Sydenham, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,100
- Median age
- 36
- Household income
- $2,245/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 60%
- Renting
- 37%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 9/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Sydenham Station · 0.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital · 3.3 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)
$1.55m
Median unit (5 yr)
$630k
Sales (5 yr)
113
Sales (12 mths)
18
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
303 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 33.6% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
St Peters PS
Secondary
Tempe 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 · Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters
District population (2025)
8,976
+11% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
34
houses 17 · other 17
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 Sydenham:
- Yelverton Street (98)
- George Street (88)
- Park Road (82)
- Unwins Bridge Road (73)
- Railway Road (44)
- Frederick Street (37)
- Hogan Avenue (22)
- Swain Street (18)
- Princes Highway (17)
- Gleeson Avenue (11)
- Bolton Street (5)
- Reilly Lane (2)
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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.