Haberfield vs Croydon

Croydon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Haberfield. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Haberfield, most households are couple families. In Croydon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Haberfield: a median of $3.05 million, against $2.44 million in Croydon, and rent is higher there too. Haberfield is closer to the city centre: 8.8 km, against 10.8 km. On these figures, Croydon tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Croydon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 9)
  • But Haberfield has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 55%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Haberfield has cheaper units ($657,750 vs $900,000)
  • Croydon has cheaper houses ($2,440,000 vs $3,050,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Croydon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($480/wk vs $530/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Haberfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (8.8 km vs 10.8 km)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Croydon gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 2%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Haberfield is more walkable (88/100 vs 79/100)
  • Croydon has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 1.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Haberfield and Croydon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Haberfield Croydon
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Haberfield Croydon
Walkability 88 / 79
Haberfield — Walkability: 88/100 Croydon — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 60 / 57
Haberfield — Safety: 60/100 Croydon — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Haberfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Croydon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Croydon has more residents (10,755 vs 6,480); Haberfield has higher household incomes ($143,572 vs $112,164).

Haberfield Croydon
Population 6,480 10,755
+66% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +1.3%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $143,572/yr
+22% vs other
 $112,164/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+9% vs other
 $480/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Haberfield Croydon
0-4 3.8% / 4.8%
Haberfield — 0-4: 3.8% Croydon — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.7% / 10.9%
Haberfield — 5-14: 12.7% Croydon — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.3% / 5.5%
Haberfield — 15-19: 7.3% Croydon — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.6% / 6.2%
Haberfield — 20-24: 5.6% Croydon — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 7.8% / 13.2%
Haberfield — 25-34: 7.8% Croydon — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 10.2% / 12.9%
Haberfield — 35-44: 10.2% Croydon — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 16.0% / 13.7%
Haberfield — 45-54: 16.0% Croydon — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 14.5% / 12.6%
Haberfield — 55-64: 14.5% Croydon — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 10.9% / 9.4%
Haberfield — 65-74: 10.9% Croydon — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 6.9% / 6.5%
Haberfield — 75-84: 6.9% Croydon — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 4.5% / 4.2%
Haberfield — 85+: 4.5% Croydon — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Haberfield 56.7% couple families
Haberfield — Couple Families: 56.7% Haberfield — Lone Person: 25.9% Haberfield — One Parent Families: 13.6% Haberfield — Group Household: 2.6% Haberfield — Other Families: 1.2%
Croydon 49.1% couple families
Croydon — Couple Families: 49.1% Croydon — Lone Person: 29.1% Croydon — One Parent Families: 14.7% Croydon — Group Household: 5.3% Croydon — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Haberfield 17.5% renting
Haberfield — Owned Outright: 50.7% Haberfield — Mortgage: 31.8% Haberfield — Renting: 17.5%
Croydon 30.8% renting
Croydon — Owned Outright: 36.3% Croydon — Mortgage: 32.9% Croydon — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Haberfield Croydon
Bachelor Degree 20.3% / 21.2%
Haberfield — Bachelor Degree: 20.3% Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Postgraduate Degree 9.3% / 10.1%
Haberfield — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3% Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.3%
Haberfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 6.8%
Haberfield — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.3%
Haberfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Haberfield Croydon
Italy 10.6% / 3.4%
Haberfield — Italy: 10.6% Croydon — Italy: 3.4%
China 1.0% / 11.3%
Haberfield — China: 1.0% Croydon — China: 11.3%
England 3.0% / 1.8%
Haberfield — England: 3.0% Croydon — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.3%
Haberfield — New Zealand: 1.5% Croydon — New Zealand: 1.3%
Vietnam — / 2.3%
Haberfield — Vietnam: not among its largest Croydon — Vietnam: 2.3%
Lebanon — / 2.0%
Haberfield — Lebanon: not among its largest Croydon — Lebanon: 2.0%
Greece 0.8% / —
Haberfield — Greece: 0.8% Croydon — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Haberfield 79.7% houses
Haberfield — Houses: 79.7% Haberfield — Flats / Apartments: 8.0% Haberfield — Townhouses: 12.3%
Croydon 55.1% houses
Croydon — Houses: 55.1% Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 27.7% Croydon — Townhouses: 17.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Haberfield Croydon
Median house price $3,050,000 $2,440,000
Median unit price $657,750 $900,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 32 sales
 26 days
from 58 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Haberfield Croydon
1 bed $595K / $690K
Haberfield — 1 bed: $595K (5 sales) Croydon — 1 bed: $690K (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

2 bed $1.2M / $890K
Haberfield — 2 bed: $1.2M (5 sales) Croydon — 2 bed: $890K (33 sales)

5 vs 33 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Haberfield Croydon
2 bed $1.9M / $1.84M
Haberfield — 2 bed: $1.9M (15 sales) Croydon — 2 bed: $1.84M (18 sales)

15 vs 18 sales

3 bed $2.62M / $2.33M
Haberfield — 3 bed: $2.62M (32 sales) Croydon — 3 bed: $2.33M (42 sales)

32 vs 42 sales

4 bed $3.55M / $2.69M
Haberfield — 4 bed: $3.55M (48 sales) Croydon — 4 bed: $2.69M (30 sales)

48 vs 30 sales

5 bed $5.21M / $3.05M
Haberfield — 5 bed: $5.21M (10 sales) Croydon — 5 bed: $3.05M (13 sales)

10 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Haberfield Croydon
Residential 80% 86%
Parks and recreation 9% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 4%
Industrial 4% 3%
Commercial 2%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Haberfield Croydon
New dwellings approved 849
across Inner West
 295
across Burwood
Approvals change year on year -25% +765%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Haberfield Croydon
Houses 1.5%
$1,400/wk on $4.82M
 3.5%
$1,100/wk on $1.65M
Units — 5.1%
$748/wk on $770K

Ranking within NSW

Haberfield Croydon
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Haberfield is more walkable (88 vs 79); Haberfield scores higher overall (89 vs 84).

Haberfield Croydon
Grade A+ A
Score 89/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Haberfield Croydon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Haberfield Croydon
Inside the suburb 3 5
Rated above peers 2 4
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Sydney, 4.0 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 3.6%

Schools in Haberfield

  • Dobroyd Point Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Haberfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Croydon

  • Burwood Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Croydon Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney Independent · Combined above peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School, Croydon Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Haberfield Croydon
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 18 6
Parks & reserves 9 13
Childcare 8 12
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 4
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Croydon sits further from the CBD (10.8 km vs 8.8 km).

Haberfield Croydon
Walkability score 88/100 79/100
Distance to Sydney 8.8 km 10.8 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 17 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 295.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 251.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 14.7%
postcode 2045
 1.9%
postcode 2132
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2045
 20
postcode 2132

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Haberfield Croydon
Worked from Home 57.2% / 54.4%
Haberfield — Worked from Home: 57.2% Croydon — Worked from Home: 54.4%
Car (driver) 32.3% / 31.9%
Haberfield — Car (driver): 32.3% Croydon — Car (driver): 31.9%
Train 1.2% / 7.1%
Haberfield — Train: 1.2% Croydon — Train: 7.1%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.9%
Haberfield — Walked Only: 2.7% Croydon — Walked Only: 2.9%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 2.4%
Haberfield — Car (passenger): 2.8% Croydon — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Bus 2.2% / 1.0%
Haberfield — Bus: 2.2% Croydon — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.2%).

Setting

Haberfield Croydon
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Haberfield Croydon
Connectivity score 75/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
2,664 premises
 11%
4,325 premises

Climate

Haberfield Croydon
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Haberfield Croydon
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.7 µg/m³ 16.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.62 pphm 0.79 pphm

Council rates

Haberfield Croydon
Average residential rate $1,342/yr $1,663/yr
Council Inner West Burwood

Federal electorate

Haberfield Croydon
Division Grayndler Reid
Member Anthony Albanese Sally Sitou
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Haberfield Croydon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Haberfield

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Croydon

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub Urban

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