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South Granville

Ranked #10 of 422 Sydney suburbs for green space. 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
South Granville suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Sydney
Green space90#10 of 422
Active & healthy72#37 of 422
Transit70#127 of 422
Parks68#110 of 422

South Granville suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
50
#222 of 422
Safety
14
#360 of 422
Wealth
2
#416 of 422
Value
47
#221 of 422
Parks
68
#110 of 422
Cafés
13
#384 of 422
Transit
70
#127 of 422
Green space
90
#10 of 422
Active & healthy
72
#37 of 422
Schools nearby (OSM)
60
#154 of 422

South Granville crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population5,829
Area2.02 km²
Postcode2142
Median household income$1,104/wk
Median rent$263/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)$1,363,000 (low sales volume; up 7.8% YoY, down 2.7% QoQ; postcode 2142, not suburb-level)
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)$563,000 (80 sales this quarter; up 7.9% YoY, up 3.7% QoQ; postcode 2142, not suburb-level)
Crime rate85.1 incidents per 1,000 people — 61% of offences are against property, 39% against the person
Parks10 (6.92 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)2 — 2 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 0.45 km, secondary 1.28 km
Families score60/100 (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
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues21
Public transport stops55 (55 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunAuburn Botanic Gardens parkrun (0.4 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)3 schools in the suburb — nearest is Blaxcell Street Public School (0.48 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 South Granville

Population
5,829
Median age
32 years
Median household income
$1,104/wk
Median rent
$263/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$1,363,000
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$563,000

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 South Granville — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about South Granville

What is the postcode for South Granville?

The postcode for South Granville, Sydney is 2142.

Is South Granville a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- South Granville is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is green space, ranking #10 of 422 Sydney suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Sydney for 5 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is South Granville safe?

It is on the less safe side of Sydney, scoring 14/100 for safety and ranking #360 of 422 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 85 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 South Granville good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 14/100, parks 68/100 and green space 90/100, with a median age of 32. It has 2 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.5 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 South Granville expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $1,363,000 in Jan–Mar 2026 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, postcode-level), up 7.8% YoY, down 2.7% QoQ. Median rent is $263 a week, and household income ranks #416 of 422 in Sydney. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 47/100 for value.

Does South Granville have good public transport?

It scores 70/100 for transit, #127 of 422 in Sydney. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in South Granville?

100% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 6.9 hectares per 1,000 residents — 90/100 for green space.

Is South Granville good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Auburn Botanic Gardens parkrun, 0.4 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 50/100 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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