Median house price
$3.09M
+13% change
NSW · Bayside Council
Eastgardens, 2036
Est. population · Jun 2025
5,001
Growth (1 yr)
+3.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+17.8%
Median age
31
Median income
$2,232/wk
Employment rate
62.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$3,090,000
Languages at home
50.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Portuguese, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
At the heart of the metro area, Eastgardens is a mid-sized suburb where cafés, culture and everyday convenience overlap. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with education options woven into the neighbourhood. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs. Open space is thinner than in many metro suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because safety lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment, plus growth momentum.
At a glance
Eastgardens snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$1,150/wk
Houses $1,450 · Units $1,120
Population (ERP)
5,001
+3.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
14.8%
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
#138
among Metro Sydney · Growth area
Safety
50th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
96th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
80th
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
- 44.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 43% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 3013th in Australia
- State rank
- 912th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #138 among Metro Sydney · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #598 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)
- $1,120
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,450
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $1,150
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 750
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $3,090,000
- Median price change
- +12.6%
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
5,001(June 2025)
+3.7% annual · +17.8% over 5 years · 96th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +3.7%
- 5-year growth
- +17.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +180
- Change in 5 years
- +754
- Growth rank in NSW
- 96th 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 (~5,750), extrapolated at +2.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,086
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $2,232
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 274 of 1,849
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,760
- Employment rate
- 62.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 240 / 34 / 1,289
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 339
- Against the person
- 80
- Against property
- 168
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 67.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 51 residents
- State safety percentile
- 50.4th (lower crime is better)
- No change (daily rate)
- 0%
Most common offence types
- Fraud143
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment189
- Malicious Damage To Property160
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault129
- Steal From Retail Store371
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
- 13
- Median school ICSEA (13 schools)
- 1,085
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 80th
School list
- Corpus Christi College MaroubraSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1043 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 62% · 755 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- South Sydney High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1037 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 796 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Pagewood Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 207 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Matraville Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1046 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 70% · 222 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Mount Sinai CollegePrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1097 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 267 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1126 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 187 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Hartford CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 29 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Maroubra Junction Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 50% · 484 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School MatravillePrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1078 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 52% · 369 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Daceyville Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1029 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 126 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.7 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
18 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bunnerong Rd Before Heffron Rd
- Westfield Dr Before Banks Av
- Westfield Eastgardens, Bunnerong Rd, Stand A
- Westfield Eastgardens, Lower Level, Stand B
- Westfield Eastgardens, Lower Level, Stand C
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
54 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 3 cafes · 4 supermarkets · 1 libraries · 1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 60/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.73
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.98
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.24
Food & drink(4)
- Macchina EspressoCafe
- Sweet WhaleCafe
152 Bunnerong Road
- The Green GobletCafe
Unit 351, Eastgardens
- Ribs & BurgersRestaurant
Shopping(4)
- ALDISupermarket
152 Bunnerong Road
- ColesSupermarket
152 Bunnerong Road
- Coles LocalSupermarket
6 Tingwell Boulevard
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Eastgardens
Community(1)
- Eastgardens LibraryLibrary
152 Bunnerong Road, Eastgardens
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Park
- Playground
- Hensley Athletic FieldSports field
- Sports field
Entertainment(1)
- HoytsCinema
Transport(9)
9 bus stops
Other(24)
- BWSAlcohol
Eastgardens
- Leah’s WaxworksBeauty salon
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking
- City ChicClothes
Unit 335
- ConnorClothes
Unit 334
- Glue.Clothes
- IndustrieClothes
Unit 337
- Johnny BiggClothes
Unit 336
- yd.Clothes
- Big WDepartment Store
152 Bunnerong Road
- KmartDepartment Store
152 Bunnerong Road
- MyerDepartment Store
- TargetDepartment Store
- Loading Dock
- Westfield EastgardensMall
- Westfield EastgardensMall
152 Bunnerong Road, Eastgardens
- Parking
- Parking Entrance (6)
- Dog Salon - Dog Grooming PagewoodPet Grooming
6 Tingwell Boulevard
- PlatypusShoes
- Stadium
- Taxi
- Track (3)
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- Randwick Hospitals Campus (3.1 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)
- 107
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 21.4
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· 12 proposals
July 2026
- Advertising and signage; Business identification sign6 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Under Assessment
June 2026
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
May 2026
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Under Assessment
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure106 BANKS AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)128 Bunnerong Road & 120 Banks Avenue, EastgardensDetermined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
March 2026
- Subdivision148 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
February 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling210 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Advertising and signage; Business identification sign136 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Withdrawn
January 2026
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise16 STUDIO DRIVE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Subdivision148 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
2025· 27 proposals
November 2025
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 HEFFRON ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
October 2025
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure106 BANKS AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
September 2025
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
August 2025
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure106 BANKS AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure136 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
July 2025
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)198 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Multi-dwelling housing; Medium Density Housing; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1508 128 BANKS AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
June 2025
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool34 BOONAH AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 HEFFRON ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 SMITH STREET EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise152 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Sculptures and artworks10 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 TIERNEY AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Withdrawn
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool27 SMITH STREET EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Signage; Advertising and signage10 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure106 BANKS AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision12 HEFFRON ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Withdrawn
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 TIERNEY AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 SMITH STREET EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
February 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)128 Bunnerong Road & 120 Banks Avenue, EastgardensDetermined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise152 BUNNERONG ROAD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
2024· 2 proposals
December 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support2 TINGWELL BOULEVARD EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 FRASER AVENUE EASTGARDENS 2036Determined
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
- Kingsford Smith
- Member of Parliament
- Matt THISTLETHWAITE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,399
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 32.8%Labor 67.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.0 km away).
Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.3%
2.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Maroubra SouthLabor 69.0% · Coalition 31.0% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- PagewoodLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Maroubra JunctionLabor 67.0% · Coalition 33.0% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- HillsdaleLabor 75.0% · Coalition 25.0% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Maroubra CentralLabor 68.5% · Coalition 31.5% TPP (2025)1.6 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)
- 8/10
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
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