Bexley North vs Bexley

In both, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Bexley North, most homes are detached houses.

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

Bexley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (22 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 7)
  • But Bexley North has more separate houses rather than flats (74% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Bexley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bexley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Bexley North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bexley North Bexley
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.

Bexley North Bexley
Walkability 85 / 80
Bexley North — Walkability: 85/100 Bexley — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 66 / 63
Bexley North — Safety: 66/100 Bexley — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bexley North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bexley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bexley has more residents (19,646 vs 4,281); Bexley North skews older (42 vs 40).

Bexley North Bexley
Population 4,281 19,646
+359% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% -0.4%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $98,488/yr
+1% vs other
 $97,240/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk $470/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bexley North Bexley
0-4 5.9% / 6.0%
Bexley North — 0-4: 5.9% Bexley — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.7% / 11.9%
Bexley North — 5-14: 11.7% Bexley — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.3% / 5.4%
Bexley North — 15-19: 5.3% Bexley — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.7% / 6.3%
Bexley North — 20-24: 5.7% Bexley — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.4% / 12.8%
Bexley North — 25-34: 11.4% Bexley — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 13.9% / 13.9%
Bexley North — 35-44: 13.9% Bexley — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.5% / 12.5%
Bexley North — 45-54: 13.5% Bexley — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 11.8% / 11.6%
Bexley North — 55-64: 11.8% Bexley — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 9.5% / 9.4%
Bexley North — 65-74: 9.5% Bexley — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 7.9% / 6.0%
Bexley North — 75-84: 7.9% Bexley — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 3.5% / 4.1%
Bexley North — 85+: 3.5% Bexley — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bexley North 48.8% couple families
Bexley North — Couple Families: 48.8% Bexley North — Lone Person: 29.7% Bexley North — One Parent Families: 16.4% Bexley North — Group Household: 3.0% Bexley North — Other Families: 2.1%
Bexley 52.7% couple families
Bexley — Couple Families: 52.7% Bexley — Lone Person: 26.0% Bexley — One Parent Families: 16.5% Bexley — Group Household: 3.2% Bexley — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bexley North 30.5% renting
Bexley North — Owned Outright: 39.9% Bexley North — Mortgage: 29.6% Bexley North — Renting: 30.5%
Bexley 26.8% renting
Bexley — Owned Outright: 36.5% Bexley — Mortgage: 36.7% Bexley — Renting: 26.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bexley North Bexley
Bachelor Degree 17.7% / 15.1%
Bexley North — Bachelor Degree: 17.7% Bexley — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Certificate III & IV 8.7% / 8.9%
Bexley North — Certificate III & IV: 8.7% Bexley — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.0%
Bexley North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Bexley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 5.4%
Bexley North — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Bexley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Bexley North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bexley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Bexley North Bexley
China 6.6% / 6.7%
Bexley North — China: 6.6% Bexley — China: 6.7%
Greece 5.5% / 2.9%
Bexley North — Greece: 5.5% Bexley — Greece: 2.9%
Lebanon 2.6% / 5.3%
Bexley North — Lebanon: 2.6% Bexley — Lebanon: 5.3%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.8%
Bexley North — Philippines: 1.5% Bexley — Philippines: 1.8%
Vietnam 1.7% / —
Bexley North — Vietnam: 1.7% Bexley — Vietnam: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.7%
Bexley North — Italy: not among its largest Bexley — Italy: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bexley North 74.2% houses
Bexley North — Houses: 74.2% Bexley North — Townhouses: 11.8% Bexley North — Flats / Apartments: 14.0%
Bexley 53.1% houses
Bexley — Houses: 53.1% Bexley — Townhouses: 25.5% Bexley — Flats / Apartments: 21.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bexley North Bexley
Median house price $1,871,250 $1,870,000
Median unit price $775,000 $705,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 28 sales
 24 days
from 101 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Bexley North Bexley
2 bed $700K / $705K
Bexley North — 2 bed: $700K (8 sales) Bexley — 2 bed: $705K (68 sales)

8 vs 68 sales

3 bed $1.14M / $1.11M
Bexley North — 3 bed: $1.14M (8 sales) Bexley — 3 bed: $1.11M (9 sales)

8 vs 9 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.

Bexley North Bexley
2 bed $1.66M / $1.6M
Bexley North — 2 bed: $1.66M (6 sales) Bexley — 2 bed: $1.6M (19 sales)

6 vs 19 sales

3 bed $1.82M / $1.65M
Bexley North — 3 bed: $1.82M (37 sales) Bexley — 3 bed: $1.65M (54 sales)

37 vs 54 sales

4 bed $1.81M / $1.99M
Bexley North — 4 bed: $1.81M (11 sales) Bexley — 4 bed: $1.99M (48 sales)

11 vs 48 sales

5 bed $2.35M / $2.1M
Bexley North — 5 bed: $2.35M (6 sales) Bexley — 5 bed: $2.1M (29 sales)

6 vs 29 sales

Zoning mix

Bexley North Bexley
Residential 84%
same for both
Parks and recreation 12% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
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

Bexley North Bexley
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +98%
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.

Bexley North Bexley
Houses 3.6%
$1,225/wk on $1.75M
 2.7%
$950/wk on $1.8M
Units — 4.8%
$638/wk on $690K

Ranking within NSW

Bexley North Bexley
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 81% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Bexley North Bexley
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bexley North Bexley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
37/100
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

Bexley North Bexley
Inside the suburb 1 9
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 7.7 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 8.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 3.0%

Schools in Bexley North

  • Bexley North Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Bexley

  • Bethany College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Sydney Technical High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Marist College Kogarah Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bexley North Bexley
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 7 13
Childcare 2 22
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 7
same for both

Mobility

Bexley North Bexley
Walkability score 85/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 20 km
+4% vs other
 19.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 25 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 137.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 338.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2207
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 2207
same for both

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.

Bexley North Bexley
Car (driver) 42.1% / 47.1%
Bexley North — Car (driver): 42.1% Bexley — Car (driver): 47.1%
Worked from Home 46.3% / 39.4%
Bexley North — Worked from Home: 46.3% Bexley — Worked from Home: 39.4%
Train 6.5% / 6.3%
Bexley North — Train: 6.5% Bexley — Train: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.0%
Bexley North — Car (passenger): 2.6% Bexley — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.1%
Bexley North — Walked Only: 1.0% Bexley — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus 1.4% / 1.0%
Bexley North — Bus: 1.4% Bexley — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.1%).

Setting

Bexley North Bexley
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 3.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bexley North Bexley
Connectivity score 87/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
1,787 premises
 39%
7,629 premises

Climate

Bexley North Bexley
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bexley North Bexley
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bexley North Bexley
Average residential rate $1,217/yr
same for both
Council Bayside (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Bexley North Bexley
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bexley North Bexley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bexley North

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

Bexley

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Urban

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