NSW · Randwick Council

Port Botany, 2036

Median house price · October to December 2025

$3,090,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$1,150/wk
  • Beach
  • Country town
What Port Botany is known for: Beach, Country town

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Suburb profile

Port Botany is a regional town in New South Wales, in Randwick Council. It is close to the Botany Bay and the Phillip Bay.

The main trade-offs are weaker employment and limited amenity for the price, with employment 100% below the peer median.

Few other published measures stand out from similar places, so this profile stays brief rather than filling gaps with unsupported detail about the locality.

Employment is the most material weakness.

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

Regional town · compared with regional towns in New South Wales (192)

Strengths

No relative strengths against comparable places.

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness
  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access

What stands out

  • Port Botany Beach
  • Yarra Bay Beach
  • Botany Bay
  • Phillip Bay

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Port Botany compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$3.09M

+13% change

Median rent

$1,150/wk

Houses $1,450 · Units $1,120

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

School ICSEA

15th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
65
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

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.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$64,246

75th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,450

77th percentile in NSW · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
20.0%

84th percentile in NSW · +45% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$69,479

49th percentile in NSW · +10% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

65th percentile in NSW · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2036 — 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
21,010
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,186
Median net rent
-$74
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,352
Taxable income vs state median
+15%
Salary / wages vs state median
+15%
Rental investment vs state median
+43%
Super vs state median
-1%
Business income vs state median
+10%

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

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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 & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
5
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1,250

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
920
Median ICSEA percentile
15th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • La Perouse Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 920 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 53% · 111 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • La Perouse PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Matraville Sp HSGovernment 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

Amenities

9 mapped amenities

2 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
2/100
Sport & outdoors(6)
  • Beach
  • Yarra Bay BeachBeach
  • Botany Bay ForeshoreCycling route
  • Military RoadCycling route
  • Molineux ReservePark
  • Sports field
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(1)

1 bus stops

Other(1)
  • Parking

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
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Molineux ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
25°C

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Justice Health Services (2.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

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 (12%)

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· 1 proposal
  • July 2026

  • Oyster aquaculture; Erection of a new structure
    FRIENDSHIP ROAD PORT BOTANY 2036Determined
2025· 2 proposals
  • November 2025

  • Oyster aquaculture; Erection of a new structure
    FRIENDSHIP ROAD PORT BOTANY 2036Withdrawn
  • October 2025

  • Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premise
    FRIENDSHIP ROAD PORT BOTANY 2036Determined
2024· 1 proposal
  • December 2024

  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Freight support facility; Transport Infrastructure
    11-13 FRIENDSHIP ROAD PORT BOTANY 2036Determined
2021· 2 proposals
  • May 2021

  • Modification Application
    60 FRIENDSHIP ROAD PORT BOTANY 2036Determined
  • Modification Application
    3-5 SIMBLIST ROAD PORT BOTANY 2036Determined

Data sources & freshness

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
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 3.9 km away).

Coalition 29.2%Labor 70.8%

3.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • La PerouseLabor 72.1% · Coalition 27.9% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Matraville SouthLabor 69.2% · Coalition 30.8% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • BanksmeadowLabor 72.2% · Coalition 27.8% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • ChifleyLabor 69.0% · Coalition 31.0% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • HillsdaleLabor 75.0% · Coalition 25.0% TPP (2025)2.7 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

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