Median price trend for houses
Based on 98 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,460,000
Up 1.3% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $2.8m
- 2 bed
- $1.89m
- 3 bed
- $2.45m
- 4 bed
- $3.34m
- 5+ bed
- $3.25m
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The quick read on
Surry Hills
NSW 2010 · Sydney
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,460,000
- Median unit
- $850,000
- Population
- 15,828
- Postcode
- 2010
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ABS 2021
Surry Hills, New South Wales
Property market insights for Surry Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Surry Hills NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 154 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,200 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Surry Hills, NSW is currently $2,460,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Surry Hills has a 12-month growth rate of 1.3% for houses and -5.0% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,800,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,890,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,450,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,340,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,250,000 in Surry Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Surry Hills is $1,200 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Surry Hills is $850,000, which has decreased 5.0% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $800,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,400,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $2,100,000 in Surry Hills. The median rent for units and apartments in Surry Hills is $800 per week and has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Surry Hills safe?
The overall rate for Surry Hills is 14,499 offences per 100,000 residents — 322% above 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 Surry Hills.
Overall crime rate
14,499
offences per 100,000 residents
322% aboveGreater Sydney
Surry HillsGreater 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 Surry Hills?
Surry Hills NSW 2010 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
15,828 people call Surry Hills home, with an average of 1.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,308 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 15,828
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,839 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $550 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 155.6%Below
15–3442.1%Above
35–5432.4%Above
55–7415.2%Below
75 and over4.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses1.1%Below
Townhouses29.1%Above
Apartments68.5%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright14.1%Below
Paying a mortgage18.8%Below
Renting67.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car48.2%Above
One car42.3%Above
Two cars8.0%Below
Three or more1.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home57.0%Above
Drove to work8.8%Below
Train, tram or bus7.0%Above
Walked or cycled12.6%Above
What stands out in Surry Hills
57.0% of workers in Surry Hills worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
6.4% of Surry Hills residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
55.3% of people in Surry Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Surry Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Surry Hills NSW 2010.
Is Surry Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
5.6% of Surry Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
3,198 family households lived in Surry Hills; 18.2% were couple families and 7.5% were one-parent families.
17.7% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Surry Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Surry Hills had 15,828 residents at the 2021 Census.
52.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
19.9% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Surry Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 1.1% of occupied private dwellings in Surry Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 29.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 68.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Surry Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
14.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
18.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
67.1% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Surry Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Surry Hills had 1.8 people.
One-person households made up 46.8% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Two-person households represented 37.5%, while 6.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Surry Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
57.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
8.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
7.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 12.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Surry Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
48.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 42.3% of the total.
9.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Surry Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
34.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 65.6% reported a different address.
44.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Surry Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
66.8% of residents used only English at home.
25.6% used a language other than English at home.
3.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Surry Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
44.2% of Surry Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 55.8% was born in Australia.
3.3% of residents were born in China.
1.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 69.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Surry Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.6% of ancestry responses in Surry Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 19.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 9.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Surry Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
45.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 20.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.2% of workers, and education and training employed 6.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Surry Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.9%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
47.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Surry Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.2% reported asthma, 4.4% arthritis and 2.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Surry Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
44.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 19.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 8.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Surry Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,308 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,839.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $550 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Surry Hills compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 57.0% in Surry Hills, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 14.1% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Renting accounted for 67.1% in Surry Hills, 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 Surry Hills
Is Surry Hills expensive?
The median house price is $2,460,000, while units and apartments sit at $850,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Surry Hills good for families?
The Census counted 3,198 local families, and 5.6% 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 Surry Hills?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,890,000, 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 Surry Hills
139 streets in Surry Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide Pl
- Adelaide St
- Albion
- Albion St
- Alexander Ln
- Alexander St
- Alexandria Ln
- Ann St
- Arthur St
- Batman Ln
- Beauchamp Ln
- Bedford St
- Bellevue Ln
- Bellevue St
- Belmore Ln
- Belmore St
- Belvoir St
- Bennett Pl
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- Bennett St
- Blackburn St
- Bloomfield St
- Bourke St
- Brisbane St
- Brumby St
- Buckingham St
- Butt St
- Campbell St
- Chalmers St
- Chapman St
- Clare St
- Cleveland Ave
- Cleveland St
- Clifton Reserve
- Clisdell St
- Collins Ln
- Collins St
- Commonwealth St
- Cooper Ln
- Cooper St
- Corben St
- Crawford Pl
- Crown St
- Davies St
- Dawson St
- Denham St
- Devonshire St
- Edgely St
- Elizabeth St
- Esther Ln
- Esther St
- Fanny Pl
- Farnell Street
- Fitzroy Pl
- Fitzroy St
- Flinders St
- Foster Ln
- Foster St
- Foveaux St
- Gladstone St
- Goodchap St
- Goodlet Ln
- Goodlet St
- Goodmans Tce
- Goulburn Ln
- Goulburn St
- Griffin St
- Hart St
- Hercules St
- High Holborn St
- Hill St
- Holt St
- Hunt St
- Hutchinson Pl
- Hutchinson St
- Jesmond St
- Kendall St
- Kippax St
- Lacey St
- Lansdowne St
- Little Albion St
- Little Bloomfield St
- Little Bourke St
- Little Buckingham St
- Little Collins St
- Little Norton St
- Little Riley St
- Lower Campbell St
- Mackey St
- Marlborough St
- Marshall St
- Marys Pl
- Mary St
- Mcelhone Pl
- Mort St
- Nichols St
- Nickson St
- Nobbs St
- Norton St
- Olivia Ln
- O'Loughlin St
- Oxford St
- Parkham St
- Patterson Ln
- Pawley St
- Pelican St
- Pembroke St
- Perry St
- Phelps Ln
- Phelps St
- Poplar St
- Prospect St
- Rainford St
- Randle Ln
- Randle St
- Raper St
- Reservoir Ln
- Reservoir St
- Richards Ave
- Ridge Pl
- Ridge St
- Riley St
- Rutland St
- Samuel St
- Short St
- Smith St
- Sophia Street
- South Dowling St
- Steel Ln
- Steel St
- Terry St
- Tudor St
- Uther St
- Waine St
- Waterloo St
- Wentworth Ave
- Whittell St
- Wilshire St
- Wilton St
- Withers Ln
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