Lakemba

Ranked #63 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

#323 of 422

Safety

#235 of 422

Wealth

#407 of 422

Value

#379 of 422

Parks

#226 of 422

Cafés

#197 of 422

Transit

#63 of 422

Green space

#330 of 422

Active & healthy

#352 of 422

The numbers

Population	17,092
Area	2.17 km²
Median household income	$1,227/wk
Median rent	$350/wk
Crime rate	40.8 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	13 (0.54 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	79.8% of the suburb
Cafés	3
Gyms & sport venues	17
Nearest parkrun	Cooks River parkrun (3.84 km)

Nearby suburbs

Wiley Park Belmore Belfield Roselands Strathfield South Punchbowl

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Lakemba vs Wiley Park Lakemba vs Belmore Lakemba vs Belfield

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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