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Sydney (South) - Haymarket

New South Wales · Sydney Inner City · Sydney - City and Inner South

Why “Sydney (South) - Haymarket”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Sydney 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.

Sydney (South) - Haymarket 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 Sydney (South) - Haymarket SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
1
Top ICSEA 1028
Childcare
16
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
8,658
0% vs prior year
Population
24,758
+4.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Sydney (South) - Haymarket SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Fort St PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Sydney (South) - Haymarket.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Sydney (South) - Haymarket (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Australian International High School
Independent
ICSEA 1028 intake context

Fee-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 Sydney (South) - Haymarket

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • The Tree House
    Centre-Based Care · 56 places · Sydney
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fort Street OSHClub
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Millers Point
    Exceeding NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Phillip Street
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Sydney
    Exceeding NQS
  • Active Kids @ World Square
    Centre-Based Care · 112 places · Sydney
    Meeting NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Barangaroo
    Centre-Based Care · 108 places · Barangaroo
    Meeting NQS
  • Wonder Garden Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 97 places · The Rocks
    Meeting NQS
  • Darling Nest Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Haymarket
    Meeting NQS
  • Barangaroo Montessori Academy
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Sydney
    Meeting NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education George Street
    Centre-Based Care · 85 places · Sydney
    Meeting NQS
  • Explore & Develop Castlereagh Street, Sydney
    Centre-Based Care · 77 places · Sydney
    Meeting NQS
  • St Andrew's Cathedral School TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Sydney
    Meeting NQS
  • Kids Club Clarence St
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Sydney
    Meeting NQS

+ 4 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
8,658
vs previous year
0%
vs 2021
11,135
  • Theft 3,180
  • Assault 1,085
  • Drug offences 769
  • Against justice procedures 705
  • Disorderly conduct 546

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 →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
4
Supermarkets
7
Parks
11
Train stations
6

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Sydney (South) - Haymarket SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
24,758
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+4.30%
2024→25
Net change
+1,027
people / yr
Density
22,903
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+1,027
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+79
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-310
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+1,258

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Sydney (South) - Haymarket
+4.30%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%