North Sydney

Ranked #3 of 422 Sydney suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#3 of 422

Safety

#315 of 422

Wealth

#178 of 422

Value

#230 of 422

Parks

#30 of 422

Cafés

#3 of 422

Transit

#40 of 422

Green space

#171 of 422

Active & healthy

#4 of 422

The numbers

Population	8,964
Area	1.45 km²
Median household income	$2,405/wk
Median rent	$575/wk
Crime rate	59.9 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	18 (1.78 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	94.2% of the suburb
Cafés	58
Gyms & sport venues	132
Nearest parkrun	North Sydney parkrun (0.74 km)

Nearby suburbs

Neutral Bay Waverton McMahons Point Milsons Point Kirribilli Wollstonecraft

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North Sydney vs Neutral Bay North Sydney vs Waverton North Sydney vs McMahons Point

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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