Property prices and rents are sourced from Domain and CoreLogic (refreshed quarterly); crime rates from BOCSAR NSW (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research); population and Chinese percentage from ABS 2021 Census; school composite scores calculated in-house from ACARA / NESA data.

What are the six dimensions covered?▾

Property (median house/unit prices, 10-year trend, rental yield), Safety (crime rate per 100K, crime type breakdown, state comparison), Community (total population, Chinese percentage, top ethnicities, age distribution), Schools (nearby public/private/selective schools with scores and rankings), Transport (train stations, commute minutes to CBD) and an overall area Overview.

Where do Chinese families typically settle in Sydney?▾

Sydney's Chinese clusters are concentrated in the North (Eastwood / Epping / Ryde), South/Central (Hurstville / Kogarah / Burwood), and West (Strathfield / Rhodes / Chatswood / Killara).

How should I use AU Guide to shortlist suburbs efficiently?▾

A three-step workflow: (1) filter the directory by price, Chinese percentage and crime rate to drop obvious mismatches; (2) open each shortlisted suburb to compare schools, commute and demographics; (3) finally use the Suburb Match tool for a personalised Top-5 recommendation. The process is more quantitative than relying on WeChat anecdotes.

How often is the data updated?▾

Property prices, rents and crime rates are reviewed quarterly. School composite scores are updated annually after HSC results. Census-based fields follow the ABS cycle and will be refreshed after the 2026 Census release.

How are the "region" categories defined?▾

We merge ABS SA4 boundaries and adjust for Chinese-family commute patterns, e.g. Eastern / Western / Northern / Central / Southern Sydney plus Newcastle, Wollongong and Central Coast. Click any region chip in the hero to filter.