North Sydney NSW 2060
Located in New South Wales, North Sydney sits 4 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 minutes by car. The suburb has 8,964 residents, a median age of 36, and a median household income of $125,060 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 16.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $575 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,817. North Sydney is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 11 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is North Sydney a good suburb?
North Sydney scores a A (76/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on prices.
Mixed results
11 schools · 1 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 100/100 · 4.3 km · 8 min drive to Sydney
Above the state median
Median $3.2M · Less affordable than 91% of NSW
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 60/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 36 · 8,964 residents
Liveability Rating
76 / 100 · Ranked #211 in NSWEach bar is North Sydney's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in North Sydney?
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Our score
76 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataNorth Sydney's unit market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.04 million, about 9% below where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$1,045,000
13% below its 9 neighbours (median $1,200,000)
Based on 246 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 171 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 111 sales $750K
- 2 bed 99 sales $1.31M
- 3 bed 27 sales $2.2M
Houses
$3,200,000
9% below its 6 neighbours (median $3,497,500)
Based on 24 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 15 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $2.9M
- 3 bed 10 sales $3.03M
- 4 bed 6 sales $3.97M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in North Sydney are currently listed at around $2.77 million on average, with the typical listing on the market for 10 days. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$2.77M
4 houses listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 10 days.
Units
$825K
47 units listed in the last 6 months.
51 of the suburb's 4,275 dwellings (1.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in North Sydney rent for around $1,550 a week on average, based on 17 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$1,550/wk
8% above its 3 neighbours (median $1,435/wk)
17 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$850/wk
3% above its 8 neighbours (median $825/wk)
143 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
160 rentals advertised against an estimated 2,676 rented homes (6.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 2-bed units
- $1,050/wk
- 134 bonds
- +55% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2060 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202588 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 34% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2060.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$1,550/week ($81,000 a year) on a $2.77 million median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
$850/week ($44,000 a year) on a $825,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
112 active Airbnb listings: 99 whole homes and 13 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.0% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is North Sydney safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in North Sydney sits in the moderate band, with 408 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 1% on the prior year.
408 offences
1.2% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202532 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
North Sydney Council has published 1 flood study on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Eleven schools serve North Sydney, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. North Sydney Boys High School leads the pack.
- • 8,538 students across 8 schools (avg 1,067)
- • Sectors: 7 Independent, 3 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 1135-1205, median 1179 (well above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School (1,724 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 0.0 kmAustralian Catholic University-North Sydney CampusAustralian Catholic University · 95 courses
- 3.6 kmSydney C.Q.U. CampusCentral Queensland University · 54 courses
- 4.9 kmUniversity of Technology Sydney (City Campus)University of Technology Sydney · 524 courses
2.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
North Sydney is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 100/100, daily errands don't require a car at all. Within the suburb there are 6 supermarkets, 16 parks and 104 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside North Sydney.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 534.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 298.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 204.3 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 23.9 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 3 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in North Sydney.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 24%
- Premises covered
- 10,586
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
North Sydney: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 24 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
North Sydney is home to about 9,000 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $125,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
8,964
Median Age
36
Median Household Income
$125,060/yr
Census Median Rent
$575/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,817/mo
Avg Household Size
1.9
Median Personal Income
$81,432/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
17.5%
Total Dwellings
4,275
Owner-Occupier Rate
37.4%
Houses
6.0%
Rental Stress
23.9%
Mortgage Stress
27.0%
Work From Home
68.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
14 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 20 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 2,595 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 46.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 61.6%
- Employment Rate
- 67.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 72.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
1,293 residents (14.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 8,573 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
39% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (2,143 of 5,439).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 53,150 people work here; 5,439 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 9.8 jobs for every working resident. At least 90% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,035 a year through North Sydney based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Infrastructure and transport 39%
- Residential 37%
- Commercial 12%
- Parks and recreation 11%
- Not zoned 1%
Planning zones cover 99% of the suburb's area. 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: North Sydney
In the year to August 2026, 455 new dwellings were approved across North Sydney. That mix is 9 houses and 446 units. Approvals are down 69.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 13.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.84 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Cook And Phillip monitoring station, 4.1 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 11.0 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 88 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.0 km
- 1.0 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 1,176 mm
- 92 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 2.2 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers) · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 2.5 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.8 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Zinc and compounds · Chromium (III) compounds
- 3.7 kmIron and Steel CastingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 2060, 379 of 10,511 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 7.9% (827 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 11.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2060, 370 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,546 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 36 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
102 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 114 across postcode 2060.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $1,045,000 this is $445,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Zali Steggall Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Zali Steggall | 54.5% | 45.5% | +5.2 |
| 2022 | Zali Steggall | 48.6% | 51.4% | -0.7 |
| 2019 | Zali Steggall | 47.9% | 52.1% | -9.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Felicity Wilson Liberal
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Felicity Wilson LP | 55.7% |
| 2019 | Felicity Wilson LP | 61.1% |
| 2015 | Jillian Skinner LP | 71.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
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Common questions about North Sydney
Is North Sydney a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in North Sydney is moderate (60/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect North Sydney?
North Sydney has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is North Sydney a good place to live?
North Sydney has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (76/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of North Sydney?
North Sydney, NSW had a population of 8,964 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for North Sydney, NSW?
The postcode for North Sydney, NSW is 2060.
How far is North Sydney from Sydney?
North Sydney is 4 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 8 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in North Sydney?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in North Sydney was $125,060 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in North Sydney?
The median advertised rent in North Sydney is $1,550 a week for houses (17 listings) and $850 a week for units (143 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in North Sydney?
The median age of residents in North Sydney was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in North Sydney?
There are 11 schools inside the North Sydney boundary: 1 above, 5 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is North Sydney walkable?
North Sydney scores 100/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in North Sydney?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to North Sydney (Cook And Phillip) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 13.8 µg/m³. That puts North Sydney below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in North Sydney?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to North Sydney, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (11 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in North Sydney?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does North Sydney belong to?
North Sydney sits within the North Sydney local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in North Sydney?
The average residential rates bill through North Sydney is $1,035 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near North Sydney?
Across North Sydney, 455 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 69.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is North Sydney in?
North Sydney sits within the federal Division of Warringah, currently held by Zali Steggall (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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