Canterbury

Ranked #53 of 422 Sydney suburbs for transit. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#41 of 422

Safety

#234 of 422

Wealth

#313 of 422

Value

#292 of 422

Parks

#110 of 422

Cafés

#203 of 422

Transit

#53 of 422

Green space

#142 of 422

Active & healthy

#37 of 422

The numbers

Population	9,430
Area	1.93 km²
Median household income	$1,882/wk
Median rent	$470/wk
Crime rate	39.6 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	13 (2.54 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	94.8% of the suburb
Cafés	2
Gyms & sport venues	43
Nearest parkrun	Cooks River parkrun (0.08 km)

Nearby suburbs

Hurlstone Park Campsie Ashbury Earlwood Clemton Park Croydon Park

Compare

Canterbury vs Hurlstone Park Canterbury vs Campsie Canterbury vs Ashbury

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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