Redfern
New South Wales · Sydney Inner City · Sydney - City and Inner South
This profile uses the ABS Redfern statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Redfern 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 Redfern SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Redfern 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 Redfern.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Redfern (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 Redfern
- Special · Independent · Years 9-12Enrolment70ICSEA909
- Special · Independent · Years K-6Enrolment25ICSEA667
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSForever Green MontessoriCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Redfern
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children RedfernCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Redfern
- Meeting NQSSDN Redfern Children's Education and Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Redfern
- Meeting NQSRedfern Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Redfern
- Meeting NQSGumnut GardensCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Redfern
- Meeting NQSSurry Hills Montessori Childcare & PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 31 places · Redfern
- Meeting NQSPoet's Corner KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Redfern
- Not yet ratedOz Education RedfernCentre-Based Care · 54 places · Redfern
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 3,366
- vs previous year
- -15%
- vs 2021
- 4,206
- Against justice procedures 1,206
- Theft 956
- Assault 234
- Drug offences 212
- Malicious damage to property 172
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
- 5
- Supermarkets
- 9
- Parks
- 27
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Redfern SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $2,250,000
- House price YoY
- +13.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $1200/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+358Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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