1088 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 33 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
22 public transport stops in this suburb
- ENT Reede St
- KAR Turrella St
- Turrella Station
- Turrella Station, Platform 1
- Turrella Station, Platform 2
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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
35 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Decent local green space — 4 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 22 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 57/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.37
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.37
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.5
Food & drink(1)
- Hot GrindCafe
Shopping(2)
- BMK MartConvenience store
Unit Shop 2 10 Reede Street, Turrella
- Turis Mini MarketSupermarket
Alexandra Street
Community(3)
- Childcare
- Arncliffe West Public School Preschool CentreSchool
- Cairnsfoot Public SchoolSchool
22 Loftus Street, Turrella
Sport & outdoors(7)
- Park (2)
- Turrella ReservePark
- Willington Street RockeryPark
- Playground (2)
- Swimming pool
Transport(11)
10 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(10)
- Bench
- Bike Lockers - Turrella Station, Hannam StBicycle Parking
- Parking (2)
- Parking Entrance
- Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
29-31 Hannam Street, Bardwell Valley
- Public toilets
- Shelter
- Telephone
- Ticket Validator
- Vending machine
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
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Turrella ReservePark
- Willington Street RockeryPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Uniting Church
29-31 Hannam Street, Bardwell Valley
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Royal Rehab Private Petersham (3.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 38
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 13.5
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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· 3 proposals
June 2026
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)21 KNOLL AVENUE TURRELLA 2205Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure116 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure10 GODDARD STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
2025· 6 proposals
November 2025
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)21 KNOLL AVENUE TURRELLA 2205Determined
September 2025
- Subdivision5 WALKER STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
June 2025
- Boarding house; Erection of a new structure12 LOFTUS STREET TURRELLA 2205Under Assessment
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential AccommodationUNIT 304 8 REEDE STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure10 GODDARD STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Semi-detached dwelling36 COOK STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
2024· 6 proposals
September 2024
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)5 WALKER STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
May 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Storage premises139 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure26 HANNAM STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Semi-detached dwelling90 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Operational consent issued
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Semi-detached dwelling90 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Operational consent issued
February 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool34 KNOLL AVENUE TURRELLA 2205Determined
2023· 9 proposals
December 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure1 WALKER STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia19 EDWARD STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 REEDE STREET TURRELLA 2205Withdrawn
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Neighbourhood shop120 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure34 KNOLL AVENUE TURRELLA 2205Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development7 HEATH STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
May 2023
- Other75 HENDERSON STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
April 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces139 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
January 2023
- Alterations and additions to industrial development115-125 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
2022· 5 proposals
September 2022
- Secondary dwelling1 WALKER STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
August 2022
- Shed; Other1-9 HENDERSON STREET TURELLA NSW 2205Determined
July 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development7 HEATH STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
March 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development34 KNOLL AVENUE TURRELLA 2205Determined
January 2022
- Alterations and additions to industrial development; Signage143 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
2021· 7 proposals
November 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development48 KNOLL AVENUE TURRELLA 2205Determined
August 2021
- Boarding house12 LOFTUS STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
July 2021
- Boarding house11 EDWARD STREET TURRELLA 2205Operational consent issued
June 2021
- Other70 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
May 2021
- Change of use75 HENDERSON STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
February 2021
- Other70 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling29 LOFTUS STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
2020· 1 proposal
September 2020
- Subdivision of land70 TURRELLA STREET TURRELLA 2205Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Heritage
2 heritage places
- Cairnsfoot Special School18 Loftus Street TurrellaSHR
- Wolli Creek AqueductUnwin Street, UndercliffeSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Barton
- Member of Parliament
- Ash AMBIHAIPAHAR (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 120,761
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.3%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 34.0%Labor 66.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.7 km away).
Coalition 23.8%Labor 76.2%
10.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- TurrellaLabor 78.1% · Coalition 21.9% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- UndercliffeLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.4% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- ArncliffeLabor 73.8% · Coalition 26.2% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Arncliffe WestLabor 78.9% · Coalition 21.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Arncliffe NorthLabor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)1.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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