Russell Lea, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,920
- Median age
- 43
- Household income
- $2,658/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- Renting
- 26%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Ashfield Station · 3.6 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Concord Repatriation Hospital · 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)
$3.03m
Median unit (5 yr)
$1.14m
Sales (5 yr)
400
Sales (12 mths)
36
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
90 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 3.4% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Russell Lea PS
Secondary
Concord 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 · Drummoyne - Rodd Point
District population (2025)
19,158
-0% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
122
houses 31 · other 91
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 Russell Lea:
- Hampden Road (259)
- Bay Road (177)
- Lyons Road (155)
- Clements Street (60)
- Russell Street (53)
- Bouvardia Street (49)
- Lenore Street (48)
- Burnell Street (42)
- Mons Street (38)
- Sibbick Street (37)
- Edenholme Road (32)
- Potter Street (29)
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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.