Longueville, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Longueville is a tranquil harbourside suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, occupying a peninsula between Tambourine Bay and Woodford Bay on the Lane Cove River, about eight kilometres north of the city. Before settlement it was home to the Cammeraygal people. Its earliest industry was a soap works of the 1830s, but the suburb proper began as a residential area in the 1870s and was formally proclaimed in the 1920s. The name is widely thought to honour the French nobleman the Duc de Longueville, and the main streets are said to be named for his three daughters, Christina, Lucretia and Arabella. Today gracious Victorian and Federation homes line its quiet streets, and a sailing skiff club sits at the peninsula's tip, marking it as one of Sydney's prestigious addresses.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Longueville is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1198, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Longueville at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,116
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $4,894
- SEIFA score
- 1198
- Coordinates
- -33.8299, 151.1681
Longueville demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Longueville using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 9% of homes are rented, and 25% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 386 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 341 | 16% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 286 | 13% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 701 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 405 | 19% |
Share of the 2,119 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 346 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 232 | 36% |
| Rented | 60 | 9% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 639 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 11 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 650 occupied private dwellings in Longueville.
- Median weekly rent
- $1,100
- Median monthly mortgage
- $5,000
- Average household size
- 3.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $5,150
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,453
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 527 (25%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 321 (15%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 7 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,399 (88%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 595
- Employed part-time
- 382
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Longueville
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Longueville is January (average daytime high around 25.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.5°C). The area receives roughly 1084 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 104 mm |
| Feb | 25.1°C | 19°C | 119 mm |
| Mar | 24°C | 18°C | 186 mm |
| Apr | 21.9°C | 15°C | 100 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 11.7°C | 56 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.8°C | 74 mm |
| Jul | 16.5°C | 8.7°C | 70 mm |
| Aug | 17.3°C | 9.2°C | 67 mm |
| Sep | 19.6°C | 11.3°C | 55 mm |
| Oct | 21.8°C | 13.7°C | 92 mm |
| Nov | 22.8°C | 15.5°C | 78 mm |
| Dec | 24.7°C | 17.5°C | 83 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Longueville
Where is Longueville?
Longueville is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Longueville?
At the 2021 Census, Longueville had a population of about 2,116.
Is Longueville an advantaged area?
Longueville has an ABS SEIFA score of 1198, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Longueville?
Longueville has average daytime highs of about 21.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 1,084 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Longueville have high household incomes?
Longueville has the highest median weekly household income of any suburb in Australia with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($4,894 per week).
Where Longueville ranks
Longueville appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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