Bondi Junction vs Bellevue Hill

Bondi Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Bellevue Hill. In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Bondi Junction, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Bellevue Hill, most households own their home. Units cost more in Bellevue Hill: a median of $1.49 million, against $1.15 million in Bondi Junction. Bellevue Hill is closer to the city centre: 6.5 km, against 7.4 km. On these figures, Bondi Junction tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Bellevue Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (34% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Bondi Junction has more childcare (10 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Bondi Junction

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($2,802,500 vs $10,980,000)
  • has cheaper units ($1,153,000 vs $1,487,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bondi Junction has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 34%)
  • Bellevue Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bondi Junction

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 76/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bondi Junction

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (14 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (95% vs 66%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Bellevue Hill carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Bondi Junction

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs -1.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.9% vs 2.4%)
  • But Bellevue Hill returns a higher gross yield on units (4.6% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
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.

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Walkability 96 / 76
Bondi Junction — Walkability: 96/100 Bellevue Hill — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 8 / 70
Bondi Junction — Safety: 8/100 Bellevue Hill — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bondi Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bellevue Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bellevue Hill has higher household incomes ($172,380 vs $123,708); Bellevue Hill skews older (39 vs 35).

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Population 10,361 10,590
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% -1.2%
Median age 35 39
Median household income $123,708/yr $172,380/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $660/wk
+2% vs other
 $650/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
0-4 4.6% / 4.8%
Bondi Junction — 0-4: 4.6% Bellevue Hill — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 7.7% / 12.4%
Bondi Junction — 5-14: 7.7% Bellevue Hill — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 2.8% / 6.5%
Bondi Junction — 15-19: 2.8% Bellevue Hill — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.1% / 5.3%
Bondi Junction — 20-24: 6.1% Bellevue Hill — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 27.8% / 15.0%
Bondi Junction — 25-34: 27.8% Bellevue Hill — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 17.1% / 13.7%
Bondi Junction — 35-44: 17.1% Bellevue Hill — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 10.7% / 13.3%
Bondi Junction — 45-54: 10.7% Bellevue Hill — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 8.3% / 11.9%
Bondi Junction — 55-64: 8.3% Bellevue Hill — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 7.5% / 10.2%
Bondi Junction — 65-74: 7.5% Bellevue Hill — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 5.1% / 5.2%
Bondi Junction — 75-84: 5.1% Bellevue Hill — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.5% / 1.7%
Bondi Junction — 85+: 2.5% Bellevue Hill — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bondi Junction 48.5% lone person
Bondi Junction — Lone Person: 48.5% Bondi Junction — Couple Families: 26.7% Bondi Junction — Group Household: 13.5% Bondi Junction — One Parent Families: 9.9% Bondi Junction — Other Families: 1.5%
Bellevue Hill 36.1% lone person
Bellevue Hill — Lone Person: 36.1% Bellevue Hill — Couple Families: 42.9% Bellevue Hill — Group Household: 9.0% Bellevue Hill — One Parent Families: 10.7% Bellevue Hill — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bondi Junction 55.4% renting
Bondi Junction — Owned Outright: 25.3% Bondi Junction — Mortgage: 19.3% Bondi Junction — Renting: 55.4%
Bellevue Hill 34.2% renting
Bellevue Hill — Owned Outright: 36.4% Bellevue Hill — Mortgage: 29.4% Bellevue Hill — Renting: 34.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Bachelor Degree 30.0% / 30.2%
Bondi Junction — Bachelor Degree: 30.0% Bellevue Hill — Bachelor Degree: 30.2%
Postgraduate Degree 11.5% / 12.6%
Bondi Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 11.5% Bellevue Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.3%
Bondi Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Bellevue Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 3.8%
Bondi Junction — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Bellevue Hill — Certificate III & IV: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.5%
Bondi Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Bellevue Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

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.

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
England 9.0% / 6.0%
Bondi Junction — England: 9.0% Bellevue Hill — England: 6.0%
South Africa 2.6% / 5.5%
Bondi Junction — South Africa: 2.6% Bellevue Hill — South Africa: 5.5%
China 3.0% / 2.4%
Bondi Junction — China: 3.0% Bellevue Hill — China: 2.4%
Brazil 3.8% / 0.9%
Bondi Junction — Brazil: 3.8% Bellevue Hill — Brazil: 0.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.0%
Bondi Junction — New Zealand: 2.3% Bellevue Hill — New Zealand: 2.0%
Ireland 3.2% / 0.8%
Bondi Junction — Ireland: 3.2% Bellevue Hill — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bondi Junction 71.0% flats / apartments
Bondi Junction — Flats / Apartments: 71.0% Bondi Junction — Houses: 5.2% Bondi Junction — Townhouses: 23.7%
Bellevue Hill 62.0% flats / apartments
Bellevue Hill — Flats / Apartments: 62.0% Bellevue Hill — Houses: 33.8% Bellevue Hill — Townhouses: 4.2%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Median house price $2,802,500 $10,980,000
Median unit price $1,153,000 $1,487,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 44 sales
 27 days
from 51 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.

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
3 bed $2.8M / $6.59M
Bondi Junction — 3 bed: $2.8M (35 sales) Bellevue Hill — 3 bed: $6.59M (10 sales)

35 vs 10 sales

4 bed $3.38M / $10.2M
Bondi Junction — 4 bed: $3.38M (9 sales) Bellevue Hill — 4 bed: $10.2M (21 sales)

9 vs 21 sales

5 bed $4.96M / $13.9M
Bondi Junction — 5 bed: $4.96M (6 sales) Bellevue Hill — 5 bed: $13.9M (25 sales)

6 vs 25 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.

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
1 bed $848K / $843K
Bondi Junction — 1 bed: $848K (88 sales) Bellevue Hill — 1 bed: $843K (18 sales)

88 vs 18 sales

2 bed $1.46M / $1.35M
Bondi Junction — 2 bed: $1.46M (74 sales) Bellevue Hill — 2 bed: $1.35M (118 sales)

74 vs 118 sales

3 bed $2.34M / $2.8M
Bondi Junction — 3 bed: $2.34M (20 sales) Bellevue Hill — 3 bed: $2.8M (39 sales)

20 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Residential 72% 88%
Parks and recreation 10% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 6%
Commercial 8% 1%
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

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
New dwellings approved 180
across Waverley
 222
across Woollahra
Approvals change year on year +42% -21%

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.

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Houses 2.9%
$1,400/wk on $2.5M
 2.4%
$3,000/wk on $6.6M
Units 3.3%
$1,018/wk on $1.61M
 4.6%
$1,100/wk on $1.25M

Ranking within NSW

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
House price Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 4% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Bondi Junction is more walkable (96 vs 76); Bondi Junction scores higher overall (78 vs 72).

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Grade A
same for both
Score 78/100 72/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bondi Junction carries more crime risk (92 vs 30).

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Low
30/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 3.6 km
 3
1-37 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.6%

Schools in Bondi Junction

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Bellevue Hill

  • Bellevue Hill Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Scots College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Cranbrook School Independent · Secondary
  • The Scots College ELC campus Independent · Primary
  • The Scots College Preparatory School Independent · Primary
  • The Scots College, Ginahgulla Centre campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Supermarkets 7 0
Cafes & restaurants 27 10
Parks & reserves 7 9
Childcare 10 4
GPs 14 2
Pharmacies 12 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Walkability score 96/100 76/100
Distance to Sydney 7.4 km
+12% vs other
 6.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 15 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 717.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 252.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.1%
postcode 2022
 5.1%
postcode 2023
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 2022
 12
postcode 2023

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.

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Worked from Home 59.2% / 62.1%
Bondi Junction — Worked from Home: 59.2% Bellevue Hill — Worked from Home: 62.1%
Car (driver) 18.0% / 27.4%
Bondi Junction — Car (driver): 18.0% Bellevue Hill — Car (driver): 27.4%
Train 8.9% / 2.8%
Bondi Junction — Train: 8.9% Bellevue Hill — Train: 2.8%
Walked Only 7.5% / 3.2%
Bondi Junction — Walked Only: 7.5% Bellevue Hill — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 3.7% / 1.5%
Bondi Junction — Bus: 3.7% Bellevue Hill — Bus: 1.5%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / 2.5%
Bondi Junction — Car (passenger): 1.5% Bellevue Hill — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.0 km to a named beach
 2.2 km
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
8,314 premises
 6%
5,127 premises

Climate

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
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)

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.84 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Average residential rate $1,277/yr $1,812/yr
Council Waverley Woollahra

Federal electorate

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Division Wentworth
same for both
Member Allegra Spender
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bondi Junction Bellevue Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bondi Junction

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Bellevue Hill

Apartments Beach Coastal Inner Parks Premium Professionals Urban

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