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Queenscliff

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

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Sydney
Queenscliff suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Sydney
Transit99#3 of 422
Safety90#44 of 422
Wealth79#90 of 422
Cafés64#150 of 422

Queenscliff suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
7
#405 of 422
Safety
90
#44 of 422
Wealth
79
#90 of 422
Value
62
#158 of 422
Parks
52
#200 of 422
Cafés
64
#150 of 422
Transit
99
#3 of 422
Green space
55
#182 of 422
Active & healthy
44
#265 of 422
Schools nearby (OSM)
30
#316 of 422

Queenscliff crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population3,407
Area0.43 km²
Postcode2096
Median household income$2,903/wk
Median rent$650/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)$3,888,000 (low sales volume; down 13.8% YoY, up 64.0% QoQ; postcode 2096, not suburb-level)
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)$1,358,000 (34 sales this quarter; up 4.4% YoY, up 8.2% QoQ; postcode 2096, not suburb-level)
Crime rate15.3 incidents per 1,000 people — 56% of offences are against property, 44% against the person
Parks3 (0.44 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)0 — 0 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 1.11 km, secondary 1.1 km
Families score61/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park100.0% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues1
Public transport stops29 (29 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunCurl Curl parkrun (1.84 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)0 schools in the suburb — nearest is Stella Maris College - Main Campus (0.4 km)

Sale prices: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, January - March 2026 quarter — © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report, CC BY 4.0; suburb-to-postcode mapping © GeoNames.org, CC BY 4.0. NSW publishes no free suburb-level sale medians, so this is the median for the suburb's POSTCODE (non-strata sales = houses, strata = units), which can span several suburbs. Low-volume figures rest on 30 or fewer sales in the quarter; postcodes with 10 or fewer sales are withheld by DCJ.

Who lives in Queenscliff

Population
3,407
Median age
36 years
Median household income
$2,903/wk
Median rent
$650/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$3,888,000
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$1,358,000

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, January - March 2026 quarter. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Queenscliff — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Queenscliff

What is the postcode for Queenscliff?

The postcode for Queenscliff, Sydney is 2096.

Is Queenscliff a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Queenscliff is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is transit, ranking #3 of 422 Sydney suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Sydney for 7 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Queenscliff safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Sydney, scoring 90/100 for safety and ranking #44 of 422 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 15 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Queenscliff good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 90/100, parks 52/100 and green space 55/100, with a median age of 36. It has 0 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 1.1 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Sydney families ranking for the full method.

Is Queenscliff expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $3,888,000 in Jan–Mar 2026 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, postcode-level), down 13.8% YoY, up 64.0% QoQ. Median rent is $650 a week, and household income ranks #90 of 422 in Sydney. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 62/100 for value.

Does Queenscliff have good public transport?

It scores 99/100 for transit, #3 of 422 in Sydney. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Queenscliff?

100% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.4 hectares per 1,000 residents — 55/100 for green space.

Is Queenscliff good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Curl Curl parkrun, 1.8 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 7/100 for how much walking, running and riding actually happens there.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-12). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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