According to the local results of the
The country's lowest-ranked postcode (4713) is in central Queensland, a place called Woorabinda south-west of Rockhampton. The least advantaged place in Sydney (for the third census running) is Claymore (2559), which is located in the Campbelltown council area and contains a lot of public housing.
Which are the poorest suburbs in Sydney? The poorest suburbs in Sydney are Blacktown, Fairfield, Liverpool, and Auburn. These are the least advantaged suburbs in Sydney, as determined by a combination of household income, occupation, and level of education.
According to a Domain study, the top 5 most livable suburbs in this area are Woolooware, Kareela, Cronulla, Sutherland and Woronora. Affordability is a big attraction in the area. Homes in St George, especially those on the Georges River, rival water views of more expensive suburbs like Mosman and Balmoral.
Over on Sydney's lower north shore, Hunters Hill and Woolwich are situated on a small peninsula that separates the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers. Aside from some of Sydney's richest, the area is also home to a number of heritage buildings and impressive houses.
SEIFA summarises geographical areas on relative advantage or disadvantage. Woorabinda and Cherbourg have been ranked the most disadvantaged LGAs in Australia. Woollahra in Sydney's eastern suburbs is the nation's most advantaged area.
What are the poorest suburbs in Sydney? As per the Australian Taxation Office, there are many disadvantaged areas in Sydney including Blacktown, Fairfield, Carramar, Auburn, Parramatta, Campsie, Cabramatta, and others.
Roseville, Mosman and Mount Kuring-Gai were top of the list.
Blacktown has the fastest growing population in Sydney and the second fastest growing suburb population across Australia, according to a new report, with many buyers favouring the area for its larger land sizes and affordable homes.
Meanwhile, Sydney's quietest suburbs include North Kellyville, which has an average noise level of 40 decibels, Varroville and Maroota (42 decibels) and St Ives Chase (45 decibels).
Cremorne had the sharpest decline, its median house price falling 23.6 per cent or more than $778,000 to $2.52 million.
Key takeaways: Alice Springs is the most dangerous city in Australia due to its high crime rates.
In 2016, the Australian Taxation Office listed Mungallala as having the lowest mean taxable income by postcode, making it the poorest town in Australia, which led the ABC to do a documentary on the town for their online "storyhunters" program.
The NSW town of Gurley (postcode 2398) had Australia's lowest average taxable income or loss of -$23,484. It was closely followed by the NSW postcodes 2386 (Burren Junction, Drildool, Nowley) with an average taxable income or loss of -$17,794, and the postcode 2405 (Boomi, Garah) with -$14,763.
Bellevue Hill — $8,750,000
Living in the most expensive area in Sydney comes with a hefty price tag and the median sits at an eye-watering $8.75 million, whereas units average $1.637 million. If you would like to rent a home in Bellevue Hill, get your money bags ready.
Stuarts Point on the NSW north coast is the most affordable option, with the median price for a house $316,000. Pambula ($345,000) and Nambucca Heads (369,000) round out the top three, while Catalina (385,000), Batemans Bay (387,000), South West Rocks (398,000) and Tomakin (410,000) are all included in the top 10.
Hurstville, 16 kilometres south-west of the CBD, occupies a unique spot on Sydney's demographic map. With more than half of its residents reporting Chinese ancestry, it is the only suburb across all of NSW where one community of non-English migrants outnumbers everyone else combined.
Rhodes was once the butt of jokes because of the stench that wafted from its paint factories and chemical plants. But the industrial hub now reborn as a high-density residential precinct has emerged as Sydney's best educated neighbourhood.
One of the more popular areas for China's new rich, in addition to the old money suburbs of Vaucluse, Bellevue Hill and Point Piper, is Hunters Hill.
And so we end the post with our own thoughts on where British expats live in Sydney. It seems many people gravitate towards North Sydney (as noted in this post) and it's no surprise we did too. When we first moved to Sydney we stayed with family in the south near Cronulla.