Median house price
$1.8M
+11% change
NSW · Sutherland Shire Council
Bonnet Bay, 2226
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,313
Growth (1 yr)
+0.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.0%
Median age
44
Median income
$3,087/wk
Employment rate
64.3%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,800,000
Languages at home
10.2%non-English
Most common: Cantonese, Greek, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Bonnet Bay is a practical smaller community in Sutherland Shire Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with family life visible on every street. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Getting around is straightforward, with buses tying neighbouring communities together.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Community and employment, plus growth momentum push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as safety look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Bonnet Bay snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$850/wk
Houses $1,025 · Units $670
Population (ERP)
2,313
+0.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#42
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
10th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
46th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
78th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 55.2/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 21% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 1526th in Australia
- State rank
- 446th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #42 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #327 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $670
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,025
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 37
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,800,000
- Median price change
- +10.7%
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
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
2,313(June 2025)
+0.4% annual · +3.0% over 5 years · 46th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.4%
- 5-year growth
- +3.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +9
- Change in 5 years
- +68
- Growth rank in NSW
- 46th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
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 (~2,350), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,238
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $3,087
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 28 of 766
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,000
- Employment rate
- 64.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 730 / 0 / 8
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 73
- Against the person
- 26
- Against property
- 21
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 31.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 86 residents
- State safety percentile
- 10th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +6.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order28
- Domestic Violence Related Assault38
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment63
- Malicious Damage To Property44
- Transport Regulatory Offences72
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 8
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 1,076
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 78th
School list
- Bonnet Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1090 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 197 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Como West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1109 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 275 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- The Jannali High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 925 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Jannali Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1062 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 139 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Como Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 103 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Illawong Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 191 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster BayPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1127 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 414 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Jannali East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1081 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 313 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
72 public transport stops in this suburb
- 36 Upper Washington Dr
- Koolangarra Reserve, Washington Dr
- Tudar Rd At Jefferson Cres
- Upper Washington Dr After Hoover Pl
- Washington Dr Opp Koolangarra Reserve
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
84 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 3 playgrounds · 4 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 72 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 32/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.45
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.45
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.23
Food & drink(1)
- Gecko's KitchenCafe
13 Kennedy Crescent
Shopping(1)
- Convenience store
Community(1)
- Bonnet Bay Public SchoolSchool
34R Tudar Road, Bonnet Bay
Sport & outdoors(13)
- Bilba ReservePark
- Koolangarra ReservePark
- Lakewood City ReservePark
- Nixon Place ReservePark
- Park
- Playground (3)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (4)
Entertainment(3)
- Viewpoint (3)
Transport(31)
31 bus stops
Other(13)
- Bbq
- Bench (8)
- Bicycle Parking
- Drinking water (4)
- Nature Reserve
- The Glen Bushland ReserveNature Reserve
- Parking (6)
- Picnic Table (2)
- Bonnet Bay Post Office BoxPost Box
- Public toilets
- Shelter (6)
- Slipway
- Waste Basket
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
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bilba ReservePark
- Koolangarra ReservePark
- Lakewood City ReservePark
- Nixon Place ReservePark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- The Glen Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- President Private Hospital (3.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 52
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 22.5
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
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.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 5 proposals
July 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)66 WASHINGTON DRIVE BONNET BAY 2226Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure56 BUCHANAN AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Under Assessment
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation49 VAN BUREN CIRCUIT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4 MADISON PLACE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 GARFIELD AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
2025· 6 proposals
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure186 WASHINGTON DRIVE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool64 WASHINGTON DRIVE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
June 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Swimming pool26A LINCOLN CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 POLK PLACE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers; Swimming pool8 LINCOLN CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure195 WASHINGTON DRIVE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
2024· 8 proposals
October 2024
- Advertising and signage; Building identification sign34R TUDAR ROAD BONNET BAY 2226Determined
September 2024
- Advertising and signage; Building identification sign34R TUDAR ROAD BONNET BAY 2226Rejected
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Landscaping structures18 VAN BUREN CIRCUIT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 GARFIELD AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation4 COOLIDGE CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure46 TUDAR ROAD BONNET BAY 2226Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 JEFFERSON CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure15 TRUMAN AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Supporting Development2 FILLMORE ROAD BONNET BAY 2226Determined
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure33 UPPER WASHINGTON DRIVE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures; Water recreation structure17 JOHNSON CLOSE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
September 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development23 LINCOLN CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development14 EISENHOWER PLACE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
March 2023
- Earthworks / change in levels; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Office premises; Other24 GARFIELD AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Withdrawn
January 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development31 GARFIELD AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
2022· 15 proposals
December 2022
- Retaining walls, protection of trees11 GARFIELD AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development17 ARTHUR STREET BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces7 GRANT PLACE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
November 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development136 UPPER WASHINGTON DRIVE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces1 NIXON PLACE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Other1 ARTHUR PLACE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
October 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development45 TUDAR ROAD BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development7 TRUMAN AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development22 TUDAR ROAD BONNET BAY 2226Determined
August 2022
- Dwelling11 MCKINLEY AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
June 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development6 GRANT PLACE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Business premises13-17 KENNEDY CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development4 COOLIDGE CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing16 LINCOLN CRESCENT BONNET BAY 2226Determined
May 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development13 TRUMAN AVENUE BONNET BAY 2226Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Hughes
- Member of Parliament
- David MONCRIEFF (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 114,887
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.6%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 46.9%Labor 53.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.4 km away).
Coalition 48.5%Labor 51.5%
1.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +9.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Bonnet BayLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Como WestLabor 60.7% · Coalition 39.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Jannali WestLabor 59.7% · Coalition 40.3% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- IllawongLabor 41.9% · Coalition 58.1% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- Illawong NorthLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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