Green, family-oriented suburb in the City of Ryde, 16 km north-west of the Sydney CBD and immediately beside Macquarie University and the Macquarie Park business precinct. At the 2021 census Marsfield had 12,492 residents; households are predominantly couples with children, the largest age group is 30–39, most residents work in professional occupations and 56.8% of homes are owner-occupied. The suburb mixes established families with a strong student presence — Macquarie University runs student accommodation (Student Village North Ryde) inside Marsfield itself, and the suburb is described as a peaceful, green residential area with village shops and the historic Curzon Hall (1898) and St Anthony's Taglietti-designed modernist church among its landmarks. Housing ranges from large modern homes on the higher parts with city views to townhouses and units toward the Epping and South Turramurra borders.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Ryde District |
| Council (LGA) | City of Ryde |
| Postcode | 2122 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Roughly 40–50 minutes door-to-door to the Sydney CBD by public transport:… |
| Median house price | ~$2.32M (median house value $2,318,081 as at 31 July 2026, Cotality via OnTheHouse) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $979,744 ; townhouses on Busaco Road can guide around $1.15M at auction (Sitchu) |
| Typical rent | Houses: ~$1,100/week and units ~$720/week median rent — strong investor yields driven by proximity to Macquarie University |
| Price growth | Houses +11.77% and units +15.43% in median value over 5 years ; 219 properties sold in the past 12 months |
Transport
Marsfield has no railway station of its own — public transport is bus-based, with local and region services running along Epping Road, Vimiera Road and Busaco Road linking the suburb to Macquarie Park, Macquarie University and Epping stations. Macquarie University railway station on the Metro North West & Bankstown Line sits at the campus immediately beside Marsfield, and Epping station (T9 Northern Line) is minutes away by bus — a typical listing notes the suburb is 'minutes away from Macquarie University, Macquarie Centre, Epping Boys High School and Waterloo Park', with city buses a short stroll away.
Schools
Kent Road Public School — NSW government primary school at Herring Road, Marsfield, serving the suburb's families. Epping Boys High School — NSW government boys' secondary school on Vimiera Road in Marsfield, listed among the suburb's landmark institutions. Catholic families typically look to neighbouring Eastwood, Epping or Ryde parishes for primary and secondary options, with Macquarie University's campus immediately adjacent for tertiary study.
Universities
Macquarie University's main Wallumattagal campus — 126 hectares of lawns and natural bushland about 16 km north-west of the CBD — is genuinely adjacent to Marsfield: the campus sits in the suburb of Macquarie Park, which borders Marsfield directly to the east, and the university precinct effectively straddles the suburb boundary. Marsfield's own census area hosts the university's Student Village North Ryde accommodation, real-estate listings describe Marsfield homes as a 'stroll to Macquarie University', and Macquarie University railway station (Sydney Metro) is at the campus edge immediately beside the suburb. Marsfield's north-eastern boundary runs along Macquarie University sports fields, per the suburb's official boundary description.
Shopping & Amenities
Marsfield's local village shopping is clustered around Busaco Road and the Epping Road edge of the suburb — a compact strip of small shops, services and cafes serving the surrounding residential streets, with properties there advertised for their convenience to 'shops, parks and public transport'. Macquarie Centre — a regional centre with 360+ stores, dining, an Event cinema and ice rink — is in adjacent Macquarie Park, minutes from Marsfield (Macquarie Centre; Sydney Point). Curzon Hall (53 Agincourt Road, built 1898) operates as a restaurant and function centre, and Marsfield Village, a Southern Cross Care retirement community, sits adjacent to it.
Parks & Outdoors
Marsfield is exceptionally green — 30 parks covering nearly 24.9% of the suburb's area. Marsfield Park spans from Vimiera Road to Culloden Road with a sportsfield, central bushland and a Riding for the Disabled facility (City of Ryde). Shrimptons Creek, a 3.3 km tributary of the Lane Cove River, runs along the suburb's eastern edge with a popular bushwalk and cycleway through about 25 hectares of parkland that the council is progressively rehabilitating (WeekendNotes; City of Ryde). Waterloo Park is within easy reach of the Busaco Road area and is a selling point in local listings. The suburb's north-eastern fringe meets the bushland of the Lane Cove River valley, linking toward Lane Cove National Park.
Property Market
The median house price in Marsfield was around ~$2.32M (median house value $2,318,081 as at 31 July 2026, Cotality via OnTheHouse) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Cotality/OnTheHouse value Marsfield houses at $2.32M (31 Jul 2026), consistent with the suburb's large modern homes and $2.1–2.5M family-market range; note that Domain listing-page figures (e.g. a $1.63M overall 'median price' on individual rental pages) blend mixed stock and much older windows and sit far below current house values. Units and townhouses near the university and the Epping/South Turramurra borders are the investor segment, with unit medians near $980k and unit rents around $720/week underpinned by student and professional demand.
New Developments
Marsfield itself is a largely established, low-rise suburb, so the local development story is the growth of the adjoining Macquarie Park corridor: the Sydney Metro North West & Bankstown Line transformed access via Macquarie University and Macquarie Park stations, and Macquarie Park — one of the largest business and technology precincts in the Southern Hemisphere — continues to densify with apartments and offices around its station and the university. In-suburb, the university's Student Village North Ryde accommodation sits within Marsfield, and Southern Cross Care's Marsfield Village retirement community (adjacent to Curzon Hall) is the main local institutional infill (Macquarie University; Southern Cross Care).
Jobs & Local Economy
CSIRO's Marsfield site — home of the Radiophysics Laboratory, Sydney headquarters of the Australia Telescope National Facility and a national astronomy and ICT research hub — is itself in Marsfield at the corner of Vimiera and Pembroke Roads, between Epping and Macquarie Park (CSIRO; ATNF). Immediately adjacent in Macquarie Park sit Macquarie University and Macquarie University Hospital (both on the main campus), plus the Macquarie Park business and technology precinct — one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere — with major corporate and tech employers, and Macquarie Centre provides regional retail employment (Macquarie University; Macquarie University locations; Frasers Property). Most Marsfield residents work in professional occupations.
Nearby Suburbs
Macquarie Park, Epping, Eastwood, Ryde, North Ryde
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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