New South Wales council

North Sydney

73,705 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 11 km², 13 suburbs. Council website: northsydney.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

73,705

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.8% in a year

Density

7,020/km²

11 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$3.3M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$35

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.3 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

10 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

13

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
38
Median household income
$2,524/week
Median rent
$580/week
Median mortgage repayment
$3,000/month
Households renting
51.9%
Average household
2.0 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 10 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 10 of 10

Suburbs

13 suburbs where North Sydney holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Cremorne (NSW)11,263All$4.1MDec 2025 / 0%10
Neutral Bay10,090All$2.9MDec 2025 / 0%10
North Sydney8,964All$3.1MDec 2025 / 0%10
Wollstonecraft8,115All$5.5MDec 2025 / 8%10
St Leonards (NSW)7,21234%$3.2MDec 2025 / 0%10
Cammeray7,088All$3.7MDec 2025 / 5%10
Crows Nest (NSW)4,974All$3.1MDec 2025 / 0%10
Kirribilli3,629All$4.4MDec 2025 / 0%10
Waverton2,981All$4.0MDec 2025 / 0%10
Milsons Point2,529All / 0%10
McMahons Point2,315All$3.9MDec 2025 / 0%10
Cremorne Point2,270All$6.0MDec 2025 / 3%10
Kurraba Point1,401All$10MDec 2025 / 0%10
Lavender Bay870All$5.8MDec 2024 / 0%10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

2%

Over 14 of 14 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 14 of 14 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 12 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$2.9M
Median of suburb medians
$4.1M
Highest suburb median
$10M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 12 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
237
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
47
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
597
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,076
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Warringah · Zali STEGGALL (IND)96%
  • Bradfield · Nicolette BOELE (IND)4%

State districts

  • North Shore · Felicity Wilson (LIB)62%
  • Willoughby · Tim James (LIB)38%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.