Erskineville - Alexandria
New South Wales · Sydney Inner City · Sydney - City and Inner South
Why “Erskineville - Alexandria”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Erskineville into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Erskineville - Alexandria is a locality in the Sydney Inner City area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Erskineville - Alexandria SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Erskineville - Alexandria SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Alexandria Park CS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Erskineville - Alexandria.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Erskineville - Alexandria (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Erskineville - Alexandria
- Combined · Government · Years K-12Enrolment1,313ICSEA1052
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment334ICSEA1155
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment169ICSEA1145
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-11Enrolment142ICSEA1037
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGowrie NSW Erskineville Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 220 places · Erskineville
- Exceeding NQSEveleigh Early Learning and PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Eveleigh
- Exceeding NQSKU Sunbeam PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Alexandria
- Meeting NQSThe After School Klub Alexandria ParkCentre-Based Care · 121 places · Alexandria
- Meeting NQSSCECS OSHC St Mary's ErskinevilleCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Erskineville
- Meeting NQSGowrie NSW Erskineville Early Education and Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 98 places · Erskineville
- Meeting NQSThe Green Elephant Early Learning Centre BeaconsfieldCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Beaconsfield
- Meeting NQSAlexandria Early Education Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Alexandria
- Meeting NQSAlexandria Montessori AcademyCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Alexandria
- Meeting NQSLearn & LaughCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Alexandria
- Meeting NQSStory House Early Learning AlexandriaCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Alexandria
- Meeting NQSHoney Bird Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Eveleigh
+ 8 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 471
- vs previous year
- +5%
- vs 2021
- 490
- Theft 236
- Assault 44
- Malicious damage to property 38
- Against justice procedures 33
- Drug offences 32
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 6
- Parks
- 32
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Erskineville - Alexandria SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $2,217,500
- House price YoY
- +8.5%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $1350/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+362Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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