Paddington, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 12,701
- Median age
- 38
- Household income
- $3,131/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 53%
- Renting
- 45%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Edgecliff Station · 0.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] · 0.8 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)
$3.32m
Median unit (5 yr)
$975k
Sales (5 yr)
1,575
Sales (12 mths)
201
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
626 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 6.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Glenmore Rd PS
Secondary
Inner Sydney 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 · Paddington - Moore Park
District population (2025)
15,694
-3% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
8
houses 8 · other 0
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 Paddington:
- Glenmore Road (804)
- Moore Park Road (487)
- Underwood Street (456)
- Hargrave Street (380)
- Sutherland Street (351)
- Oxford Street (291)
- Windsor Street (255)
- Paddington Street (239)
- Hopewell Street (222)
- Flinton Street (220)
- Jersey Road (215)
- Cascade Street (215)
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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.