Which Greater Sydney suburbs are aging fastest?
Ranked by the increase in median age between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses.
At a glance
Top 15 by median age change, placed on the real value scale — lowest at left, highest is #1.
- 01Kingsford+6.0 yrs
- 02Kensington (NSW)+6.0 yrs
- 03Castle Hill - West+4.0 yrs
- 04Eastlakes+4.0 yrs
- 05Ultimo+4.0 yrs
- 06Maroubra - West+4.0 yrs
- 07Campsie - North+4.0 yrs
- 08Hurstville - North+4.0 yrs
- 09Berala+4.0 yrs
- 10Hunters Hill - Woolwich+4.0 yrs
- 11Green Valley+4.0 yrs
- 12Potts Point - Woolloomooloo+4.0 yrs
- 13Fairfield+4.0 yrs
- 14Glenhaven+3.0 yrs
- 15West Pennant Hills+3.0 yrs
The top 30
of 330 ranked- 01Kingsford+6.0 yrs
- 02Kensington (NSW)+6.0 yrs
- 03Castle Hill - West+4.0 yrs
- 04Eastlakes+4.0 yrs
- 05Ultimo+4.0 yrs
- 06Maroubra - West+4.0 yrs
- 07Campsie - North+4.0 yrs
- 08Hurstville - North+4.0 yrs
- 09Berala+4.0 yrs
- 10Hunters Hill - Woolwich+4.0 yrs
- 11Green Valley+4.0 yrs
- 12Potts Point - Woolloomooloo+4.0 yrs
- 13Fairfield+4.0 yrs
- 14Glenhaven+3.0 yrs
- 15West Pennant Hills+3.0 yrs
- 16Kellyville - West+3.0 yrs
- 17Galston - Laughtondale+3.0 yrs
- 18Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills+3.0 yrs
- 19Glenwood+3.0 yrs
- 20Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds+3.0 yrs
- 21Hassall Grove - Plumpton+3.0 yrs
- 22Glebe - Forest Lodge+3.0 yrs
- 23Camperdown - Darlington+3.0 yrs
- 24Pyrmont+3.0 yrs
- 25Sydney (South) - Haymarket+3.0 yrs
- 26Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay+3.0 yrs
- 27Malabar - La Perouse+3.0 yrs
- 28Campsie - South+3.0 yrs
- 29Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh+3.0 yrs
- 30Bexley - South+3.0 yrs
Kingsford tops Greater Sydney's aging fastest at +6.0 yrs, followed by Kensington (NSW) (+6.0 yrs) and Castle Hill - West (+4.0 yrs).
Show the top 30 as a table
| Rank | Suburb | Median age change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingsford | +6.0 yrs |
| 2 | Kensington (NSW) | +6.0 yrs |
| 3 | Castle Hill - West | +4.0 yrs |
| 4 | Eastlakes | +4.0 yrs |
| 5 | Ultimo | +4.0 yrs |
| 6 | Maroubra - West | +4.0 yrs |
| 7 | Campsie - North | +4.0 yrs |
| 8 | Hurstville - North | +4.0 yrs |
| 9 | Berala | +4.0 yrs |
| 10 | Hunters Hill - Woolwich | +4.0 yrs |
| 11 | Green Valley | +4.0 yrs |
| 12 | Potts Point - Woolloomooloo | +4.0 yrs |
| 13 | Fairfield | +4.0 yrs |
| 14 | Glenhaven | +3.0 yrs |
| 15 | West Pennant Hills | +3.0 yrs |
| 16 | Kellyville - West | +3.0 yrs |
| 17 | Galston - Laughtondale | +3.0 yrs |
| 18 | Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills | +3.0 yrs |
| 19 | Glenwood | +3.0 yrs |
| 20 | Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds | +3.0 yrs |
| 21 | Hassall Grove - Plumpton | +3.0 yrs |
| 22 | Glebe - Forest Lodge | +3.0 yrs |
| 23 | Camperdown - Darlington | +3.0 yrs |
| 24 | Pyrmont | +3.0 yrs |
| 25 | Sydney (South) - Haymarket | +3.0 yrs |
| 26 | Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay | +3.0 yrs |
| 27 | Malabar - La Perouse | +3.0 yrs |
| 28 | Campsie - South | +3.0 yrs |
| 29 | Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh | +3.0 yrs |
| 30 | Bexley - South | +3.0 yrs |