Bronte vs Bondi

Bondi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Bronte. In Bronte, most households own their home and about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Bondi, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. Units cost more in Bronte: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.43 million in Bondi. Bondi is closer to the city centre: 8 km, against 9.7 km. On these figures, Bronte tends to suit families with children, while Bondi suits 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

Bronte

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (31% vs 7%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 34%)

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

First-home buyers

Bondi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($4,050,000 vs $5,250,000)
  • has cheaper units ($1,426,000 vs $1,645,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Bronte leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
  • Bondi has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bondi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (17 min vs 22 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bondi

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (94% vs 69%)
  • But Bronte carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bronte Bondi
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.

Bronte Bondi
Walkability 88 / 92
Bronte — Walkability: 88/100 Bondi — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 60 / 44
Bronte — Safety: 60/100 Bondi — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bronte — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bondi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bondi has more residents (10,411 vs 7,166); Bronte has higher household incomes ($174,980 vs $132,392).

Bronte Bondi
Population 7,166 10,411
+45% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +3.6%
Median age 38 34
Median household income $174,980/yr
+24% vs other
 $132,392/yr
Median weekly rent $675/wk
+3% vs other
 $656/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bronte Bondi
0-4 5.2% / 5.6%
Bronte — 0-4: 5.2% Bondi — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.2% / 7.2%
Bronte — 5-14: 13.2% Bondi — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 5.6% / 2.7%
Bronte — 15-19: 5.6% Bondi — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 4.4% / 4.9%
Bronte — 20-24: 4.4% Bondi — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 16.4% / 32.3%
Bronte — 25-34: 16.4% Bondi — 25-34: 32.3%
35-44 14.9% / 17.6%
Bronte — 35-44: 14.9% Bondi — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 15.0% / 10.4%
Bronte — 45-54: 15.0% Bondi — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 11.3% / 7.1%
Bronte — 55-64: 11.3% Bondi — 55-64: 7.1%
65-74 7.2% / 6.0%
Bronte — 65-74: 7.2% Bondi — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 4.1% / 4.4%
Bronte — 75-84: 4.1% Bondi — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.6% / 1.8%
Bronte — 85+: 2.6% Bondi — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bronte 34.4% lone person
Bronte — Lone Person: 34.4% Bronte — Couple Families: 44.9% Bronte — Group Household: 10.2% Bronte — One Parent Families: 9.6% Bronte — Other Families: 1.0%
Bondi 45.0% lone person
Bondi — Lone Person: 45.0% Bondi — Couple Families: 26.2% Bondi — Group Household: 19.6% Bondi — One Parent Families: 7.8% Bondi — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bronte 39.5% renting
Bronte — Owned Outright: 32.9% Bronte — Mortgage: 27.6% Bronte — Renting: 39.5%
Bondi 58.9% renting
Bondi — Owned Outright: 20.5% Bondi — Mortgage: 20.6% Bondi — Renting: 58.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bronte Bondi
Bachelor Degree 28.5% / 31.8%
Bronte — Bachelor Degree: 28.5% Bondi — Bachelor Degree: 31.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.1% / 11.3%
Bronte — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1% Bondi — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.8%
Bronte — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Bondi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Certificate III & IV 5.5% / 6.4%
Bronte — Certificate III & IV: 5.5% Bondi — Certificate III & IV: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.3%
Bronte — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Bondi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.8%).

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.

Bronte Bondi
England 8.1% / 8.9%
Bronte — England: 8.1% Bondi — England: 8.9%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.4%
Bronte — New Zealand: 2.6% Bondi — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 1.6% / 3.0%
Bronte — South Africa: 1.6% Bondi — South Africa: 3.0%
Brazil 0.7% / 2.7%
Bronte — Brazil: 0.7% Bondi — Brazil: 2.7%
Ireland 1.1% / 1.8%
Bronte — Ireland: 1.1% Bondi — Ireland: 1.8%
France 1.0% / 1.5%
Bronte — France: 1.0% Bondi — France: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bronte 50.6% flats / apartments
Bronte — Flats / Apartments: 50.6% Bronte — Houses: 30.8% Bronte — Townhouses: 18.6%
Bondi 81.5% flats / apartments
Bondi — Flats / Apartments: 81.5% Bondi — Houses: 6.6% Bondi — Townhouses: 12.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bronte Bondi
Median house price $5,250,000 $4,050,000
Median unit price $1,645,000 $1,426,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 24 sales
 24 days
from 29 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.

Bronte Bondi
3 bed $4.73M / $4.05M
Bronte — 3 bed: $4.73M (14 sales) Bondi — 3 bed: $4.05M (22 sales)

14 vs 22 sales

4 bed $5.74M / $4.58M
Bronte — 4 bed: $5.74M (28 sales) Bondi — 4 bed: $4.58M (12 sales)

28 vs 12 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.

Bronte Bondi
1 bed $910K / $911K
Bronte — 1 bed: $910K (9 sales) Bondi — 1 bed: $911K (31 sales)

9 vs 31 sales

2 bed $1.65M / $1.47M
Bronte — 2 bed: $1.65M (53 sales) Bondi — 2 bed: $1.47M (98 sales)

53 vs 98 sales

3 bed $2.44M / $2.15M
Bronte — 3 bed: $2.44M (10 sales) Bondi — 3 bed: $2.15M (26 sales)

10 vs 26 sales

Zoning mix

Bronte Bondi
Residential 72% 86%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 2%
Parks and recreation 10% 2%
Commercial 2% 9%
Environmental 2% 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

Bronte Bondi
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.

Bronte Bondi
Houses — 2.9%
$2,225/wk on $4M
Units 4.6%
$1,150/wk on $1.3M
 4.4%
$1,050/wk on $1.25M

Ranking within NSW

Bronte Bondi
House price Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 17% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Bronte Bondi
Grade A+ A
Score 91/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bondi carries more crime risk (56 vs 40).

Bronte Bondi
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
12/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bronte Bondi
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 4.1 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 1.8%

Schools in Bronte

  • Bronte Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Clovelly Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bondi

  • Bondi Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Montessori East Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bronte Bondi
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 19 14
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 5 7
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Bronte Bondi
Walkability score 88/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 9.7 km
+18% vs other
 8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 17 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 138.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 177.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.5%
postcode 2024
 3.1%
postcode 2026
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 2024
 7
postcode 2026

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.

Bronte Bondi
Worked from Home 65.4% / 63.4%
Bronte — Worked from Home: 65.4% Bondi — Worked from Home: 63.4%
Car (driver) 24.7% / 21.5%
Bronte — Car (driver): 24.7% Bondi — Car (driver): 21.5%
Walked Only 3.5% / 4.5%
Bronte — Walked Only: 3.5% Bondi — Walked Only: 4.5%
Train 2.3% / 4.3%
Bronte — Train: 2.3% Bondi — Train: 4.3%
Bus 1.0% / 3.4%
Bronte — Bus: 1.0% Bondi — Bus: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 1.7%
Bronte — Car (passenger): 1.7% Bondi — Car (passenger): 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.4%).

Setting

Bronte Bondi
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 408 m
725 m to a named beach
 875 m
903 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bronte Bondi
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
3,192 premises
 7%
5,705 premises

Climate

Bronte Bondi
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)

Bronte Bondi
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bronte Bondi
Average residential rate $1,277/yr
same for both
Council Waverley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bronte Bondi
Division Wentworth
same for both
Member Allegra Spender
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bronte

Apartments Beach Coastal Inner Parks Premium Professionals Urban

Bondi

Apartments Beach Cafe Culture Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Transport Hub Urban

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