Botany

Ranked #166 of 422 Sydney suburbs for safety. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#376 of 422

Safety

#166 of 422

Wealth

#185 of 422

Value

#194 of 422

Parks

#356 of 422

Cafés

#164 of 422

Transit

#181 of 422

Green space

#214 of 422

Active & healthy

#345 of 422

The numbers

Population	12,960
Area	3.1 km²
Median household income	$2,373/wk
Median rent	$550/wk
Crime rate	29.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	8 (3.13 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	78.7% of the suburb
Cafés	4
Gyms & sport venues	8
Nearest parkrun	Kamay parkrun (4.49 km)

Nearby suburbs

Mascot Pagewood Eastlakes Eastgardens Hillsdale Rosebery

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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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