Australia Relocation Report

84/100

Chatswood West scores highest on safety and affordability; places of worship is its weakest point.

• Median house price: $2.86M (¥13.65M)
• Median unit price: Data not available
• Median rent (house): $1,300/wk · unit $825/wk · Census all-dwellings rent $750/wk

Your AUD $2.20M budget falls short of the median house price of $2.86M by $665K. Most new migrants rent first: at $1,300/week, renting a house here costs about $67,600/year.

• Schools within 10km: 256 (in-suburb: 0 government · 0 Catholic · 0 independent)
• Average ICSEA (10km): 1131 — above the national average of 1000
• Childcare (3km): Data not available

Strong school options for your children.

• Residential safety score: 100/100
• Safer than 79% of New South Wales suburbs
• Incidents per 100K residents (2025): break & enter 66 · vehicle theft 0 · domestic assault 66 · robbery 0 · steal from dwelling 197
• 5-year trend: worsening

Australian suburban crime rates are low by international standards, and each state counts offences differently — so we benchmark within-state (the percentile above), not across states.

• Unemployment rate: 3.8% · NSW average 4.1% · national average 4.2%
• Top industries: Professional, Scientific & Technical 18.4% · Health Care & Social Assistance 13.2% · Financial & Insurance Services 10.2% · Education & Training 8.2% · Retail Trade 7.0%
• Professional / scientific / technical + IT: 22.5%

The local employment profile is strong for IT professionals — 22.5% of workers in Chatswood West are in professional, scientific, technical or IT roles, versus a national average of 9.2%. (Industry mix from the 2021 Census; unemployment from DEWR SALM, March 2026.)

• GPs within 3km: 31
• Pharmacies within 3km: 28
• Nearest public hospital: Royal North Shore Hospital (4.1 km)

Good GP access — 31 practices within 3km.

• Born in China: 11.2% (~171 residents)
• Born overseas (all countries): 44.8%
• Top origins: China 11.2% · England 4.7% · Hong Kong 2.6% · South Korea 1.8% · New Zealand 1.8%
• Top languages: Mandarin 13.3% · Cantonese 6.4% · Korean 1.6% · Persian ED 1.6% · Greek 1.1%
• Buddhist places of worship (3km): 0 of 34 total places of worship

Chatswood West has a notable community from China, with 11.2% of residents born there. Note: OpenStreetMap under-records some faiths' places of worship — treat the count as a floor, not a ceiling.

• Sydney CBD commute (estimate): ~41 min by bus
• Nearest train station: Chatswood (1.9 km)
• Peak train frequency: Data not available · Bus stops in suburb: 20
• Nearest airport: Sydney (16.8 km)

Public transport is strong — day-to-day life without a car is realistic.

• Climate: summer max 25.9°C · winter max 17.0°C · rainfall 1,213mm/yr · sunshine 7h/day
• Air quality: 78/100 — Excellent air quality
• Nearest beach: Dirty Haul Beach (10.0 km) · coast 11.7 km
• Green space (3km): 49 parks · 30 playgrounds · 313 sports fields
• Eating out & fun (3km): 66 cafés/restaurants · 0 cinemas · 0 kids play centres

• Population: 1,521 (2021) → 1,677 est. 2025 · stable
• Median age: 42 · Avg household: 3
• Median household income: $3,121/wk
• Median taxable income (individual): $56,424/yr · national median $59,576 ↓ (ATO 2023-24, postcode 2067 area)
• Tenure: owned 45% · mortgage 38% · rented 15%
• Commute mode: car 28% · public transport 4% · walk/cycle 2% · WFH 54%

Markers: suburb centre (navy) · schools (green, darker = higher ICSEA) · childcare (orange) · GPs (red). Station and worship locations aren't plotted (point coordinates not held for those datasets).

74/100

Hurstville scores highest on community match and affordability; places of worship is its weakest point.

• Median house price: $2.21M (¥10.51M)
• Median unit price: $768K (¥3.66M)
• Median rent (house): $860/wk · unit $750/wk · Census all-dwellings rent $470/wk
• Price trend: Up 3.2% over the past year

Your AUD $2.20M budget falls short of the median house price of $2.21M by $6K. Most new migrants rent first: at $860/week, renting a house here costs about $44,720/year.

• Schools within 10km: 294 (in-suburb: 4 government · 0 Catholic · 2 independent)
• Average ICSEA (10km): 1058 — above the national average of 1000
• Childcare (3km): 25 services · 1 of 25 rated Exceeding NQS

Strong school options for your children.

• Residential safety score: 69/100
• Safer than 48% of New South Wales suburbs
• Incidents per 100K residents (2025): break & enter 176 · vehicle theft 67 · domestic assault 343 · robbery 22 · steal from dwelling 257
• 5-year trend: worsening

Australian suburban crime rates are low by international standards, and each state counts offences differently — so we benchmark within-state (the percentile above), not across states.

• Unemployment rate: 3.6% · NSW average 4.1% · national average 4.2%
• Top industries: Health Care & Social Assistance 13.6% · Retail Trade 11.0% · Professional, Scientific & Technical 8.5% · Financial & Insurance Services 8.0% · Construction 7.3%
• Professional / scientific / technical + IT: 10.3%

The local employment profile is solid for IT professionals — 10.3% of workers in Hurstville are in professional, scientific, technical or IT roles, versus a national average of 9.2%. (Industry mix from the 2021 Census; unemployment from DEWR SALM, March 2026.)

• GPs within 3km: 32
• Pharmacies within 3km: 41
• Nearest public hospital: St George Hospital (3.1 km)

Good GP access — 32 practices within 3km.

• Born in China: 28.6% (~8,925 residents)
• Born overseas (all countries): 71.9%
• Top origins: China 28.6% · Nepal 15.8% · Hong Kong 3.6% · Indonesia 1.8% · Philippines 1.7%
• Top languages: Mandarin 26.1% · Cantonese 16.2% · Nepali 15.4% · Arabic 2.6% · Greek 2.1%
• Buddhist places of worship (3km): 0 of 49 total places of worship

Hurstville has one of Australia's largest community from China, with 28.6% of residents born there. Note: OpenStreetMap under-records some faiths' places of worship — treat the count as a floor, not a ceiling.

• Sydney CBD commute (estimate): ~36 min by train
• Nearest train station: Hurstville (680 m)
• Peak train frequency: 126/hr · Bus stops in suburb: 117
• Nearest airport: Sydney (7.3 km)

Public transport is strong — day-to-day life without a car is realistic.

• Climate: summer max 26.5°C · winter max 17.5°C · rainfall 1,090mm/yr · sunshine 7h/day
• Air quality: 69/100 — Excellent air quality
• Nearest beach: Lady Margaret Beach (5.7 km) · coast 4.9 km
• Green space (3km): 55 parks · 33 playgrounds · 120 sports fields
• Eating out & fun (3km): 101 cafés/restaurants · 2 cinemas · 2 kids play centres

• Population: 31,162 (2021) → 32,911 est. 2025 · moderate growth
• Median age: 33 · Avg household: 2.8
• Median household income: $1,804/wk
• Median taxable income (individual): $48,308/yr · national median $59,576 ↓ (ATO 2023-24, postcode 2220 area)
• Tenure: owned 24% · mortgage 25% · rented 47%
• Commute mode: car 28% · public transport 21% · walk/cycle 4% · WFH 28%

Markers: suburb centre (navy) · schools (green, darker = higher ICSEA) · childcare (orange) · GPs (red). Station and worship locations aren't plotted (point coordinates not held for those datasets).

72/100

Glen Waverley scores highest on affordability and public transport; places of worship is its weakest point.

• Median house price: $1.61M (¥7.67M)
• Median unit price: $804K (¥3.83M)
• Median rent (house): Data not available · Census all-dwellings rent $480/wk
• Price trend: Up 0.9% over the past year

Your AUD $2.20M budget covers the median house price of $1.61M with $590K to spare.

• Schools within 10km: 227 (in-suburb: 11 government · 2 Catholic · 2 independent)
• Average ICSEA (10km): 1082 — above the national average of 1000
• Childcare (3km): 31 services · 9 of 29 rated Exceeding NQS

Strong school options for your children.

• Residential safety score: 65/100
• Safer than 38% of Victoria suburbs
• Incidents per 100K residents (2025): break & enter 553 · vehicle theft 342 · domestic assault 138 · robbery 49 · steal from dwelling Data not available
• 5-year trend: worsening

Australian suburban crime rates are low by international standards, and each state counts offences differently — so we benchmark within-state (the percentile above), not across states.

• Unemployment rate: 2.0% · VIC average 4.5% · national average 4.2%
• Top industries: Health Care & Social Assistance 13.6% · Professional, Scientific & Technical 12.0% · Retail Trade 9.9% · Education & Training 9.4% · Accommodation & Food Services 6.8%
• Professional / scientific / technical + IT: 14.3%

The local employment profile is strong for IT professionals — 14.3% of workers in Glen Waverley are in professional, scientific, technical or IT roles, versus a national average of 9.2%. (Industry mix from the 2021 Census; unemployment from DEWR SALM, March 2026.)

• GPs within 3km: 26
• Pharmacies within 3km: 14
• Nearest public hospital: Knox Private Hospital (6.4 km)

Good GP access — 26 practices within 3km.

• Born in China: 17.8% (~7,569 residents)
• Born overseas (all countries): 62.0%
• Top origins: China 17.8% · India 8.0% · Malaysia 5.6% · Sri Lanka 5.3% · Hong Kong 2.5%
• Top languages: Mandarin 23.3% · Cantonese 8.0% · Sinhal 4.0% · Tamil 3.0% · Hindi 2.7%
• Buddhist places of worship (3km): 0 of 22 total places of worship

Glen Waverley has one of Australia's largest community from China, with 17.8% of residents born there. Note: OpenStreetMap under-records some faiths' places of worship — treat the count as a floor, not a ceiling.

• Melbourne CBD commute (estimate): ~47 min by metro
• Nearest train station: Glen Waverley Railway (590 m)
• Peak train frequency: Data not available · Bus stops in suburb: 171
• Nearest airport: Melbourne (37.2 km)

Public transport is strong — day-to-day life without a car is realistic.

• Climate: summer max 25.8°C · winter max 14.2°C · rainfall 600mm/yr · sunshine 6h/day
• Air quality: 92/100 — Excellent air quality
• Nearest beach: Data not available · coast 15.3 km
• Green space (3km): 92 parks · 40 playgrounds · 261 sports fields
• Eating out & fun (3km): 82 cafés/restaurants · 1 cinemas · 2 kids play centres

• Population: 42,642 (2021) → 44,470 est. 2025 · moderate growth
• Median age: 40 · Avg household: 2.8
• Median household income: $1,918/wk
• Median taxable income (individual): $50,524/yr · national median $59,576 ↓ (ATO 2023-24, postcode 3150 area)
• Tenure: owned 41% · mortgage 28% · rented 27%
• Commute mode: car 48% · public transport 6% · walk/cycle 2% · WFH 33%

Markers: suburb centre (navy) · schools (green, darker = higher ICSEA) · childcare (orange) · GPs (red). Station and worship locations aren't plotted (point coordinates not held for those datasets).

68/100

Sunnybank scores highest on public transport and community match; places of worship is its weakest point.

• Median house price: No suburb-level price published
• Median unit price: Data not available
• Median rent (house): $680/wk · unit $700/wk · Census all-dwellings rent $400/wk

QLD does not publish suburb-level sale prices, so your budget can't be compared directly here — local agent appraisals are essential. Most new migrants rent first: at $680/week, renting a house here costs about $35,360/year.

• Schools within 10km: 130 (in-suburb: 4 government · 2 Catholic · 1 independent)
• Average ICSEA (10km): 1037 — above the national average of 1000
• Childcare (3km): 9 services · 1 of 9 rated Exceeding NQS

Strong school options for your children.

• Residential safety score: 66/100
• Safer than 24% of Queensland suburbs
• Incidents per 100K residents (2025): break & enter 933 · vehicle theft 416 · domestic assault Data not available · robbery 56 · steal from dwelling 135
• 5-year trend: worsening

Australian suburban crime rates are low by international standards, and each state counts offences differently — so we benchmark within-state (the percentile above), not across states.

• Unemployment rate: 5.4% · QLD average 4.1% · national average 4.2%
• Top industries: Health Care & Social Assistance 16.1% · Accommodation & Food Services 12.1% · Retail Trade 8.7% · Manufacturing 7.7% · Construction 6.7%
• Professional / scientific / technical + IT: 7.7%

The local employment profile is modest for IT professionals — 7.7% of workers in Sunnybank are in professional, scientific, technical or IT roles, versus a national average of 9.2%. (Industry mix from the 2021 Census; unemployment from DEWR SALM, March 2026.)

• GPs within 3km: 23
• Pharmacies within 3km: 15
• Nearest public hospital: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (2.3 km)

Good GP access — 23 practices within 3km.

• Born in China: 16.9% (~1,499 residents)
• Born overseas (all countries): 60.7%
• Top origins: China 16.9% · Taiwan 7.5% · India 3.6% · New Zealand 2.9% · Philippines 2.9%
• Top languages: Mandarin 26.7% · Cantonese 6.8% · Korean 3.1% · Vietnamese 2.6% · Punjabi 1.5%
• Buddhist places of worship (3km): 0 of 11 total places of worship

Sunnybank has one of Australia's largest community from China, with 16.9% of residents born there. Note: OpenStreetMap under-records some faiths' places of worship — treat the count as a floor, not a ceiling.

• Brisbane CBD commute (estimate): ~33 min by train
• Nearest train station: Sunnybank station (640 m)
• Peak train frequency: 28.5/hr · Bus stops in suburb: 54
• Nearest airport: Brisbane (22.3 km)

Public transport is strong — day-to-day life without a car is realistic.

• Climate: summer max 29.3°C · winter max 21.5°C · rainfall 1,150mm/yr · sunshine 7.5h/day
• Air quality: 46/100 — Good air quality
• Nearest beach: Data not available · coast 17.9 km
• Green space (3km): 52 parks · 34 playgrounds · 237 sports fields
• Eating out & fun (3km): 53 cafés/restaurants · 1 cinemas · 2 kids play centres

• Population: 8,892 (2021) → 10,231 est. 2025
• Median age: 35 · Avg household: 3
• Median household income: $1,586/wk
• Median taxable income (individual): $43,823/yr · national median $59,576 ↓ (ATO 2023-24, postcode 4109 area)
• Tenure: owned 35% · mortgage 21% · rented 39%
• Commute mode: car 60% · public transport 14% · walk/cycle 3% · WFH 12%

Markers: suburb centre (navy) · schools (green, darker = higher ICSEA) · childcare (orange) · GPs (red). Station and worship locations aren't plotted (point coordinates not held for those datasets).

52/100

Mawson Lakes scores highest on public transport and affordability; places of worship is its weakest point.

• Median house price: $859K (¥4.09M)
• Median unit price: Data not available
• Median rent (house): $630/wk · unit $450/wk · Census all-dwellings rent $360/wk
• Price trend: Up 12.9% over the past year

Your AUD $2.20M budget covers the median house price of $859K with $1.34M to spare. Most new migrants rent first: at $630/week, renting a house here costs about $32,760/year.

• Schools within 10km: 132 (in-suburb: 1 government · 0 Catholic · 1 independent)
• Average ICSEA (10km): 1009 — above the national average of 1000
• Childcare (3km): 8 services · 0 of 8 rated Exceeding NQS

Strong school options for your children.

• Residential safety score: 63/100
• Safer than 43% of South Australia suburbs
• Incidents per 100K residents (2025): break & enter 225 · vehicle theft 297 · domestic assault Data not available · robbery 22 · steal from dwelling Data not available
• 5-year trend: improving

Australian suburban crime rates are low by international standards, and each state counts offences differently — so we benchmark within-state (the percentile above), not across states.

• Unemployment rate: 2.1% · SA average 4.1% · national average 4.2%
• Top industries: Health Care & Social Assistance 16.5% · Public Administration & Safety 9.8% · Retail Trade 9.4% · Education & Training 8.2% · Manufacturing 7.6%
• Professional / scientific / technical + IT: 8.2%

The local employment profile is modest for IT professionals — 8.2% of workers in Mawson Lakes are in professional, scientific, technical or IT roles, versus a national average of 9.2%. (Industry mix from the 2021 Census; unemployment from DEWR SALM, March 2026.)

• GPs within 3km: 11
• Pharmacies within 3km: 5
• Nearest public hospital: Lyell McEwin Hospital (8.5 km)

Good GP access — 11 practices within 3km.

• Born in China: 3.5% (~490 residents)
• Born overseas (all countries): 44.8%
• Top origins: India 8.7% · England 3.7% · China 3.5% · Vietnam 3.4% · Philippines 1.7%
• Top languages: Vietnamese 4.9% · Mandarin 4.7% · Punjabi 4.2% · Hindi 2.2% · Cantonese 2.1%
• Buddhist places of worship (3km): 0 of 10 total places of worship

Mawson Lakes has a modest community from China, with 3.5% of residents born there. Note: OpenStreetMap under-records some faiths' places of worship — treat the count as a floor, not a ceiling.

• Adelaide CBD commute (estimate): ~34 min by train
• Nearest train station: Mawson Lakes Railway (750 m)
• Peak train frequency: 10/hr · Bus stops in suburb: 58
• Nearest airport: Adelaide (16.6 km)

Public transport is strong — day-to-day life without a car is realistic.

• Climate: summer max 29.0°C · winter max 15.5°C · rainfall 550mm/yr · sunshine 7h/day
• Air quality: 69/100 — Excellent air quality
• Nearest beach: Data not available · coast 4.6 km
• Green space (3km): 53 parks · 10 playgrounds · 64 sports fields
• Eating out & fun (3km): 14 cafés/restaurants · 0 cinemas · 1 kids play centres

• Population: 13,794 (2021) → 14,746 est. 2025 · stable
• Median age: 33 · Avg household: 2.6
• Median household income: $1,940/wk
• Median taxable income (individual): $55,858/yr · national median $59,576 ↓ (ATO 2023-24, postcode 5095 area)
• Tenure: owned 17% · mortgage 42% · rented 39%
• Commute mode: car 70% · public transport 7% · walk/cycle 2% · WFH 10%

Markers: suburb centre (navy) · schools (green, darker = higher ICSEA) · childcare (orange) · GPs (red). Station and worship locations aren't plotted (point coordinates not held for those datasets).