NSW · North Sydney Council
Cremorne Point, 2090
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Cremorne Point hums with inner-city energy, a smaller community where there is always something happening nearby. Its inner position means surrounding suburbs are never far away, whether for a meal out or a change of scene. Generous greenery runs through the area, from street trees to tucked-away reserves.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Getting around the metro area is straightforward, with transport tying neighbouring communities together. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment and parks and green space holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,270
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $2,951
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 211 of 1,258
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,996
- Employment rate
- 62%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 42 / 65 / 835
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $833
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,550
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $860
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 176
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 42
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 28
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 18.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 252 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.5th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling20
- Fraud40
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment17
- Malicious Damage To Property29
- Steal From Motor Vehicle21
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
26 public transport stops in this suburb
- 109 Milson Rd
- Milson Rd At Sirius St
- Milson Rd Opp 58
- Milson Rd Opp Prior Av
- Murdoch St Before Iredale Av
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
107 planning-related records
2026· 7 proposals
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space109 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Under Assessment
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal)3 4 GREEN STREET CREMORNE POINT 2090Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1 29 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
March 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Maintenance of buildings in draft heritage conservation areas75 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 BANNERMAN STREET CREMORNE POINT 2090Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
January 2026
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 39-43 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
2025· 17 proposals
December 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Supporting Development1 29 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4 Cremorne Rd CRemorne PointDetermined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure61 KAREELA ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure55 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling36 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 BOGOTA AVENUE CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure59 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 BROMLEY AVENUE CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1 29 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation67 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Operational consent issued
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 IREDALE AVENUE CREMORNE POINT 2090Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure23 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation10 MURDOCH STREET CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
March 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure61 KAREELA ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1 29 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation32 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure113 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
2024· 16 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure63 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
November 2024
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1 22 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
October 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation3 2 WULWORRA AVENUE CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Residential flat building; Temporary building, structure or use; Residential Accommodation6 18-20 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia26 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
July 2024
- Dual occupancy; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)42 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling36 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces47 KAREELA ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Modification Application31 4-8 KAREELA ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation3 BOGOTA AVENUE CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Stairway71 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation32 MILSON ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
March 2024
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure31 4-8 KAREELA ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
- Subdivision4 GREEN STREET CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
February 2024
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 18-20 CREMORNE ROAD CREMORNE POINT 2090Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
125 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (29)
- Bicycle Parking
- Cremorne Point Wharf, Milson RdBus Station
Milson Road
- 109 Milson RdBus stop
- 116 Milson RdBus stop
- 58 Milson RdBus stop
- Cremorne Point Wharf, Milson RdBus stop
- CricketersBus stop
- Milson Rd after Cremorne RdBus stop
- Milson Rd at Prior AvBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Prior Avenue Reserve ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 40.5/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3389th in Australia
- State rank
- 1071st in NSW
- Peer rank
- #69 among Metro Sydney · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #623 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 109 Milson Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- 116 Milson Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- 58 Milson Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Benchamenitiesbench
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Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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