NSW · North Sydney Council
Lavender Bay, NSW, 2060
Desirability index
#19 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Lavender Bay is a small locality in the North Sydney area, home to around 870 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 711 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-11%), roughly 817.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $873 (flats $850, houses $1,225), 6 public transport stops within the suburb, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 870
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,379
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 123 of 549
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,984
- Employment rate
- 64.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 25 / 101 / 289
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $850
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,225
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $873
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 358
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 711
- Against the person
- 148
- Against property
- 286
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 817.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 6 residents
- State safety percentile
- 31th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -10.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions110
- Fraud65
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment53
- Other Theft46
- Steal From Retail Store41
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Lavender St Before Walker St
- Lavender St Before Walker St
- Lavender St Opp Cliff St
- Lavender St Opp Cliff St
- Lavender St Opp Walker St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
56 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
June 2026
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Supporting Development1 23B BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Under Assessment
April 2026
- Attached dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure28 ARTHUR STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure47 EAST CRESCENT STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces11 KING GEORGE STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
February 2026
- Attached dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation20 WAIWERA STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
2025· 11 proposals
December 2025
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Supporting Development1 23B BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation3 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation20 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
October 2025
- Attached dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure35 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling4 WAIWERA STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation3 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling47 EAST CRESCENT STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Operational consent issued
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation3 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling30B LAVENDER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation20 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces11 KING GEORGE STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
2024· 7 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure26 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure37 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Deferred Commencement
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure35 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
July 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation35 EAST CRESCENT STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
April 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Multi-dwelling housing (terraces)30 ARTHUR STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 WAIWERA STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
2023· 6 proposals
October 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation37 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
September 2023
- Attached dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1/19 Lavender Street Lavender BayDetermined
- Alterations and additions to residential development24 WAIWERA STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development5 WILONA AVENUE LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling21 KING GEORGE STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
February 2023
- Centre based childcare28 LAVENDER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
2022· 9 proposals
December 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development9 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Rejected
- Centre based childcare10 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Rejected
October 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development5 WILONA AVENUE LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development38 WAIWERA STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development19 WALKER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
September 2022
- Dual occupancy; Alterations and additions to residential development9-11 WAIWERA STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
July 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing35 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
June 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing35 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Rejected
May 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development30B LAVENDER STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
2021· 16 proposals
December 2021
- Dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development15 WAIWERA STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development9 BAY VIEW STREET LAVENDER BAY 2060Determined
2020· 2 proposals
2 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
60 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (36)
- Lavender St before Walker StBus stop
- Lavender St opp Cliff StBus stop
- Drinking water (3)
- Fountain
- Jan Cork’s GardenGarden
- Parking Entrance (2)
- Picnic Table (8)
- Australia PostPost Box
- Street LibraryPublic Bookcase
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Clark ParkPark
- Middlemiss ReservePark
- Walker Street Road ReservePark
- Watt ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Ildemere11-11a Bayview Point McMahons PointSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 95.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #19 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Lavender St Before Walker Sttransport
- Lavender St Before Walker Sttransport
- Lavender St Opp Cliff Sttransport
- Lavender St Opp Cliff Sttransport
- Lavender St Opp Walker Sttransport
- Ildemereheritage11-11a Bayview Point McMahons PointSHR
- Clark Parkgovernmentpark
- Middlemiss Reservegovernmentpark
- Walker Street Road Reservegovernmentpark
- Watt Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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