Freshwater, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 9,186
- Median age
- 37
- Household income
- $2,726/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 61%
- Renting
- 37%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Crows Nest Station · 9.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Northern Beaches Hospital · 5.5 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)
$3.84m
Median unit (5 yr)
$1.17m
Sales (5 yr)
862
Sales (12 mths)
93
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
178 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 14.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Harbord PS
Secondary
NBSC Balgowlah Boys
Secondary
NBSC Freshwater Snr
Secondary
NBSC Mackellar Girls
Secondary
The Forest HS
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 · Freshwater - Brookvale
District population (2025)
23,383
+7% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
60
houses 46 · other 14
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 Freshwater:
- Waine Street (392)
- Soldiers Avenue (283)
- Lawrence Street (246)
- Wyuna Avenue (217)
- Evans Street (200)
- Moore Road (188)
- Wyndora Avenue (155)
- Harbord Road (152)
- Wyadra Avenue (142)
- Palomar Parade (137)
- Oliver Street (133)
- Mcdonald Street (116)
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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.