Suburb profile

Lewisham NSW 2049

Lewisham is located in the Inner West region of New South Wales, postcode 2049. It has 2,987 properties across 30 streets. Explore every street in Lewisham, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Lewisham

Lewisham, NSW 2049, sits in the Inner West and neighbours Haberfield, Dulwich Hill, Summer Hill and Leichhardt. Its 30 streets hold 2,987 properties, 1,054 of them houses and 1,933 units.

Census figures are for the Dulwich Hill - Lewisham area, which covers almost all of the suburb. It has 17,948 residents, a median age of 37 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income is $2,162 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month and the median rent $480 a week. Of 7,642 dwellings, 2,186 were separate houses, 868 semi-detached, 4,374 flats and 196 other; 1,804 were owned outright, 2,161 owned with a mortgage and 3,543 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Lewisham

  • 17,948Peoplelive in the area
  • 37Median ageyears
  • $2,162Median household incomea week
  • $480Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,186
  • Townhouses and semis868
  • Flats and apartments4,374
  • Other196

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,600a month
  • Household size2.2people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,804Owned with a mortgage 2,161Rented 3,543Other 134

For sale and rent in Lewisham

Sharon SkrabanichSharon Skrabanich

For Sale | Guide $550,000

7/50 Hunter Street, Lewisham NSW 2049

1 bedroom 1 bathroom Apartment

Inspect tomorrow 1:00pm

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Jay KingJay King

Expressions of Interest

59 The Boulevarde, Lewisham NSW 2049

22 bedrooms 22 bathrooms Block of Units

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Sharon SkrabanichSharon Skrabanich

For Sale | $850,000-$900,000

251/3 William Street, Lewisham NSW 2049

2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space 110 m² land Apartment

Inspect tomorrow 12:00pm

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Properties in Lewisham

Schools in Lewisham

  • Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham

    IndependentPrimary and secondary

  • Lewisham Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Local agents in Lewisham

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Agencies that specialise in Lewisham

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Streets in Lewisham

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.