Bondi Junction vs Queens Park

Bondi Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Queens Park. In Bondi Junction, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. In Queens Park, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Queens Park: a median of $4.2 million, against $2.8 million in Bondi Junction. On these figures, Bondi Junction tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Queens Park suits families with children and couples.

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

Queens Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (36% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 37%)
  • But Bondi Junction has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Bondi Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,802,500 vs $4,200,000)

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 29%)
  • Queens Park 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 the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 4%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bondi Junction

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (14 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (95% vs 64%)
  • But Queens Park carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Bondi Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bondi Junction and Queens Park 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 Queens Park
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 Queens Park
Walkability 96 / 96
Bondi Junction — Walkability: 96/100 Queens Park — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 8 / 59
Bondi Junction — Safety: 8/100 Queens Park — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bondi Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queens Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bondi Junction has more residents (10,361 vs 3,143); Queens Park has higher household incomes ($178,932 vs $123,708).

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Population 10,361
+70% vs other
 3,143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +2.5%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $123,708/yr $178,932/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $660/wk $682/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bondi Junction Queens Park
0-4 4.6% / 6.1%
Bondi Junction — 0-4: 4.6% Queens Park — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 7.7% / 15.8%
Bondi Junction — 5-14: 7.7% Queens Park — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 2.8% / 5.7%
Bondi Junction — 15-19: 2.8% Queens Park — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.1% / 4.5%
Bondi Junction — 20-24: 6.1% Queens Park — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 27.8% / 10.5%
Bondi Junction — 25-34: 27.8% Queens Park — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 17.1% / 14.5%
Bondi Junction — 35-44: 17.1% Queens Park — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 10.7% / 16.6%
Bondi Junction — 45-54: 10.7% Queens Park — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 8.3% / 11.1%
Bondi Junction — 55-64: 8.3% Queens Park — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 7.5% / 8.7%
Bondi Junction — 65-74: 7.5% Queens Park — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 5.1% / 4.8%
Bondi Junction — 75-84: 5.1% Queens Park — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.5% / 1.8%
Bondi Junction — 85+: 2.5% Queens Park — 85+: 1.8%

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 — One Parent Families: 9.9% Bondi Junction — Group Household: 13.5% Bondi Junction — Other Families: 1.5%
Queens Park 31.7% lone person
Queens Park — Lone Person: 31.7% Queens Park — Couple Families: 50.4% Queens Park — One Parent Families: 10.0% Queens Park — Group Household: 6.3% Queens Park — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household 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%
Queens Park 29.1% renting
Queens Park — Owned Outright: 37.8% Queens Park — Mortgage: 33.1% Queens Park — Renting: 29.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Bachelor Degree 30.0% / 28.1%
Bondi Junction — Bachelor Degree: 30.0% Queens Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.1%
Postgraduate Degree 11.5% / 12.3%
Bondi Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 11.5% Queens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 6.0%
Bondi Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Queens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 4.9%
Bondi Junction — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Queens Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.7%
Bondi Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Queens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

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 Queens Park
England 9.0% / 7.1%
Bondi Junction — England: 9.0% Queens Park — England: 7.1%
South Africa 2.6% / 2.1%
Bondi Junction — South Africa: 2.6% Queens Park — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.3%
Bondi Junction — New Zealand: 2.3% Queens Park — New Zealand: 2.3%
Ireland 3.2% / 1.0%
Bondi Junction — Ireland: 3.2% Queens Park — Ireland: 1.0%
China 3.0% / 1.0%
Bondi Junction — China: 3.0% Queens Park — China: 1.0%
Brazil 3.8% / —
Bondi Junction — Brazil: 3.8% Queens Park — Brazil: not among its largest
Italy 1.4% / 1.0%
Bondi Junction — Italy: 1.4% Queens Park — Italy: 1.0%

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 — Townhouses: 23.7% Bondi Junction — Houses: 5.2%
Queens Park 26.0% flats / apartments
Queens Park — Flats / Apartments: 26.0% Queens Park — Townhouses: 38.0% Queens Park — Houses: 36.0%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Median house price $2,802,500 $4,200,000
Median unit price $1,153,000 $1,260,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 44 sales
 20 days
from 21 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 Queens Park
1 bed $848K / $885K
Bondi Junction — 1 bed: $848K (88 sales) Queens Park — 1 bed: $885K (5 sales)

88 vs 5 sales

2 bed $1.46M / $1.27M
Bondi Junction — 2 bed: $1.46M (74 sales) Queens Park — 2 bed: $1.27M (16 sales)

74 vs 16 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 Queens Park
2 bed $2.29M / $2.52M
Bondi Junction — 2 bed: $2.29M (16 sales) Queens Park — 2 bed: $2.52M (5 sales)

16 vs 5 sales

3 bed $2.8M / $3.82M
Bondi Junction — 3 bed: $2.8M (35 sales) Queens Park — 3 bed: $3.82M (20 sales)

35 vs 20 sales

4 bed $3.38M / $4.7M
Bondi Junction — 4 bed: $3.38M (9 sales) Queens Park — 4 bed: $4.7M (25 sales)

9 vs 25 sales

5 bed $4.96M / $6.42M
Bondi Junction — 5 bed: $4.96M (6 sales) Queens Park — 5 bed: $6.42M (10 sales)

6 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Residential 72% 53%
Parks and recreation 10% 35%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 7%
Commercial 8% 1%
Environmental 0% 4%
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 Queens Park
New dwellings approved 180
across Waverley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
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.

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Houses 2.9%
$1,400/wk on $2.5M
 —
Units 3.3%
$1,018/wk on $1.61M
 —

Ranking within NSW

Bondi Junction Queens Park
House price Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 7% of NSW —

Liveability

Queens Park scores higher overall (93 vs 78).

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bondi Junction carries more crime risk (92 vs 41).

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
41/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 3.6 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.9%

Schools in Bondi Junction

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

Schools in Queens Park

  • Moriah College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Supermarkets 7 0
Cafes & restaurants 27 4
Parks & reserves 7 2
Childcare 10 3
GPs 14 0
Pharmacies 12 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Walkability score 96/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 7.4 km
+1% vs other
 7.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min
same for both
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 717.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 85.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.1%
postcode 2022
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 2022
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.

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Worked from Home 59.2% / 65.7%
Bondi Junction — Worked from Home: 59.2% Queens Park — Worked from Home: 65.7%
Car (driver) 18.0% / 20.7%
Bondi Junction — Car (driver): 18.0% Queens Park — Car (driver): 20.7%
Train 8.9% / 3.9%
Bondi Junction — Train: 8.9% Queens Park — Train: 3.9%
Walked Only 7.5% / 4.5%
Bondi Junction — Walked Only: 7.5% Queens Park — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bus 3.7% / 1.5%
Bondi Junction — Bus: 3.7% Queens Park — Bus: 1.5%
Bicycle 1.2% / 2.3%
Bondi Junction — Bicycle: 1.2% Queens Park — Bicycle: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).

Setting

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.0 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
8,314 premises
 0%
1,324 premises

Climate

Bondi Junction Queens Park
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 Queens Park
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 13.8 µg/m³ 16.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.84 pphm 0.64 pphm

Council rates

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Average residential rate $1,277/yr
same for both
Council Waverley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bondi Junction Queens Park
Division Wentworth
same for both
Member Allegra Spender
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bondi Junction Queens Park
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

Queens Park

Coastal Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River Townhouses Urban

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