Neutral Bay Area Profile

NSW 2089|Council: North Sydney

30 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Very low3,202 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 94% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↓-15.9% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Fraud220

Steal from retail store210

Malicious damage to property185

Source: BOCSAR, North Sydney LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

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Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

1169

avg ICSEA

Well above average

1 schools in area

Public

Neutral Bay Public School

1169

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.0638c

Minimum rate$743.85

Waste charge$485/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, North Sydney Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Neutral Bay (this area)	North Sydney	Very low	1169	180d	$4852025-26
North Sydney2060	North Sydney	Very low	1183	180d	$485
Chatswood2067	Willoughby	Low	1140	180d	—
Lane Cove2066	Lane Cove Municipal	Very low	1157	180d	$561
Mosman2088	Mosman Municipal	Very low	1167	180d	$810
Sydney2000	Sydney	Very high	1068	180d	$509
Marrickville2204	Inner West	Below avg	1081	180d	$530

North Sydney Council

Willoughby Council

Lane Cove Municipal Council

Mosman Municipal Council

Sydney Council

Inner West Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (North Sydney) level unless otherwise noted.