Haymarket vs Sydney

In both, most households rent and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. In Sydney, most households are people living alone. Units cost more in Sydney: a median of $1.05 million, against $944,000 in Haymarket, though rent is higher in Haymarket. Sydney is closer to the city centre: 1.1 km, against 2.7 km. On these figures, Haymarket tends to suit young adults and share households, while Sydney suits people living alone.

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

Sydney

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (36 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Haymarket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($944,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sydney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($600/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sydney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (4 min vs 10 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Sydney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (27 vs 5)

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

Investors

Haymarket

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -3.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.3% vs 4.0%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Haymarket Sydney
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.

Haymarket Sydney
Walkability 100 / 100
Haymarket — Walkability: 100/100 Sydney — Walkability: 100/100
Safety 2 / 2
Haymarket — Safety: 2/100 Sydney — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Haymarket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sydney — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sydney has more residents (16,667 vs 8,305); Sydney has higher household incomes ($115,804 vs $100,412).

Haymarket Sydney
Population 8,305 16,667
+101% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% -3.4%
Median age 30 32
Median household income $100,412/yr $115,804/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+8% vs other
 $600/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Haymarket Sydney
0-4 2.3% / 2.5%
Haymarket — 0-4: 2.3% Sydney — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 2.2% / 2.6%
Haymarket — 5-14: 2.2% Sydney — 5-14: 2.6%
15-19 2.7% / 1.8%
Haymarket — 15-19: 2.7% Sydney — 15-19: 1.8%
20-24 17.4% / 11.0%
Haymarket — 20-24: 17.4% Sydney — 20-24: 11.0%
25-34 43.0% / 39.3%
Haymarket — 25-34: 43.0% Sydney — 25-34: 39.3%
35-44 18.3% / 20.6%
Haymarket — 35-44: 18.3% Sydney — 35-44: 20.6%
45-54 5.9% / 8.9%
Haymarket — 45-54: 5.9% Sydney — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 4.2% / 6.2%
Haymarket — 55-64: 4.2% Sydney — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 2.8% / 4.2%
Haymarket — 65-74: 2.8% Sydney — 65-74: 4.2%
75-84 0.9% / 2.2%
Haymarket — 75-84: 0.9% Sydney — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 0.3% / 0.7%
Haymarket — 85+: 0.3% Sydney — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Haymarket 41.4% lone person
Haymarket — Lone Person: 41.4% Haymarket — Group Household: 34.4% Haymarket — Couple Families: 13.0% Haymarket — One Parent Families: 6.3% Haymarket — Other Families: 4.9%
Sydney 56.1% lone person
Sydney — Lone Person: 56.1% Sydney — Group Household: 21.0% Sydney — Couple Families: 13.0% Sydney — One Parent Families: 6.2% Sydney — Other Families: 3.8%
Lone Person Group Household Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Haymarket 79.2% renting
Haymarket — Owned Outright: 9.9% Haymarket — Mortgage: 10.8% Haymarket — Renting: 79.2%
Sydney 74.8% renting
Sydney — Owned Outright: 13.8% Sydney — Mortgage: 11.4% Sydney — Renting: 74.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Haymarket Sydney
Bachelor Degree 28.2% / 31.3%
Haymarket — Bachelor Degree: 28.2% Sydney — Bachelor Degree: 31.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.9% / 14.5%
Haymarket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.9% Sydney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.5%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 13.5%
Haymarket — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Sydney — Postgraduate Degree: 13.5%
Certificate III & IV 3.7% / 4.3%
Haymarket — Certificate III & IV: 3.7% Sydney — Certificate III & IV: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.8%
Haymarket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Sydney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.3%).

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.

Haymarket Sydney
China 21.4% / 9.7%
Haymarket — China: 21.4% Sydney — China: 9.7%
Thailand 17.5% / 12.4%
Haymarket — Thailand: 17.5% Sydney — Thailand: 12.4%
Indonesia 11.2% / 12.9%
Haymarket — Indonesia: 11.2% Sydney — Indonesia: 12.9%
India 2.0% / 3.5%
Haymarket — India: 2.0% Sydney — India: 3.5%
Malaysia 3.0% / 2.2%
Haymarket — Malaysia: 3.0% Sydney — Malaysia: 2.2%
Vietnam 2.2% / 1.7%
Haymarket — Vietnam: 2.2% Sydney — Vietnam: 1.7%
England — / 2.4%
Haymarket — England: not among its largest Sydney — England: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Haymarket 99.4% flats / apartments
Haymarket — Flats / Apartments: 99.4% Haymarket — Townhouses: 0.4% Haymarket — Houses: 0.2%
Sydney 99.9% flats / apartments
Sydney — Flats / Apartments: 99.9% Sydney — Townhouses: 0.0% Sydney — Houses: 0.1%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Haymarket Sydney
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price $944,000 $1,050,000
Median land price —
same for both

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Haymarket Sydney
1 bed $741K / $790K
Haymarket — 1 bed: $741K (54 sales) Sydney — 1 bed: $790K (145 sales)

54 vs 145 sales

2 bed $1.15M / $1.26M
Haymarket — 2 bed: $1.15M (63 sales) Sydney — 2 bed: $1.26M (125 sales)

63 vs 125 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $2.81M
Haymarket — 3 bed: $1.51M (14 sales) Sydney — 3 bed: $2.81M (33 sales)

14 vs 33 sales

Zoning mix

Haymarket Sydney
Commercial 54% 51%
Parks and recreation 7% 30%
Infrastructure and transport 20% 4%
Residential 2% 1%
Planning zones cover 83% of Haymarket and 85% of Sydney. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Haymarket Sydney
New dwellings approved 2,350
across Sydney
same for both
Approvals change year on year +929%
same for both

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.

Haymarket Sydney
Houses —
same for both
Units 5.3%
$1,250/wk on $1.24M
 4.0%
$1,050/wk on $1.35M

Ranking within NSW

Haymarket Sydney
House price Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 60% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 100% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 100% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Haymarket Sydney
Grade A
same for both
Score 72/100 71/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Haymarket Sydney
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
same for both
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 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Haymarket Sydney
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
University of Technology Sydney (City Campus), 0.0 km
 3
Sydney C.Q.U. Campus, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 8.3% 2.9%

Schools in Haymarket

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Sydney

  • St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School Independent · Primary above peers
  • St Andrew's Cathedral School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Conservatorium High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Macquarie Grammar School Independent · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's Cathedral College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Australian International High School Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Haymarket Sydney
Supermarkets 4 17
Cafes & restaurants 118 465
Parks & reserves 3 36
Childcare 1 11
GPs 5 27
Pharmacies 4 33
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 10 48
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Haymarket Sydney
Walkability score 100/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 2.7 km
+59% vs other
 1.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 4 min
Public transport score 96/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 95/100
Rail · Tram · Bus · Ferry
Peak arrivals per hour 617.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2139.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 7.1%
postcode 2000
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 0
postcode 2000
same for both

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.

Haymarket Sydney
Worked from Home 38.9% / 46.7%
Haymarket — Worked from Home: 38.9% Sydney — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Walked Only 20.3% / 21.1%
Haymarket — Walked Only: 20.3% Sydney — Walked Only: 21.1%
Train 15.0% / 13.0%
Haymarket — Train: 15.0% Sydney — Train: 13.0%
Car (driver) 9.2% / 8.2%
Haymarket — Car (driver): 9.2% Sydney — Car (driver): 8.2%
Bus 9.1% / 6.7%
Haymarket — Bus: 9.1% Sydney — Bus: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.7%).

Setting

Haymarket Sydney
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km
3.7 km to a named beach
 5.0 km
3.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Haymarket Sydney
Connectivity score 70/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
5,163 premises
 7%
33,598 premises

Climate

Haymarket Sydney
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)

Haymarket Sydney
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.84 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Haymarket Sydney
Average residential rate $875/yr
same for both
Council Sydney
same for both

Federal electorate

Haymarket Sydney
Division Sydney
same for both
Member Tanya Plibersek
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Haymarket Sydney
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Haymarket

Apartments Arts Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Nightlife Parks River Students Trains Trams Transport Hub Urban

Sydney

Apartments Arts Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Nightlife Parks Professionals River Trains Trams Transport Hub Urban

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