Kareela

Ranked #37 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

#245 of 422

Safety

#37 of 422

Wealth

#105 of 422

Value

#294 of 422

Parks

#239 of 422

Cafés

#300 of 422

Transit

#139 of 422

Green space

#248 of 422

Active & healthy

#351 of 422

The numbers

Population	3,572
Area	1.69 km²
Median household income	$2,765/wk
Median rent	$695/wk
Crime rate	14.6 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	5 (1.69 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	81.5% of the suburb
Cafés	0
Gyms & sport venues	7
Nearest parkrun	Menai parkrun (6.2 km)

Nearby suburbs

Oyster Bay Jannali Sylvania Kirrawee Gymea Como

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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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