Port Botany, Randwick: house prices, rent and what to check before you buy
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $2,675,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2036 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 0.6% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $968,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2036. The median weekly rent was $1100 (DCJ, June quarter 2026). Its postcode is 2036.
What stands out: Its postcode's median non-strata (house) price is higher than 83% of 98 Greater Sydney postcodes with a house median; its postcode's median rent is higher than 93% of 256 Greater Sydney postcodes with a rent figure (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report).
Page updated · market data to Mar 2026
- Zoning: mostly Special Activities (SP1), 97% of the land
- School catchments: parts of Port Botany are in the catchments for La Perouse PS (primary); Matraville Sp HS (secondary)
- Getting there: nearest train or Metro station about 5.7 km from the suburb centre
- Non-strata median
- $2,675,000
- Mar qtr 2026 · up 0.6% on Mar qtr 2025
- postcode 2036
- Higher than 83% of 98 Greater Sydney postcodes with a house median · 35 sales in the quarter
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Strata median
- $968,000
- Mar qtr 2026 · up 9.8% on Mar qtr 2025
- postcode 2036
- Higher than 62% of 104 Greater Sydney postcodes with a unit median · 65 sales in the quarter
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Median rent
- $1100/wk
- June quarter 2026
- postcode 2036
- Higher than 93% of 256 Greater Sydney postcodes with a rent figure · lease count not published
- NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report
- Gross yield
- 2.1%
- rent June quarter 2026 / house median Mar qtr 2026
- postcode 2036
- Higher than 36% of 98 Greater Sydney postcodes with a gross yield
- Calculated by Delora from the two figures above
- Planning risk
- Flood Not mappedBushfire No dataHeritage 3% Low
- share of suburb land area
- NSW Planning Portal · NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Prone Land
- Getting around
- 5.7 km to nearest station
- 50 min to Mascot by public transport (modelled)
- 2 government school catchments cover part of the suburb
- Transport for NSW GTFS data · NSW Department of Education catchments
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Port Botany is a small community with a median age of 65. The area is still light on cafés, shops and other everyday amenity. It's close to the city.
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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 Port Botany
Port Botany has light heritage coverage on the council's LEP heritage map (about 3%), 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 (Kamay Botany Bay National Park (Botany Bay National Park, La Perouse Headland, Yarra & Frenchman's Bay)). 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 Port Botany averaged 8.2 °C above a non-urban vegetated reference, hotter than 90% of the Greater Sydney suburbs mapped. (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, verified 26 Oct 2026) Tree canopy was 1.8%, less tree cover than 100% 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
- Public / Parks
- mostly Special Activities (SP1) · 97% 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 Port Botany
How Port Botany compares
Where Port Botany 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.
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Schools
Parts of Port Botany fall within 1 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 Port Botany
no train, Metro, light rail or bus stops sit inside the suburb (Transport for NSW GTFS data).
- Distance to the CBD
- ~12 km
- from the suburb centre
- Getting around
- 0 train · 0 Metro · 0 light rail · 0 bus
- stop points in the suburb, not stations (a station is often several) · nearest train or Metro station ~5.7 km
- Nearest Centrelink
- ~8.7 km
- outside the suburb
| Job hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Mascot | 50 min |
| Alexandria | 55 min |
| Surry Hills | 56 min |
| Sydney CBD | 56 min |
| Redfern | 62 min |
| Chatswood | 68 min |
Show all 18 job hubs
| Job hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| North Sydney | 68 min |
| Pyrmont | 70 min |
| St Leonards | 77 min |
| Macquarie Park | 82 min |
| Parramatta | 86 min |
| Westmead | 87 min |
| Blacktown | 98 min |
| Norwest | 98 min |
| Campbelltown | 106 min |
| Penrith | 123 min |
| Eastern Creek and Huntingwood | 130 min |
| Gosford | 153 min |
Everyday amenity (OpenStreetMap)
- Cafés & amenity density
- 0 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
- 1
- green space nearby
- Childcare
- 0
- centres nearby
- GP & medical centres
- 0
- nearby
Who lives in Port Botany
— median age 65
Data available for Port Botany: sale prices, rents, schools, planning zones and overlays, public transport. Figures that aren't published for a suburb this size are left out rather than shown empty.
- Median age
- 65 yrs
- of residents
- Recorded crime
- no data
- suburb figure unavailable
Offence category mix (Port Botany's own mix, last 12 months):
- Other Offences32%
- Theft24%
- Disorderly Conduct16%
- Drug Offences16%
- Against Justice Procedures4%
- Assault4%
- Malicious Damage To Property4%
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 Port Botany
The 6 closest suburbs with a Delora page, by distance between suburb centres.
Before you buy in Port Botany
Overlay and pipeline checks specific to Port Botany 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 Port Botany 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 Port Botany
What is the median price in Port Botany?
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $2,675,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2036 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 0.6% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $968,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2036.
What postcode is Port Botany?
Port Botany is in postcode 2036, in the Randwick council area, New South Wales.
Is Port Botany affected by flood or bushfire overlays?
Port Botany'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 Port Botany 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 Port Botany?
For Port Botany, 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 Port Botany zoned?
Most of Port Botany (97% of the land) is zoned SP1 Special Activities, then RE1 Public Recreation (3%) and SP2 Infrastructure (0%) 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 Port Botany?
Parts of Port Botany are in the government school catchments for primary: La Perouse PS; secondary: Matraville Sp HS (NSW Department of Education). A suburb can span several catchments: the exact address decides which applies, so confirm it on NSW School Finder.
Is Port Botany heritage listed?
About 3% of Port Botany is on the council's Local Environmental Plan heritage map, including 1 heritage conservation area (Kamay Botany Bay National Park (Botany Bay National Park, La Perouse Headland, Yarra & Frenchman's Bay)). 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 Port Botany
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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