Centennial Park vs Queens Park
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Centennial ParkRandwick | Queens ParkWaverley |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | $3,625,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | not available |
| Median unit price | $1,110,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $1,172,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $850/wk | $1,000/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | 1.22% | not available |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 2,225 | 3,143 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 9% | 36% |
| Townhouses | 10% | 38% |
| Apartments/units | 81% | 26% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 3.9 km | 4.9 km |
| Train stations | 0 | 0 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 94% | 89% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Kensington PS, Paddington PS, Randwick PS, Waverley PS, Woollahra PS | Paddington PS, Waverley PS, Woollahra PS |
| Secondary | Inner Sydney HS, Randwick HS | Randwick HS |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Higher than most areas | Around the state average |
Key differences
- Queens Park is higher on median weekly rent (by about 18%).
- Queens Park is higher on population (by about 41%).
- Centennial Park is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 5 percentage points).
- Queens Park is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 27 percentage points).
- Centennial Park is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 138%).
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $3,625,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2021 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 0.4% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $1,110,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2021. The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $1,172,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2022 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 6.2% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2022 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median.