Freshwater

Ranked #73 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

#331 of 422

Safety

#73 of 422

Wealth

#112 of 422

Value

#139 of 422

Parks

#271 of 422

Cafés

#92 of 422

Transit

#341 of 422

Green space

#332 of 422

Active & healthy

#189 of 422

The numbers

Population	9,186
Area	1.82 km²
Median household income	$2,726/wk
Median rent	$600/wk
Crime rate	18.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	8 (0.33 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	85.8% of the suburb
Cafés	6
Gyms & sport venues	10
Nearest parkrun	Curl Curl parkrun (1.1 km)

Nearby suburbs

Curl Curl Queenscliff North Manly North Curl Curl Manly Vale 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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