Carlton

Ranked #61 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

#374 of 422

Safety

#179 of 422

Wealth

#323 of 422

Value

#246 of 422

Parks

#277 of 422

Cafés

#416 of 422

Transit

#61 of 422

Green space

#401 of 422

Active & healthy

#397 of 422

The numbers

Population	10,631
Area	2.07 km²
Median household income	$1,860/wk
Median rent	$450/wk
Crime rate	30.6 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	9 (0.15 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	39.3% of the suburb
Cafés	0
Gyms & sport venues	7
Nearest parkrun	Dolls Point parkrun (3.51 km)

Nearby suburbs

Allawah Beverley Park Kogarah Kogarah Bay South Hurstville Bexley

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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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