Bellevue Hill vs Bondi Junction
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Bellevue HillWoollahra | Bondi JunctionWaverley |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | not available | not available |
| Median unit price | $1,600,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $1,172,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $1,005/wk | $1,000/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | not available | not available |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 10,590 | 10,361 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 10/10 | 9/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 34% | 5% |
| Townhouses | 4% | 24% |
| Apartments/units | 61% | 65% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 4.5 km | 4.7 km |
| Train stations | 0 | 2 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 14% | 56% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Bellevue Hill PS, Double Bay PS, Rose Bay PS | Bellevue Hill PS, Waverley PS, Woollahra PS |
| Secondary | Rose Bay SC | Randwick HS, Rose Bay SC |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Lower than most areas | Higher than most areas |
Key differences
- Bellevue Hill is higher on median unit price (by about 36%).
- Bondi Junction is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 42 percentage points).
- Bellevue Hill is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 29 percentage points).
- Bondi Junction is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 785%).
- Bondi Junction has a train station in the suburb; the other doesn't.
The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $1,600,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2023 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 27.3% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2023 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median. The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $1,172,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2022 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 6.2% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2022 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median.