Birchgrove

Ranked #15 of 422 Sydney suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#52 of 422

Safety

#178 of 422

Wealth

#15 of 422

Value

#40 of 422

Parks

#12 of 422

Cafés

#160 of 422

Transit

#372 of 422

Green space

#37 of 422

Active & healthy

#20 of 422

The numbers

Population	3,228
Area	0.55 km²
Median household income	$3,603/wk
Median rent	$700/wk
Crime rate	31.0 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	11 (3.62 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	100.0% of the suburb
Cafés	1
Gyms & sport venues	21
Nearest parkrun	Pirrama parkrun (1.81 km)

Nearby suburbs

Balmain Balmain East Rozelle Waverton McMahons Point Millers Point

Compare

Birchgrove vs Balmain Birchgrove vs Balmain East Birchgrove vs Rozelle

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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