Belrose vs Ingleside

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ingleside: a median of $5.12 million, against $2.38 million in Belrose, though rent is higher in Belrose. Belrose is closer to the city centre: 21 km, against 28.3 km. On these figures, Belrose tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Belrose

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • But Ingleside has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 79%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Belrose

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,385,000 vs $5,120,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ingleside

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($766/wk vs $890/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Belrose

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 12/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21 km vs 28.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (32 min vs 43 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Belrose

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 12/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Ingleside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Belrose and Ingleside drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Belrose Ingleside
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Belrose Ingleside
Walkability 63 / 12
Belrose — Walkability: 63/100 Ingleside — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 66 / 47
Belrose — Safety: 66/100 Ingleside — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 10 / 12
Belrose — Low fire risk: 10/100 Ingleside — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Belrose has more residents (8,726 vs 1,030); Belrose rents higher ($890/wk vs $766/wk).

Belrose Ingleside
Population 8,726
+88% vs other
 1,030
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +5.7%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $135,096/yr $144,352/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $890/wk
+14% vs other
 $766/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belrose Ingleside
0-4 4.2% / 4.6%
Belrose — 0-4: 4.2% Ingleside — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.2% / 12.0%
Belrose — 5-14: 14.2% Ingleside — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.0% / 7.7%
Belrose — 15-19: 7.0% Ingleside — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 5.3% / 7.9%
Belrose — 20-24: 5.3% Ingleside — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 5.3% / 9.6%
Belrose — 25-34: 5.3% Ingleside — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.0% / 9.3%
Belrose — 35-44: 11.0% Ingleside — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 15.8% / 15.0%
Belrose — 45-54: 15.8% Ingleside — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 10.9% / 16.8%
Belrose — 55-64: 10.9% Ingleside — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 10.2% / 9.8%
Belrose — 65-74: 10.2% Ingleside — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 10.9% / 5.9%
Belrose — 75-84: 10.9% Ingleside — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 5.3% / 2.5%
Belrose — 85+: 5.3% Ingleside — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belrose 59.4% couple families
Belrose — Couple Families: 59.4% Belrose — Lone Person: 25.9% Belrose — One Parent Families: 12.4% Belrose — Group Household: 1.3% Belrose — Other Families: 1.0%
Ingleside 58.6% couple families
Ingleside — Couple Families: 58.6% Ingleside — Lone Person: 23.7% Ingleside — One Parent Families: 11.6% Ingleside — Group Household: 3.6% Ingleside — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belrose 12.1% renting
Belrose — Owned Outright: 45.6% Belrose — Mortgage: 42.3% Belrose — Renting: 12.1%
Ingleside 26.3% renting
Ingleside — Owned Outright: 45.6% Ingleside — Mortgage: 28.1% Ingleside — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Belrose Ingleside
Bachelor Degree 18.1% / 14.7%
Belrose — Bachelor Degree: 18.1% Ingleside — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 15.3%
Belrose — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Ingleside — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 8.2%
Belrose — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Ingleside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 4.3%
Belrose — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Ingleside — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.4%
Belrose — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Ingleside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Belrose Ingleside
England 7.0% / 4.6%
Belrose — England: 7.0% Ingleside — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.2%
Belrose — New Zealand: 1.7% Ingleside — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 2.7% / 0.7%
Belrose — South Africa: 2.7% Ingleside — South Africa: 0.7%
China 2.4% / 0.8%
Belrose — China: 2.4% Ingleside — China: 0.8%
Italy — / 2.5%
Belrose — Italy: not among its largest Ingleside — Italy: 2.5%
Germany 0.7% / 1.2%
Belrose — Germany: 0.7% Ingleside — Germany: 1.2%
Iran 1.1% / —
Belrose — Iran: 1.1% Ingleside — Iran: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belrose 79.3% houses
Belrose — Houses: 79.3% Belrose — Flats / Apartments: 11.2% Belrose — Townhouses: 9.5%
Ingleside 94.1% houses
Ingleside — Houses: 94.1% Ingleside — Flats / Apartments: 3.4% Ingleside — Townhouses: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Belrose Ingleside
Median house price $2,385,000 $5,120,000
Median unit price $1,490,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 120 sales
 36 days
from 3 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Belrose Ingleside
3 bed $2.16M / $4.3M
Belrose — 3 bed: $2.16M (37 sales) Ingleside — 3 bed: $4.3M (6 sales)

37 vs 6 sales

5 bed $2.64M / $4.86M
Belrose — 5 bed: $2.64M (48 sales) Ingleside — 5 bed: $4.86M (5 sales)

48 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Ingleside has more rural and farming land (33% vs 0%); Ingleside has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 32%).

Belrose Ingleside
Environmental 32% 48%
Other and special use 40% 5%
Rural and farming 0% 33%
Residential 19% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 6%
Commercial 3% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Belrose Ingleside
New dwellings approved 620
across Northern Beaches
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Belrose Ingleside
Houses 3.4%
$1,472/wk on $2.25M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Belrose Ingleside
House price Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Income Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools Higher than 82% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW —

Liveability

Belrose is more walkable (63 vs 12); Belrose scores higher overall (67 vs 45).

Belrose Ingleside
Grade B C
Score 67/100 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ingleside carries more crime risk (53 vs 34).

Belrose Ingleside
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Belrose Ingleside
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Belrose

  • John Colet School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Wakehurst Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Covenant Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Belrose Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Yanginanook School Independent · Combined

Schools in Ingleside

  • Galstaun College Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Belrose Ingleside
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 15 1
Parks & reserves 17 2
Childcare 10 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 10 9

Mobility

Ingleside sits further from the CBD (28.3 km vs 21 km).

Belrose Ingleside
Walkability score 63/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 21 km 28.3 km
+35% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 43 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 518.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 2085
 1.5%
postcode 2101
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2085
 21
postcode 2101

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Belrose Ingleside
Car (driver) 41.4% / 53.8%
Belrose — Car (driver): 41.4% Ingleside — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 52.9% / 37.0%
Belrose — Worked from Home: 52.9% Ingleside — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 3.7%
Belrose — Car (passenger): 2.5% Ingleside — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 3.7%
Belrose — Walked Only: 0.7% Ingleside — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus 1.8% / 1.1%
Belrose — Bus: 1.8% Ingleside — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Belrose Ingleside
Elevation 145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 4.7 km
4.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Belrose Ingleside
Connectivity score 71/100 94/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
4,360 premises
 78%
361 premises

Climate

Belrose Ingleside
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Belrose Ingleside
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Belrose Ingleside
Average residential rate $1,696/yr
same for both
Council Northern Beaches
same for both

Federal electorate

Belrose Ingleside
Division Mackellar
same for both
Member Sophie Scamps
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belrose Ingleside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belrose

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Retirees

Ingleside

Acreage Luxury Outer

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