Dover Heights, Waverley: house prices, rent and what to check before you buy
The DCJ Rent and Sales Report doesn't publish a reliable median sale price for postcode 2030: too few sales. The median weekly rent was $1200 (DCJ, June quarter 2026). Dover Heights had 4,044 residents at the 2021 Census, and its postcode is 2030.
What stands out: Its postcode's median rent is higher than 97% of 256 Greater Sydney postcodes with a rent figure (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report).
Page updated · market data to Mar 2026
- Zoning: mostly Low Density Residential (R2), 83% of the land
- School catchments: parts of Dover Heights are in the catchments for Bondi Beach PS and Rose Bay PS (+1 more) (primary); Rose Bay SC (secondary)
- Getting there: nearest train or Metro station about 3.6 km from the suburb centre
- Non-strata median
- No reliable median
- postcode 2030
- No reliable median: too few sales in the postcode.
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Strata median
- No reliable median
- postcode 2030
- No reliable median: too few sales in the postcode.
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Median rent
- $1200/wk
- June quarter 2026
- postcode 2030
- Higher than 97% of 256 Greater Sydney postcodes with a rent figure · lease count not published
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Planning risk
- Flood Not mappedBushfire No dataHeritage 4% Low
- share of suburb land area
- NSW Planning Portal · NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Prone Land
- Getting around
- 3.6 km to nearest station
- 42 min to Sydney CBD by public transport (modelled)
- 4 government school catchments cover part of the suburb
- Transport for NSW GTFS data · NSW Department of Education catchments
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Greater Sydney profile: sale prices and rents are published by postcode.
Dover Heights is an established suburb with an older, more settled population — median age 41, among the most socio-economically advantaged areas in the state on the ABS's SEIFA index. Housing is a mix of dwelling types, houses making up the largest share. The area is still light on cafés, shops and other everyday amenity. It's close to the city. House sales here are too infrequent for a reliable median — see the unit and land figures below.
Ready to look at a specific property here? See the due diligence hub for what to verify before you sign.
Scope: New South Wales, Australia. Suburb data here comes from NSW government sources (DCJ rents and sales, Rural Fire Service, planning and school records); Greater Sydney comparison group.
In this profile
- Planning and riskZones, overlays, flood and bushfire, and what is planned nearby, with an address check.
- Prices and rentsMedian prices and rents, how they have moved, and sales volume.
- SchoolsThe government school zones that cover the suburb.
- Living hereTransport, commute times, who lives here and the suburbs nearby.
- Before you buyThe checks every purchase needs, common questions and guides.
Risk and planning in Dover Heights
Dover Heights has light heritage coverage on the council's LEP heritage map (about 4%), though a listing can still apply to individual parcels.
Suburb-wide shares of the land, not a check of any one address.
Not covered by this dataset (most Sydney councils map flood risk separately). Not the same as no flood risk; check with council.
The share of the suburb on the council's Local Environmental Plan heritage map: 1 heritage conservation area (Coastal Sandstone Escarpment) and 8 listed heritage items. There, demolishing, moving or altering the outside of a heritage item, or of a building, work or tree in a conservation area, structural changes inside a listed building, building on that land or subdividing it generally need development consent, and similar rules cover Aboriginal places and objects. (NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office, verified 26 Oct 2026) Minor work or maintenance can go ahead without it if the council agrees in writing first. (NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office, verified 26 Oct 2026)
Share of the suburb. Source: NSW Planning Portal LEP heritage map · Verify this address
Over summer 2015–16 the ground surface across Dover Heights averaged 6.1 °C above a non-urban vegetated reference, hotter than 51% of the Greater Sydney suburbs mapped. (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, verified 26 Oct 2026) Tree canopy was 10.8%, less tree cover than 85% of these suburbs. (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, verified 26 Oct 2026)
It measures the surface, not the air temperature, and is a guide to exposure, not a forecast. Streets within a suburb vary.
Averaged over the suburb’s mesh blocks. Source: NSW Urban Heat Island and Urban Vegetation Cover 2016 (Data.NSW)
Zoning mix and building controls
Land use across the suburb (planning zones)
- Zoning
- Residential
- mostly Low Density Residential (R2) · 83% of the suburb
- Suburb
Layers on this map, as a table
| Layer | Share of suburb | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suburb boundary | The whole suburb | ABS SAL 2021 |
Overlay colours reflect how much of the suburb an overlay covers — green under ~8%, amber ~8–20%, red above 20%. Source: NSW Planning Portal & NSW Rural Fire Service. How to verify planning controls for an address
Cost and market in Dover Heights
How Dover Heights compares
Where Dover Heights ranks against other Greater Sydney suburbs Delora covers, on the measures buyers ask about — a higher bar isn’t always “better”, it’s just where this suburb sits.
Show recorded crime and amenity-density comparisons
Schools
Parts of Dover Heights fall within 3 primary and 1 secondary government school catchments. No government schools sit within the suburb boundary itself, though the catchments above extend into it from neighbouring areas.
Government schools have address-based catchment zones; Catholic and independent schools set their own enrolment processes.
Getting around from Dover Heights
0 train, 0 Metro, 0 light rail and 25 bus stop points sit inside the suburb (Transport for NSW GTFS data). A station counts once per platform, so these are stop points, not stations.
- Distance to the CBD
- ~6.7 km
- from the suburb centre
- Getting around
- 0 train · 0 Metro · 0 light rail · 25 bus
- stop points in the suburb, not stations (a station is often several) · nearest train or Metro station ~3.6 km
- Nearest Centrelink
- ~3.6 km
- outside the suburb
| Job hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Sydney CBD | 42 min |
| Redfern | 44 min |
| North Sydney | 53 min |
| Surry Hills | 53 min |
| Alexandria | 55 min |
| Chatswood | 55 min |
Show all 18 job hubs
| Job hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Mascot | 55 min |
| Pyrmont | 55 min |
| St Leonards | 55 min |
| Macquarie Park | 56 min |
| Parramatta | 73 min |
| Westmead | 74 min |
| Norwest | 83 min |
| Blacktown | 85 min |
| Campbelltown | 103 min |
| Penrith | 112 min |
| Eastern Creek and Huntingwood | 114 min |
| Gosford | 137 min |
Everyday amenity (OpenStreetMap)
- Cafés & amenity density
- 1 cafés
- Low café & amenity density — likely more car-dependent
- Restaurants
- 0
- places to eat nearby
- Supermarkets
- 0
- grocery stores nearby
- Pharmacies
- 0
- chemists nearby
- Parks
- 6
- green space nearby
- Childcare
- 0
- centres nearby
- GP & medical centres
- 0
- nearby
Who lives in Dover Heights
— 4,044 residents · median age 41 · 78% own their home · SEIFA 10/10
- Population
- 4,044
- usual residents (Census 2021)
- Owner-occupied
- 78%
- 78% own, 15% private rent, 0% social, 7% other or not stated
- Median age
- 41 yrs
- of residents
- Personal income
- $1,404/wk
- median, per week
- Household income
- $3,877/wk
- median, per week
- Avg household size
- 3.0 people
- people per home
- Monthly mortgage
- $4,333/mo
- median repayment
- Taxpayer income
- no data
- median taxable income, per year (ATO)
- Population growth
- no data
- Recorded crime
- 21 per 1,000 residents
- a year, for Dover Heights itself · lower than most Greater Sydney suburbs
Offence category mix (Dover Heights's own mix, last 12 months):
- Theft25%
- Intimidation Stalking And Harassment16%
- Disorderly Conduct12%
- Malicious Damage To Property9%
- Other Offences8%
- Assault7%
- Against Justice Procedures6%
- Liquor Offences6%
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences5%
- Drug Offences2%
- Sexual Offences2%
- Robbery1%
- Median household incomeup 28%
- Median personal incomeup 23%
- Median weekly rentup 10%
- Median ageabout the same
How advantaged the area is
Deciles 1–10 vs all Sydney areas — 10 = most advantaged — from the ABS SEIFA index. A demographic measure, not a house-price one. These three don’t always move together — a suburb with lots of renters or students, for example, can score high on education but lower on income and housing costs.
- Overall advantage
- 10/10
- Among Greater Sydney's most advantaged areas
- Economic resources
- 10/10
- income, housing costs & wealth
- Education & occupation
- 10/10
- qualifications & skilled jobs
The homes here
Mix of dwelling types across the suburb (Census 2021)
Who owns and rents here (Census 2021)
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Recorded crime is a suburb-wide rate — every offence NSW Police logged over the latest year (theft, property damage, drug and traffic offences and the like, not only violent crime) divided by the suburb’s residents. A broad area signal, not a figure for this exact street.
All figures are suburb-level indicators, not property-specific — always confirm the exact address on the contract for sale. Sources: ABS Census 2021, NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, NSW Rural Fire Service (Bush Fire Prone Land), NSW Planning Portal.
Suburbs near Dover Heights
The 6 closest suburbs with a Delora page, by distance between suburb centres.
Before you buy in Dover Heights
Overlay and pipeline checks specific to Dover Heights are in the Planning and risk tab. Two checks apply to every purchase.
Easements & restrictions
Check the contract for sale and title search for easements (e.g. drainage/sewer along a boundary — you usually can’t build over them) and restrictive covenants (single-dwelling, materials, height) that limit your plans.
Owners corporation (if applicable)
Apartments and many townhouses in Dover Heights are in an owners corporation. If so, the statement must include its certificate — review annual fees, any special levies, the maintenance fund and insurance.
Questions about Dover Heights
What postcode is Dover Heights?
Dover Heights is in postcode 2030, in the Waverley council area, New South Wales.
What is the population of Dover Heights?
Dover Heights had 4,044 usual residents at the 2021 Census (ABS), with a median age of 41.
Is Dover Heights affected by flood or bushfire overlays?
Dover Heights's council doesn't map flood risk through the EPI Flood Planning overlay (most Sydney councils use a DCP or separate flood study instead, which Delora doesn't yet carry) — this is not the same as no flood risk. Bush Fire Prone Land is not mapped for Dover Heights in this dataset (NSW Rural Fire Service). These are suburb-wide shares: whether one applies to a particular property depends on the address, so check it on the NSW Planning Portal's spatial viewer and in the contract for sale.
What should I check before buying in Dover Heights?
For Dover Heights, pay particular attention to any flood or bushfire risk (bush fire prone land not mapped for this suburb, flood risk not mapped by this dataset), the zoning of the block and neighbouring blocks, and — for strata properties — the strata report, by-laws and any special levies. Always have a licensed conveyancer or solicitor review the contract for sale before you sign.
How is Dover Heights zoned?
Most of Dover Heights (83% of the land) is zoned R2 Low Density Residential, then RE1 Public Recreation (7%) and C2 Environmental Conservation (4%) under the council's Local Environmental Plan (NSW Planning Portal). The zone sets what can be built; check the zone for an exact address on the Planning Portal's spatial viewer or a section 10.7 planning certificate.
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Which school catchments cover Dover Heights?
Parts of Dover Heights are in the government school catchments for primary: Bondi Beach PS, Rose Bay PS, Vaucluse PS; secondary: Rose Bay SC (NSW Department of Education). A suburb can span several catchments: the exact address decides which applies, so confirm it on NSW School Finder.
Is Dover Heights heritage listed?
About 4% of Dover Heights is on the council's Local Environmental Plan heritage map, including 1 heritage conservation area (Coastal Sandstone Escarpment) and 8 listed heritage items. For a heritage item or land in a heritage conservation area, demolition, exterior and structural interior changes, new buildings and subdivision generally need development consent, unless the council agrees in writing that minor work or maintenance doesn't (Standard Instrument LEP clause 5.10). Check an exact address on its section 10.7 planning certificate.
Guides for buying in Dover Heights
The flood and bushfire figures in Planning and risk are suburb-wide — they tell you how common an overlay is here, not whether it applies to one specific address. Confirm via the NSW Planning Portal and an in-person inspection before you rely on them.
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