Balmain East, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,900
- Median age
- 46
- Household income
- $3,020/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 58%
- Renting
- 41%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Barangaroo Station · 0.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital · 2.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$3.58m
Median unit (5 yr)
$1.65m
Sales (5 yr)
155
Sales (12 mths)
21
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
93 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 1.1% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Nicholson St PS
Secondary
SSC Balmain
Secondary
SSC Blackwattle Bay
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Balmain
District population (2025)
16,124
-2% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Mar 2026)
23
houses 12 · other 11
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Balmain East:
- Darling Street (203)
- Nicholson Street (86)
- Hosking Street (69)
- Gallimore Avenue (68)
- Pearson Street (63)
- Johnston Street (47)
- Duke Street (42)
- William Street (34)
- Paul Street (33)
- Clifton Street (27)
- The Avenue (26)
- Hart Street (25)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.