Dee Why

Ranked #64 of 422 Sydney suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#354 of 422

Safety

#211 of 422

Wealth

#254 of 422

Value

#329 of 422

Parks

#341 of 422

Cafés

#64 of 422

Transit

#299 of 422

Green space

#159 of 422

Active & healthy

#187 of 422

The numbers

Population	23,354
Area	3.36 km²
Median household income	$2,106/wk
Median rent	$550/wk
Crime rate	36.0 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	12 (2.53 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	91.7% of the suburb
Cafés	20
Gyms & sport venues	10
Nearest parkrun	Curl Curl parkrun (1.89 km)

Nearby suburbs

North Curl Curl Narraweena Collaroy Curl Curl Collaroy Plateau Brookvale

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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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