Lewisham

Ranked #5 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

#132 of 422

Safety

#329 of 422

Wealth

#180 of 422

Value

#123 of 422

Parks

#119 of 422

Cafés

#181 of 422

Transit

#5 of 422

Green space

#187 of 422

Active & healthy

#125 of 422

The numbers

Population	4,060
Area	0.63 km²
Median household income	$2,405/wk
Median rent	$520/wk
Crime rate	64.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	5 (0.54 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	99.9% of the suburb
Cafés	1
Gyms & sport venues	8
Nearest parkrun	GreenWay parkrun (1.45 km)

Nearby suburbs

Petersham Dulwich Hill Leichhardt Stanmore Ashfield Haberfield

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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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