North Bondi is a coastal inner metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Waverley Council, with mainly denser housing than a typical suburban neighbourhood. Notable landmarks include St Anne's Church.
Urban convenience is a major strength, with employment 12% above the peer median and better access to shops and everyday services than in most comparable places. Childcare access is strong, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. University qualifications are a relative strength. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group, with median house prices 59% above the peer median.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising city life and daily services over lower housing costs.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (70)
Strengths
Urban convenience is a major strength
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Childcare access is strong
Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
University qualifications are a relative strength
Weaknesses
Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group
What stands out
Bondi Beach
Overseas-born and multilingual community
St Anne's Church
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★★★☆☆
Retirees★★☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★☆☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How North Bondi compares
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)
10,171
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.5%
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
#4
among Coastal & beach · Growth area
Crime rate
34th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
45th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
44%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
93rd
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
62.2/100 — Good
State standing
Top 7% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
317th in Australia
State rank
141st in NSW
Peer rank
#4 among Coastal & beach · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#19 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
99%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$1,050
Houses (January to March 2026)
$1,800
All types (January to March 2026)
$1,100
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
644
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$5,400,000
Median price change
+3.8%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+0.3% annual · +0.9% over 5 years · 45th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+0.9%
Change in 1 year
+34
Change in 5 years
+90
Growth rank in NSW
45th 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 (~10,450), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
9,290
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$3,292
Dwelling vacancy
11.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
439 of 3,830
Median monthly mortgage
$3,966
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$700
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
25.6% / 30.5% / 43.8%
Employment rate
68.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
56.3% / 2.2% / 25%
Walked or cycled to work
3.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
654 / 954 / 1,791
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
52.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 6.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified52.8% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified8.9% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational6.7% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below31.6% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce31.2%
Society and culture19.3%
Creative arts11.3%
Health8.9%
Engineering and related technologies7.6%
Education6.1%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$77,103
93rd percentile in NSW · +31% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$80,869
91st percentile in NSW · +24% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
16.0%
66th percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$45,838
16th percentile in NSW · -28% vs Australia
Residents with business income
13.0%
84th percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2026 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
25,187
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,977
Median net rent
$0
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,388
Taxable income vs state median
+38%
Salary / wages vs state median
+29%
Rental investment vs state median
+14%
Super vs state median
-35%
Business income vs state median
+30%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
18.2% speak a language other than English at home; 38.6% born overseas
Language at home
7,198 English only · 1,601 other
Non-English at home
18.2%
Born overseas
3,405 (38.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
27 (0.3%)
Australian citizens
7,427
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
21
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Spanish103 · 17.6%
French87 · 14.9%
Italian83 · 14.2%
Portuguese54 · 9.2%
German48 · 8.2%
Russian48 · 8.2%
Greek46 · 7.9%
Mandarin16 · 2.7%
Religion
40.8%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 40.8%, while Christianity accounts for 27.7%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
40.8%
32.8%
Christianity
27.7%
47.6%
Other / not stated
31.6%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
16.2%
22.4%
Anglican
6.3%
11.9%
Eastern Orthodox
2.6%
2.5%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2026, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
551
Against the person
136
Against property
213
Rate per 1,000 residents
54.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 68 residents
State crime-rate percentile
34.3th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-2.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
50
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
4.92
Most common offence types
Breach Bail Conditions40
Domestic Violence Related Assault33
Fraud37
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment35
Malicious Damage To Property38
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
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
11
Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
1,139
Median ICSEA percentile
93th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
Wairoa SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1025 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 75 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
Galilee Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1160 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 88 students · Top SEA quarter 63% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
WAYS SecondarySpecial · Independent · ICSEA 987 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 62 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
Bondi Beach Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1120 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 348 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Rose Bay Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1107 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 1,127 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
Kesser Torah CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1082 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 484 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Bondi Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1139 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 464 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Rose Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1145 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 377 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Montessori EastPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1188 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 80 students · Top SEA quarter 69% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Bellevue Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1156 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 573 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Bellevue Hill PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Bondi Beach PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Rose Bay PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Rose Bay SCGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Bondi Mizrachi Synagogue
Shrine of Saint Anne Catholic Church
60B Blair Street, North Bondi
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
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.
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 (12%)
Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9 2" Disappearing GunNorth BondiSHR
Sewer Vent (Ben Buckler)Military Road, BondiSHR
St Anne's Church60 Blair Street BondiSHR
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Wentworth
Member of Parliament
Allegra SPENDER (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,463
Turnout (2025)
89.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 49.4%Labor 50.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.0 km away).
Coalition 44.2%Labor 55.8%
5.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Bondi BeachLabor 59.1% · Coalition 40.9% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
Bondi NorthLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
Bondi SurfLabor 61.4% · Coalition 38.6% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
Dover HeightsLabor 28.5% · Coalition 71.5% TPP (2025)0.9 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.
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 (12%)