Eastwood (NSW), NSW
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Eastwood is a suburb in the north of Sydney, about 17 kilometres north-west of the central business district and split between the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta. The Wallumedegal people lived across the timbered country between the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers long before European settlement, which followed soon after the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. The free settler William Rutledge bought land here in 1835 and built a house he called Eastwood; when the railway reached the area in the 1880s, the station and then the suburb took the name of his Eastwood Estate. Eastwood is celebrated as the birthplace of the Granny Smith apple, accidentally raised by the orchardist Maria Ann Smith, an achievement marked each October by the lively Granny Smith Festival. In recent decades, Chinese and Korean migration has reshaped the suburb into one of Sydney's best-known Asian shopping precincts.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Eastwood (NSW) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1083, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Eastwood (NSW) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Eastwood (NSW) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
93/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (93/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
11/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $450 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 11% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Eastwood (NSW) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 18,695
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,945
- SEIFA score
- 1083
- Local government area
- Ryde
- Coordinates
- -33.7885, 151.0846
Map of Eastwood (NSW)
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Housing & property in Eastwood (NSW)
What it costs to live in Eastwood (NSW) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $450
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,730
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 58%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 39%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Eastwood (NSW) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Eastwood (NSW) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Eastwood (NSW) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31% and 61% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,938 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,062 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 5,845 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,593 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,256 | 17% |
Share of the 18,694 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,974 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,837 | 28% |
| Rented | 2,519 | 39% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,437 | 53% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,166 | 18% |
| Flats & apartments | 1,837 | 28% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 6,502 occupied private dwellings in Eastwood (NSW).
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,177
- Median weekly personal income
- $760
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11,000 (61%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 12,371 (69%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 52 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 12,153 (80%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Employed full-time
- 4,794
- Employed part-time
- 2,676
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Eastwood (NSW)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Eastwood (NSW) is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.8°C). The area receives roughly 854 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm |
| Feb | 27.1°C | 18.1°C | 92 mm |
| Mar | 25.4°C | 16.9°C | 139 mm |
| Apr | 22.9°C | 13.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 19.7°C | 10°C | 37 mm |
| Jun | 16.7°C | 8°C | 57 mm |
| Jul | 16.8°C | 7.1°C | 56 mm |
| Aug | 17.9°C | 7.6°C | 52 mm |
| Sep | 20.9°C | 9.8°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 23.7°C | 12.6°C | 77 mm |
| Nov | 25.2°C | 14.7°C | 73 mm |
| Dec | 27.5°C | 16.9°C | 70 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Eastwood (NSW)
Is Eastwood (NSW) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Eastwood (NSW) rates 66/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Eastwood (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Eastwood (NSW) was $450, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,730. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Eastwood (NSW)?
Eastwood (NSW) is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Ryde local government area.
What is the population of Eastwood (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, Eastwood (NSW) had a population of about 18,695.
Is Eastwood (NSW) an advantaged area?
Eastwood (NSW) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1083, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Eastwood (NSW)?
Eastwood (NSW) has average daytime highs of about 22.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.8°C, with roughly 854 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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