Leichhardt

Ranked #19 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

#275 of 422

Safety

#294 of 422

Wealth

#121 of 422

Value

#159 of 422

Parks

#91 of 422

Cafés

#68 of 422

Transit

#19 of 422

Green space

#304 of 422

Active & healthy

#168 of 422

The numbers

Population	15,158
Area	2.58 km²
Median household income	$2,673/wk
Median rent	$600/wk
Crime rate	53.9 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	21 (0.75 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	82.0% of the suburb
Cafés	13
Gyms & sport venues	17
Nearest parkrun	GreenWay parkrun (1.07 km)

Nearby suburbs

Annandale Lilyfield Petersham Stanmore Haberfield Lewisham

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Leichhardt vs Annandale Leichhardt vs Lilyfield Leichhardt vs Petersham

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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