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Living in Naremburn, NSW
Naremburn is in the Willoughby council area. About 5,924 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Willoughby and New South Wales.
Rent now
$900 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Wollstonecraft and St Leonards (2065), the postcode most of Naremburn is in, in the June quarter 2026. Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Naremburn | Willoughby | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| People per home | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $3,272 | $2,556 | $1,829 |
Homes
| Measure | Naremburn | Willoughby | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 30% | 32% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 33% | 27% | 33% |
| Rented | 36% | 39% | 33% |
| Separate houses | 38% | 45% | 66% |
| Flats and apartments | 43% | 47% | 22% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $602 | $571 | $420 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $3,500 | $3,299 | $2,167 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Naremburn | Willoughby | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 10% | 14% | 9% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 36% | 38% | 52% |
| Went to work by car | 21% | 25% | 54% |
| Went to work by public transport | 3% | 6% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Worked from home | 67% | 61% | 36% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Schools
In Naremburn
- Naremburn School Government, special
Within 2 km
- Cammeray Public School Government, primary, 0.9 km
- Royal North Shore Hospital School Government, special, 1.1 km
- Anzac Park Public School Government, primary, 1.3 km
- Bradfield College Government, secondary, 1.3 km
- North Sydney Boys High School Government, secondary, 1.4 km
- North Sydney Girls High School Government, secondary, 1.4 km
- Artarmon Public School Government, primary, 1.6 km
- Northbridge Public School Government, primary, 1.6 km
- Willoughby Girls High School Government, secondary, 1.6 km
- Cammeraygal High School Government, secondary, 1.7 km
- Willoughby Public School Government, primary, 1.7 km
- Greenwich Public School Government, primary, 2.0 km
- North Sydney Public School Government, primary, 2.0 km
School zones for 2026
- Cammeray Public School primary
- Cammeraygal High School high school
- Mosman High School high school
The middle of Naremburn is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Naremburn. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- 6% of Naremburn's land is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Willoughby
- What it costs to live in Willoughby: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Willoughby with another area.
- Is living in Naremburn worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Willoughby.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Willoughby figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Schools: NSW Department of Education, CC BY. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.