BestSuburbs › Sydney › Waitara

Waitara

Ranked #14 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
50
#222 of 422
Safety
61
#164 of 422
Wealth
40
#255 of 422
Value
52
#201 of 422
Parks
50
#224 of 422
Cafés
64
#147 of 422
Transit
97
#14 of 422
Green space
27
#343 of 422
Active & healthy
32
#365 of 422

The numbers

Population7,837
Area0.71 km²
Median household income$2,106/wk
Median rent$490/wk
Crime rate29.3 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks5 (0.43 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park79.9% of the suburb
Cafés2
Gyms & sport venues13
Nearest parkrunWildflower parkrun (6.65 km)

Nearby suburbs

HornsbyNormanhurstWahroongaWarraweeThornleighNorth Wahroonga

Compare

Waitara vs HornsbyWaitara vs NormanhurstWaitara vs Wahroonga

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.
← all 422 Sydney suburbs, with sliders