Best Sydney suburbs for electric-vehicle adoption

North Ryde leads on current adoption, with 5.09% of its light vehicles battery-electric — 18.15× its 2021 rate. Rates across the ranked Sydney postcodes span 1.02% to 5.09%. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 215 eligible Sydney suburbs.

This ranking scores every eligible Sydney suburb on the share of light vehicles that are battery-electric, blended with 2021-2025 growth, dwelling activity, and walkability. Two lists — current adoption and fastest-growing — sit side by side since a highly-adopted suburb and an up-and-comer offer different EV stories.

Vehicle registrations are published at postcode level, so we collapse each postcode to its highest-population suburb as the list representative. The percentile ranks that drive the score are computed within Sydney's candidate pool, so a suburb's growth score is relative to other Sydney suburbs rather than the national field. Growth is the multiple of the current BEV share against the 2021-01-31 baseline — a 15x growth means today's rate is fifteen times what it was four years ago.

Sydney suburbs with the highest EV adoption today

Ranked on current BEV share of light-vehicle registrations (31 January 2025 snapshot), with growth, dwelling activity, walkability and safety as blend factors.

North Ryde

NSW 2113 · 14,043 residents

5.1% BEV share · 18× since 2021 · very walkable

A 92.1

The Ponds

NSW 2769 · 16,315 residents

3.8% BEV share · 33× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 91.1

Lindfield

NSW 2070 · 10,943 residents

4.7% BEV share · 11× since 2021 · very walkable

A 83.5

Gordon

NSW 2072 · 8,795 residents

3.9% BEV share · 13× since 2021 · very walkable

A 82.9

Willoughby

NSW 2068 · 7,124 residents

4.5% BEV share · 11× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 81.0

Chatswood

NSW 2067 · 25,553 residents

4.0% BEV share · 15× since 2021 · very walkable

A 80.9

Pymble

NSW 2073 · 11,775 residents

4.6% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · walkable

A 80.1

Alexandria

NSW 2015 · 9,649 residents

4.9% BEV share · 5× since 2021 · very walkable

A 79.3

Roseville

NSW 2069 · 10,340 residents

4.7% BEV share · 12× since 2021 · very walkable

A 78.9

North Sydney

NSW 2060 · 8,964 residents

3.6% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · very walkable

A 78.6

Wentworth Point

NSW 2127 · 12,703 residents

2.5% BEV share · 24× since 2021 · very walkable

A 78.4

St Ives

NSW 2075 · 18,384 residents

4.2% BEV share · 12× since 2021 · walkable

B 78.4

Edmondson Park

NSW 2174 · 12,080 residents

2.5% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · walkable

A 77.2

Lane Cove

NSW 2066 · 12,363 residents

3.7% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · very walkable

A 77.1

Leichhardt

NSW 2040 · 15,158 residents

2.8% BEV share · 23× since 2021 · very walkable

A 76.9

Ranked from 215 qualifying suburbs.

Sydney suburbs with the fastest EV adoption growth

Ranked on 2021-to-2025 growth in BEV share, with current share, dwelling activity and walkability as blend factors — the up-and-coming EV heartlands.

The Ponds

NSW 2769 · 16,315 residents

3.8% BEV share · 33× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 91.2

Wentworth Point

NSW 2127 · 12,703 residents

2.5% BEV share · 24× since 2021 · very walkable

A 84.2

Hurstville

NSW 2220 · 31,162 residents

1.9% BEV share · 43× since 2021 · very walkable

A 83.7

Edmondson Park

NSW 2174 · 12,080 residents

2.5% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · walkable

A 83.6

Petersham

NSW 2049 · 8,200 residents

2.0% BEV share · 41× since 2021 · very walkable

A 83.2

North Ryde

NSW 2113 · 14,043 residents

5.1% BEV share · 18× since 2021 · very walkable

A 82.2

Eastwood

NSW 2122 · 18,695 residents

2.6% BEV share · 25× since 2021 · very walkable

A 81.0

Dundas Valley

NSW 2117 · 5,875 residents

2.3% BEV share · 43× since 2021 · walkable

A 80.6

Warriewood

NSW 2102 · 8,379 residents

1.6% BEV share · 33× since 2021 · very walkable

B 79.2

Leichhardt

NSW 2040 · 15,158 residents

2.8% BEV share · 23× since 2021 · very walkable

A 79.2

Schofields

NSW 2762 · 15,213 residents

2.7% BEV share · 86× since 2021 · walkable

B 78.2

Granville

NSW 2142 · 16,716 residents

1.0% BEV share · 35× since 2021 · very walkable

B 78.0

Glenfield

NSW 2167 · 10,536 residents

1.7% BEV share · 32× since 2021 · walkable

C 77.3

Croydon

NSW 2132 · 10,755 residents

1.9% BEV share · 38× since 2021 · walkable

A 76.9

Leppington

NSW 2179 · 9,423 residents

1.6% BEV share · 31× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

C 76.5

Ranked from 215 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

Both rankings blend current BEV share, 2021→2025 growth, dwelling activity, and walkability — but the weightings differ so each list foregrounds its own story. Highest adoption today weights current share heaviest (55%); fastest growing weights the growth multiple heaviest (55%). Postcodes are collapsed to one representative suburb per postcode before scoring since the underlying data is published at postcode level. Cars are counted where they are registered, so a company fleet makes its postcode look like a suburb of EV owners. Left out for that reason: Mascot (2020), Haberfield (2045), Rydalmere (2116). The city-centre postcode is left out as well (Sydney 2000): many of the cars registered there belong to businesses, and the data cannot tell them apart from residents' cars. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the best Sydney suburbs for electric-vehicle adoption?

How is this ranking scored?

Each eligible Sydney suburb is scored on four factors: battery-electric share of light-vehicle registrations, 2021→2025 growth in that share, dwelling activity (a proxy for how much new housing the suburb is absorbing), and walkability. The two lists foreground different factors — 'highest today' weights current share heaviest (55%), 'fastest growing' weights the growth multiple heaviest (55%). Percentiles are computed within Sydney's candidate pool, not nationally.

Why are the numbers postcode-level?

Vehicle-registration data is published at postcode level, not per suburb, so every suburb inside a given postcode carries the same BEV share. Ranking would surface near-identical clones of the same postcode at the top of the list, so we collapse each postcode to one representative suburb before scoring — the highest-population suburb in the postcode. That's the most recognisable name and the cleanest link target for a reader clicking through.

What is 'BEV' and how does it compare to plug-in hybrids?

BEV means battery-electric vehicle — fully electric, no petrol engine. It excludes plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and conventional hybrids. Both hybrid types are captured separately on individual suburb pages under the EV adoption card, but the /best/ ranking is BEV-only because that's the metric most closely tracked by state and federal EV incentive programs.

How often is this list updated?

The top 15 is recomputed after each AAA EV Index release. The AAA publishes annually — the 2025 snapshot landed in November 2025 covering 31-January registrations. Growth signals refresh alongside the next annual release.

Same list in other cities

Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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