Haberfield - Summer Hill is well-off — but expensive to rent
Haberfield - Summer Hill 2045 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield, Greater Sydney, NSW
Haberfield - Summer Hill is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 10 of 10); still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $700 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1) — about $80 below the Greater Sydney median. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $700 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the population is barely moving.
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 40 and households on a median $2,377 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, NSW DCJ median rents, NSW DCJ median sale prices, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reported offences, OpenStreetMap and ACARA Schools NSW / NSW Dept of Education · figures current to September 2026.
What it costs to buy
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4Median sale price from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's recorded property sales. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
By dwelling type — 2025-Q4 quarter
| Type | Median sale price |
|---|---|
| House | $2,915,000low sample |
The median sale price across all dwellings in Haberfield - Summer Hill was $2,700,000, based on sales in postcode 2045, for the 2025-Q4 quarter. That is $1,500,000 above the Greater Sydney median. By type: a house $2,915,000.
This is the median price of properties recorded as sold this quarter — settlement can lag a purchase decision by weeks, so the most recent quarter can revise slightly as more sales are recorded.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median price | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q4 | $2,700,000 | — | $1,200,000 |
Sale price data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, based on sales in postcode 2045, December 2025 release. Figures are the median for properties sold in the quarter. DCJ suppresses a median where too few properties sold.
What it costs to rent
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Haberfield - Summer Hill was $700, based on new bonds lodged in postcode 2045, for the 2026-Q1 quarter. That is $80 a week below the Greater Sydney median.
This is the median rent on new leases signed this quarter, not what existing tenants pay. It usually runs higher than the Census figure.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $700 | — | $930 |
Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, based on new bonds in postcode 2045, March 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. DCJ suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
Haberfield - Summer Hill on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Haberfield - Summer Hill, NSW.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Haberfield - Summer Hill against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Haberfield - Summer Hill population grew from 14,041 in 2016 to 14,061 in 2025, a change of 0.1% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
Show the data table
| Year | Haberfield - Summer Hill | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,041 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 14,029 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 14,016 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 13,998 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 13,926 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 13,560 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 13,540 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 13,905 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 14,012 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 14,061 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Haberfield - Summer Hill gained 1,115 residents from internal migration and 336 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,393 people moved away — a net addition of 58 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,115
- Internal migration out+1,203
- Overseas migration in+336
- Natural increase-9Natural decrease — deaths exceeded births.
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 13,474 | 13,520 | +0.3% |
| Median age | 39 | 40 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $2,020/wk | $2,377/wk | +18% |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $470/wk | +4.4% |
| Born overseas | 34.1% | 31.2% | -2.9 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 32.9%
- Mortgaged 29.2%
- Rented 35.7%
- Other / not stated 2.2%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 9score 1,073
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 10score 1,124
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,032
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 10score 1,136
Safety context
NSW BOCSAR · June 2026How much crime is reported in Haberfield - Summer Hill, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Most-reported offences · Haberfield - Summer Hill, last 12 months
- Theft220 /100k+473% vs Greater Sydney↑ 29%
- Assault114 /100k+116% vs Greater Sydney↑ 33%
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment107 /100k−66% vs Greater Sydney↑ 36%
- Malicious damage to property100 /100k−65% vs Greater Sydney↓ 30%
- Drug offences50 /100k+204% vs Greater Sydney↓ 0%
- Robbery7 /100k+150% vs Greater Sydney↓ 50%
Rate per 100,000 people in Haberfield - Summer Hill; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, theft is reported most in Haberfield - Summer Hill over the last 12 months, running 473% above the Greater Sydney rate and up on the year before.
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| Offence category | Suburb | Greater Sydney | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 220 per 100k | 38 per 100k | ↑ 29% vs prior year |
| Assault | 114 per 100k | 53 per 100k | ↑ 33% vs prior year |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 107 per 100k | 312 per 100k | ↑ 36% vs prior year |
| Malicious damage to property | 100 per 100k | 287 per 100k | ↓ 30% vs prior year |
| Drug offences | 50 per 100k | 16 per 100k | ↑ 0% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 7 per 100k | 3 per 100k | ↓ 50% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of New South Wales (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research), used under CC BY 4.0, updated June 2026. Matched to this suburb from BOCSAR’s own locality-level data — see the safest/highest-crime rankings’ methodology for the locality-to-suburb matching used. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Haberfield - Summer Hill SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 7 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 25 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 13 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 15 cafés, 25 restaurants and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 4 gyms and 36 sports fields. The nearest train station, Marion, is about 550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 57 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School
- Haberfield Primary School
- Dobroyd Point Primary School
- Henson Street Pre-School
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
- Summer Hill Public School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Only About Children Haberfield
- Rise & Shine Kindergarten Haberfield
- Rise & Shine Kindergarten
- Summer Hill Pre School
Libraries
- Haberfield Library
Gyms & fitness
- Fitstop Haberfield
- Anytime Fitness
- Snap Fitness
- Summer Hill Gym
GPs & clinics
- Marinucci Medical Centre
- Walk This Way Podiatry
- Haberfield Eye Care Centre
- Haberfield Foot Clinic
- Ramsay Street Medical Centre
- Your Doctors
- The Village Medical Practice
Supermarkets
- Lamonica IGA
- SUPA IGA Summer Hill
- SUPA IGA
- Summer Hill Organic Fruit Market
Green spaces
- Federation Place
- Algie Park
- Haberfield Gardens
- Darrell Jackson Gardens
- Daryl Jackson Gardens
- Reg Coady Reserve
- Cadigal Reserve
- John Paton VC Reserve
Train stations
- Summer Hill
Schools
Every open NSW school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Haberfield - Summer Hill SA2 contains 5 schools, of which 3 are government and 2 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1132 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Haberfield - Summer Hill sits in decile 10 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 79% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Haberfield Public School (primary), Ashfield Boys High School (secondary), Concord High School (secondary), Burwood Girls High School (secondary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Russell Lea Public School (primary), Five Dock Public School (primary), Lewisham Public School (primary), Kegworth Public School (primary), Dobroyd Point Public School (primary), Ashfield Public School (primary), Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design (secondary), Canterbury Boys High School (secondary), Canterbury Girls High School (secondary).
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Show school list
- Dobroyd Point Public School · State
- Haberfield Public School · State
- St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School · Non-Government
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School · Non-Government
- Summer Hill Public School · State
School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereHaberfield - Summer Hill+0.3%
- 01Burwood (NSW)+2.8%
- 02Homebush+2.0%
- 03Strathfield - East+1.7%
- 04Ashfield - North+1.6%
- 05Ashfield - South+1.3%
- 06Canterbury (North) - Ashbury+1.0%
- 07Dulwich Hill - Lewisham+0.7%
- 08Croydon Park - Enfield+0.6%
- 09Croydon+0.4%
- 10Strathfield South+0.3%
- 11Strathfield - West-0.5%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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