Median price trend for houses
Based on 71 sales in the preceding 12 months
$3,020,000
Up 21.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $2.27m
- 3 bed
- $2.28m
- 4 bed
- $3.61m
- 5+ bed
- $5.75m
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The quick read on
Haberfield
NSW 2045 · Canada Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $3,020,000
- Median unit
- $958,000
- Population
- 6,480
- Postcode
- 2045
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ABS 2021
Haberfield, New South Wales
Property market insights for Haberfield
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Haberfield NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 42 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,200 per week
Up 20.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Haberfield, NSW is currently $3,020,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Haberfield has a 12-month growth rate of 21.0% for houses and 45.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,270,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,280,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,610,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $5,750,000 in Haberfield.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Haberfield is $1,200 per week. The median house rent has increased 20.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Haberfield is $958,000, which has increased 45.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $538,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,210,000 in Haberfield. The median rent for units and apartments in Haberfield is $625 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Haberfield safe?
The overall rate for Haberfield is 2,805 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Haberfield.
Overall crime rate
2,805
offences per 100,000 residents
18% belowGreater Sydney
HaberfieldGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Haberfield?
Haberfield NSW 2045 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
6,480 people call Haberfield home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,761 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,480
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,674 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $530 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.5%Below
15–3420.7%Below
35–5426.2%Below
55–7425.3%Above
75 and over11.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses79.8%Above
Townhouses12.3%In line
Apartments7.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.7%Above
Paying a mortgage31.8%Below
Renting17.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.3%Below
One car33.8%Below
Two cars37.9%Above
Three or more19.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home48.6%Above
Drove to work27.4%Below
Train, tram or bus2.4%Below
Walked or cycled3.4%Above
What stands out in Haberfield
48.6% of workers in Haberfield worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
3.0% of Haberfield residents were born in England.
32.5% of people in Haberfield described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Haberfield
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Haberfield NSW 2045.
Is Haberfield family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.5% of Haberfield's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
1,770 family households lived in Haberfield; 54.6% were couple families and 13.1% were one-parent families.
33.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Haberfield?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Haberfield had 6,480 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Haberfield?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 79.8% of occupied private dwellings in Haberfield.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 7.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Haberfield?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
31.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Haberfield?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Haberfield had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 19.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 29.8%, while 32.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Haberfield?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
48.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
27.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
2.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Haberfield?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 33.8% of the total.
57.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Haberfield, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.4% reported a different address.
28.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Haberfield?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
70.7% of residents used only English at home.
26.9% used a language other than English at home.
1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Haberfield residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.1% of Haberfield's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.9% was born in Australia.
1.0% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Haberfield?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.5% of ancestry responses in Haberfield.
Australian ancestry made up 24.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Haberfield?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
37.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 19.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.8% of workers, and education and training employed 11.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Haberfield?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
33.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Haberfield show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.6% reported asthma, 9.5% arthritis and 5.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Haberfield?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Haberfield?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,761 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,674.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $530 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Haberfield compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 48.6% in Haberfield, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 50.7% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 17.5% in Haberfield, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Haberfield
Is Haberfield expensive?
The median house price is $3,020,000, while units and apartments sit at $958,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Haberfield good for families?
The Census counted 1,770 local families, and 16.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Haberfield?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $2,270,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Haberfield
52 streets in Haberfield
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allum St
- Alt St
- Barton Ave
- Bland St
- Boomerang St
- Chandos St
- Chelmsford Ave
- Cove St
- Crane Ave
- Crescent St
- Dalhousie St
- Deakin Ave
- Denman Ave
- Dickson St
- Dobroyd Ln
- Dobroyd Pde
- Dudley St
- Empire St
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- Forrest St
- Gillies Ave
- Haberfield Rd
- Hawthorne Parade
- Kingston St
- Learmonth St
- Logan Ave
- Loudon Ave
- Marion St
- Martin St
- Miller St
- Minto Ave
- Mortley Ave
- Nicholls Ave
- Northcote St
- O'Connor St
- Parramatta Rd
- Percy St
- Ramsay St
- Rawson St
- Rogers Ave
- Sloane St
- Stanton Rd
- St Davids Rd
- Tillock St
- Tinana St
- Tressider Ave
- Turner Ave
- Walker Ave
- Waratah St
- Wattle St
- Winchcombe Ave
- Wolseley St
- Yasmar Ave
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