In short

Freshwater is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2096, home to 9,186 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Northern Beaches local government area.

Snapshot

Median house—

Median rent$600 /wk

Population9,186

Area— km²

To CBD— km

LGANorthern Beaches

Demographics

Population: 9,186
Median age: 37 years
Median household income: $2,726 /week
Median personal income: $1,355 /week
Median family income: $3,390 /week
Average household size: 2.5
Persons per bedroom: 1.0
Local government area: Northern Beaches
Statistical region (SA4): Sydney - Northern Beaches
Remoteness classification: Major Cities of Australia
Federal electorate: Warringah

Source: ABS QuickStats

Property & cost of living

Median rent: $600 /week
Median monthly mortgage: $3,055
Rent share of household income: 22%

Schools

Harbord Public School Primary · Government
Stewart House School Other · Government
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus Secondary · Government
Curl Curl North Public School Primary · Government
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus Secondary · Government

Transport

Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.

Lifestyle & amenities

Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Warmest month: Jan (26.0°C avg max)
Coolest month: Jul (16.4°C avg max)
Annual rainfall: 1211 mm
Reference station: Sydney (Observatory Hill), 11.7 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.

Nearby suburbs

Frequently asked questions

Sources & methodology

Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.

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