Median house price
$5.4M
+3.8% change
NSW · Waverley Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
11,088
Growth (1 yr)
+0.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.8%
Median age
34
Median income
$2,546/wk
Employment rate
67.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$5,400,000
Languages at home
26%non-English
Most common: Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Bondi wears its coastal identity openly, a established suburb built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with education options woven into the neighbourhood. Most local households sit in a multicultural mix, with overseas-born residents and languages other than English common at home.
There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby. Open space is thinner than in many coastal suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
Against similar coastal suburbs, community and employment, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with growth momentum and safety less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$5.4M
+3.8% change
Median rent
$1,100/wk
Houses $1,800 · Units $1,050
Population (ERP)
11,088
+0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#19
among Coastal & beach · Established
Safety
34th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
40th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
96th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
11,088(June 2025)
+0.1% annual · +1.8% over 5 years · 40th percentile in NSW
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~11,200), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
34 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
186 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
7 restaurants · 7 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 bakeries · 4 places of worship
91 Bondi Road
113 Bondi Road
182 Bondi Road
73 Bondi Road
188 Bondi Road
75 Bondi Road
249 Bondi Road
149 Bondi Road
85 Bondi Road
Unit 2 235 Bondi Road
Unit 2 212 Bondi Road
65 Bondi Road
Unit 2 194 Bondi Road
99 Bondi Road
125 Bondi Road
129 Bondi Road
206 Bondi Road
123 Bondi Road
161 Bondi Road
151 Bondi Road
137 -147 Bondi Road
8 Wellington Street
5 Wellington Street
77 Bondi Road
Unit 1 212 Bondi Road
67 Bondi Road
194 Bondi Road
81 Bondi Road
164 Bondi Road
115 Bondi Road
101 Bondi Road
204 Bondi Road
138 Bondi Road
18 bus stops
137-147 Bondi Road
27 Ocean Street North
93 Bondi Road
103 Bondi Road
168 Bondi Road
230
Unit Shop 2 158 Bondi Road
117 Bondi Road
131 Bondi Road
135 Bondi Road
198 Bondi Road
Unit 32a Fletcher Street
133 Bondi Road
208 Bondi Road
87 Bondi Road
158A Bondi Road
111 Bondi Road
263-265 Bondi Road
11 Bennett Street, Bondi
192 Bondi Road
75a Bondi Road
160 Bondi Road
105 Bondi Road
Unit Shop 1 158 Bondi Road
190 Bondi Road
97 Bondi Road
Unit 2 107 Bondi Road
202A Bondi Road
200 Bondi Road
159 Bondi Road
157 Bondi Road
180 Bondi Road
Unit 1 89 Bondi Road
241 Old South Head Road, Bondi
34A Ocean Street
127 Bondi Road
32 Fletcher Street
158 Bondi Road
95 Bondi Road
97 Bondi Road
2 Wellington Street
79 Bondi Road
162 Bondi Road
210 Bondi Road
Unit 1 107 Bondi Road
71 Bondi Road
186 Bondi Road
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
241 Old South Head Road, Bondi
34A Ocean Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
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March 2026
February 2026
December 2025
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
1 heritage place
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.3 km away).
9.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.