Surry Hills Area Profile

NSW 2010|Council: Sydney

439 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Very high17,581 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 5% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↓-4.1% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Transport regulatory offences4,373

Breach bail conditions3,822

Other theft3,067

Source: BOCSAR, Sydney LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

Registration required

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

Schools

1128

avg ICSEA

Well above average

5 schools in area

Public

Sydney Girls High School

1193

Bourke Street Public School

1135

Crown Street Public School

1114

Inner Sydney High School

1104

Sydney Distance Education Primary School

1094

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.0974c

Minimum rate$668.5

Waste charge$509/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2024-25, Sydney Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Surry Hills (this area)	Sydney	Very high	1128	180d	$5092024-25
Sydney2000	Sydney	Very high	1068	180d	$509
Paddington2021	Woollahra Municipal	Very low	1166	180d	$673.85
Randwick2031	Randwick	Low	1132	180d	$731
Marrickville2204	Inner West	Below avg	1081	180d	$530
Bondi Junction2022	Waverley	Below avg	1141	180d	$647
North Sydney2060	North Sydney	Very low	1183	180d	$485

Sydney Council

Woollahra Municipal Council

Randwick Council

Inner West Council

Waverley Council

North Sydney 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 (Sydney) level unless otherwise noted.