Haberfield, post code 2045, is located 9 kilometres west of the Sydney's Central Business District. Via Parramatta Road Haberfield abuts the junction with the Hume Highway and one block west opposite are the stately palms in historic Ashfield Park

The suburb's topography is fan shaped. It bounded on its east by Hawthorne Canal, on the west by Iron Cove Creek Canal and historic Parramatta Road forms the suburb's southern boundary. At the northern pit of the peninsular is Dobroyd Point, a small area fronting Iron Cove which is part of Sydney Harbour.

When first established in 1901 Haberfield was marketed as the ‘Model Suburb'. Being based upon the City Beautiful Movement, Haberfield soon become known as the ‘Garden Suburb' by the early decades of the 20th century. Today Haberfield retains its key ‘garden suburb' concepts in its tree-lined streets, neighbourly gardens and period architecture.

The entire suburb is heritage-listed as a Conservation Area and is part of the Register of the National Estate of Australia