{"id":1535,"date":"2016-06-22T01:16:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T01:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2023-05-30T23:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T23:33:17","slug":"hippest-suburbs-family-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/hippest-suburbs-family-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney’s Babycino Belt: Family Friendly Suburbs That Haven’t Lost Their Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you have kids, or are planning some. They need great schools and safe places to play,\u00a0\u00a0but you want to keep the vitality of places you\u2019ve lived in your younger, freer days. You\u2019re not ready to move to a typical suburban place just yet. You may now feel the urge to share with your childless friends how little sleep you\u2019re getting and still feel solidarity even though their sleeplessness was very much by choice.<\/p>\n

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Is it possible to have it all? Can kids and parents all be happy in the one place? Of course you can, but how much is it going to cost you? I’ve\u00a0mined our Microburbs data to find out, and present my\u00a0top picks:<\/p>\n

5. Rushcutters Bay<\/a><\/h3>\n

More than just a place to jog past hundreds of yachts, Rushcutters Bay is our eastside representative of Sydney\u2019s fringe.<\/p>\n

This exclusive suburb is 5 minutes walk from uber hip Kings Cross combined with access to Sydney\u2019s east. It\u2019s a halfway mark between gentrifying hipness on the west to the elite lifestyle of Darling Point to its east. A midpoint between star performer private schools SCEGGS and Ascham (both top 1%).<\/p>\n

Just be careful with the young ones as mediocre performance in day cares might make a nanny a good option.<\/p>\n

Family Score around Rushcutters Bay is shown here, \u00a0rising from middling (yellow) to high (green) in\u00a0the east:<\/p>\n

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4. Bondi Beach<\/a><\/h3>\n

We\u2019ve all been to Bondi and admired the brash culture of the East, where money meets backpackers, but have you considered raising a family there?<\/p>\n

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With a family score of 8 out of 10, your kids won\u2019t want for surf and public gym equipment. Admittedly, Bondi Beach Public School doesn\u2019t perform that great for its area with top 38% NAPLAN. But if you can afford to buy in Bondi, you may have the spare change to afford an excellent private school like Reddam House. For a mere $565,000 you could see your three children all the way through primary and high school. What price is too high for top 1% NAPLAN?<\/p>\n

3. Neutral Bay<\/a><\/h3>\n

Our top performer north of the Bridge is Neutral Bay. For many it\u2019s a drive-through suburb dominated by a single pub, but recent developments of small bars and funky cafes along Grosvenor St make Neutral Bay deserving of a second look.<\/p>\n

It will not surprise many that Neutral Bay and St Mary\u2019s public schools perform well. After all it\u2019s an affluent area with parents who value their time so much, they only just live outside the city. But these schools perform really well – Netural Bay, St Mary\u2019s Catholic and North Sydney boys and girls are all top 1%ers. Mind the day care costs though – they typically charge around $160 per day.<\/p>\n

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Also showing a strong performance are neighbouring Cammeray<\/a> and Cremorne<\/a>, which share their ample parks, playgrounds and sporting grounds.<\/p>\n

2. Forest Lodge<\/a><\/h3>\n

Tucked away behind its more famous neighbour, Glebe, Forest Lodge is another suburb that resides at the top of our hip score list but still provides a very good lifestyle for families. With Forest Lodge in the top 10% for NAPLAN and St Brendans Catholic School at top 5%. Nearby Sydney Secondary college also performs well (top 8%).<\/p>\n

\"4358974940_64bcb15229_b\" Unlike the Erskineville, Newtown, Camperdown troika, Forest Lodge stands alone at serving both families and hip people with neighbouring Glebe to its east serving hipsters and more spacious Annandale to its west providing for family.<\/p>\n

1. Erskineville<\/a> \/ Newtown<\/a> \/ Camperdown<\/a><\/h3>\n

These neighbouring suburbs are all hip and serve families so well, we had to put them together for first place. Sydney\u2019s Erskineville has a lively community with ample creative professionals, bountiful cafes and 20 art schools within 2km. Its dining options are also vast, courtesy of neighbouring Newtown. You could eat at a new Thai place every day for a fortnight.<\/p>\n

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Family score typically doesn\u2019t accompany hip score but this sought after suburb is definitely an exception. Erskineville public\u00a0school gets top 8% in NAPLAN.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not\u00a0so great in terms of tranquillity though, having 9 times Sydney\u2019s average population density. For a bit of space, look the sprawling Sydney Park at its southern tip, which makes\u00a0for an excellent respite to densely packed inner city living.<\/p>\n

Our Official Top 20 <\/b><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/b><\/th>\nSuburb<\/b><\/th>\nFamily Score<\/b><\/th>\nHip Score<\/b><\/th>\nMedian House Price 2016<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nErskineville<\/span><\/td>\n8.2<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n$1,315,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nCamperdown<\/span><\/td>\n8.4<\/span><\/td>\n8.7<\/span><\/td>\n$1,352,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nBondi<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n$2,555,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\nNewtown<\/span><\/td>\n8.1<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n$1,301,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\nForest Lodge<\/span><\/td>\n8.4<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n$1,680,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/span><\/td>\nCentennial Park<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n8.1<\/span><\/td>\n$2,650,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/span><\/td>\nWollstonecraft<\/span><\/td>\n9.3<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n$3,537,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/span><\/td>\nNeutral Bay<\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/td>\n7.5<\/span><\/td>\n$1,750,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/span><\/td>\nQueenscliff<\/span><\/td>\n9.2<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n$1,610,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/span><\/td>\nCammeray<\/span><\/td>\n9.7<\/span><\/td>\n7.1<\/span><\/td>\n$4,050,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/span><\/td>\nStanmore<\/span><\/td>\n8.7<\/span><\/td>\n8.1<\/span><\/td>\n$1,570,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/span><\/td>\nWaverton<\/span><\/td>\n9.4<\/span><\/td>\n7.5<\/span><\/td>\n$4,750,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/span><\/td>\nPaddington<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n8.2<\/span><\/td>\n$1,700,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/span><\/td>\nFairlight<\/span><\/td>\n9.6<\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/td>\n$1,583,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/span><\/td>\nBondi Beach<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/td>\n$2,990,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/span><\/td>\nNewtown<\/span><\/td>\n7.8<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n$1,301,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/span><\/td>\nCremorne<\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/td>\n7.3<\/span><\/td>\n$1,947,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/span><\/td>\nRushcutters Bay<\/span><\/td>\n7.8<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n$2,562,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/span><\/td>\nBronte<\/span><\/td>\n9.1<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n$3,010,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/span><\/td>\nNorth Bondi<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n7.9<\/span><\/td>\n$2,550,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Microburbs Report – Family Score<\/h2>\n

The Family Score panel of each microburbs report includes the performance of all classes of local schools, along with catchment boundaries and travel times. For a limited time, we’re offering a comprehensive family scores report for all Australian suburbs, which we can send you instantly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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For press enquiries about this article, please call Microburbs Founder Luke Metcalfe on 0414 183 210. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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