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Botany Suburb Review

Botany Suburb Review

A friendly and tucked-away little village close-ish to the city with great greenery that’s seen a swath of modern residential development in recent years. Summary: Close to major public amenities and arterial roads yet somehow still feeling “tucked away”, Botany…

Engadine Suburb Review

Engadine Suburb Review

One for the families, Engadine gives you plenty of space, greenery and room to move in return for increased distance from Sydney city. Summary: A sprawling, hilly and bush-draped suburb deep-ish in Sutherland Shire, Engadine is a land of Aussie…

Kensington Suburb Review

Kensington Suburb Review

Highly varied suburb in which the top and lower ends of town coexist side by side, with easy city access & some grand historic sections to boot. Summary: An interesting mix of both budget high-density living and the ridiculously high…

Haberfield Suburb Review

Haberfield Suburb Review

Incredibly charming, character rich suburb is steeped in history and well kept, but out of financial reach of most and with some other minor flaws. Summary: Grand, historic and full of character, Haberfield is one of Sydney’s most charismatic suburbs…

Holsworthy Suburb Review

Holsworthy Suburb Review

Good-value suburb oriented around family life provides a shot at safe & roomy living, although lacking in dining & entertainment. Summary: If the search for a larger-sized home for a more reasonable price – without compromising on either safety or…

Denistone Suburb Review

Denistone Suburb Review

Classy, older-leaning and highly green North Shore suburb offers plenty of peace and space, but little to see or do outside its natural offerings. Summary: Tranquil, substantially green and overall upmarket, Denistone is a quiet pocket of classy North Shore…

Riverwood Suburb Review

Riverwood Suburb Review

A suburb without a consistent theme, Riverwood nonetheless provides an appealing combination of price and flexibility for its location. Summary: A largely working class, fairly central Sydney suburb offering a mixed bag of good value prices, wide and varied public…

The 10 Safest Suburbs in Sydney

The 10 Safest Suburbs in Sydney

The safest suburbs to live in Sydney by our overall Crime Score rating. While there are inevitably going to be some suburbs that deal with higher rates of crime, on the whole the Greater Sydney region ranks as one of…

Eastwood Suburb Review

Eastwood Suburb Review

Dense Asian dining meets rolling, impressively green back streets for one of Sydney’s most interesting suburban contrasts. Summary: Perhaps THE premier hub for Asian dining in all of Sydney, Eastwood consists of an ultra-dense central district packed to the brim…

Canterbury Suburb Review

Canterbury Suburb Review

The next-best-thing to the Inner West that can save you a couple of hundred thousand dollars along the way. Summary: The winds of change are slowly blowing on Canterbury, an older suburb now seeing multiple helpings of newer, modernised elements…

10 Most Dangerous Sydney Suburbs

10 Most Dangerous Sydney Suburbs

The places you’ll likely want to avoid when living in, or visiting, Sydney (last update: July 2020). As a whole, Sydney ranks as one of the safest global cities in the world; it was even recently ranked 5th out of…