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Haberfield NSW 2045

3,097 addresses · 52 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Haberfield · 7 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Haberfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,480 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,761 a week, with median rent near $530 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Italian, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,480Population
46Median age
$2,761Median household income / wk
$530Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Haberfield - Summer Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Haberfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Summer Hill, 1.3 km south · Metro station: Dulwich Hill, 3.6 km south · Light rail stop: Hawthorne, 700 m east · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 5.1 km east · Ferry wharf: Chiswick, 3.7 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 8.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Haberfield

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Haberfield NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201918.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 60.6%

Population by age in Haberfield
Population by age, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4245
5-14821
15-19472
20-24364
25-34506
35-44658
45-541,040
55-64937
65-74704
75-84445
85+289
Dwelling types in Haberfield
Dwelling types, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,773
Townhouse274
Apartment158
Other12
Households by weekly income in Haberfield
Households by weekly income, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650286
$650-1,499382
$1,500-2,999432
$3,000+1,003
Top ancestries in Haberfield
Top ancestries, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian1,969
English1,654
Australian1,580
Irish801
Other646
Scottish502
Housing tenure in Haberfield
Housing tenure, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,104
Mortgage692
Rented381
Other32
Cars per household in Haberfield
Cars per household, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0205
1745
2836
3271
4+149
Commute to work in Haberfield
Commute to work, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car946
Train16
Bus52
Tram/ferry8
Walked72
Bicycle36
Home1,541
Top countries of birth in Haberfield
Top countries of birth, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italy687
England195
New Zealand97
China68
Greece49
United States41
Languages used at home in Haberfield
Languages used at home, Haberfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian1,041
Greek128
Mandarin86
Spanish81
Cantonese53
Portuguese47

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

108,430 bird observations recorded near Haberfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Haberfield

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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