Bilgola Beach NSW 2107

Located in New South Wales, Bilgola Beach sits 36 km from Sydney CBD, around 49 minutes by car. The suburb has 251 residents, a median age of 54, and a median household income of $223,548 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 4.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $1,075 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,467. Bilgola Beach is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is high.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Bilgola Beach's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $8 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 49% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 200% over the past decade — 11.6% per year on average.

Houses

$8,000,000

last 5 quarters
Pricier than 99% of NSW
↑ +48.8% year-on-year
↑ +200.5% over 2015–2025 (+11.6%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Land

$820,000

↓ −35.7% over 2015–2025 (−4.3%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$1,350/wk
17 bonds
+20% since 2021
2-bed units
$865/wk
10 bonds
+25% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2107 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

60 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 50% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2107.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

4 active Airbnb listings: 4 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 3.4% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Bilgola Beach safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Bilgola Beach sits in the low band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 400% on the prior year.

5 offences

400.0% since 2024
Theft 3 (60.0%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (20.0%)
Property Damage 1 (20.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Northern Beaches Council has published 17 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 17 on the portal

Coastal Erosion

26
monitoring points
within 5 km
19
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.24
worst rate (m/yr)
Moderate
178 m
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 21 (81%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 5 (19%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
178 m
Rate
-0.09 m/yr
Net Movement
5.5 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 11 of 26 points (42%)

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Bilgola Beach is very walkable on foot — at 83/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.

83
out of 100
Very Walkable
Top 7% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 80
GPs within 1 km 60
Pharmacies within 1 km 100
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 60

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Bilgola Beach.

92
out of 100
Top 8% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
28.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
16.4 arrivals/hr
Saturday
16.3 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
23.5 hours
Direct to CBD (peak)
2 min wait

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bilgola Beach.

45
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
137
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
3 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
1 in suburb
Beaches
1 in suburb
Waterways
6 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Northern Beaches: council population

The whole council area, not just Bilgola Beach · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
272,656
+0.5% in a year
Change
+1,416
people since 2024
Density
1,073
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+692
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-2,600
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+3,324
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Bilgola Beach is home to 251 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $224,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

251

4.6% since 2016

Median Age

54

1.9% since 2016

Median Household Income

$223,548/yr

31.2% since 2016
Top 1% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$1,075/wk

17.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$3,467/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$80,964/yr

19.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

15.2% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

30.1%

10.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

93

1.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

90.4%

3.9% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

25.0%

10.1% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

18.6%

23.8% since 2016

Work From Home

52.2%

216.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 93 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 59 (62.8%)
Mortgage 26 (27.7%)
Renting 9 (9.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
69.3%
English Spoken at Home
89.2%
Employment Rate
50.5%
3.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
64.9%

Occupations

Professionals 37 (34.9%)
Managers 28 (26.4%)
Technicians & Trades 11 (10.4%)
Sales 8 (7.5%)
Community & Personal Service 7 (6.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 6 (5.7%)
Labourers 3 (2.8%)

Religion

No Religion 130 (51.8%)
Christianity 109 (43.4%)
Islam 3 (1.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 22 (8.8%)
New Zealand 9 (3.6%)
South Africa 6 (2.4%)
Germany 4 (1.6%)
Canada 4 (1.6%)
Singapore 4 (1.6%)
Netherlands 4 (1.6%)
Malaysia 3 (1.2%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 0 (0.0%)
2011-2015 5 (2.0%)
2001-2010 16 (6.4%)
1991-2000 6 (2.4%)
1981-1990 12 (4.8%)
Before 1981 32 (12.7%)

0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

French 6 (2.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 8 (3.2%)
5-14 30 (12.0%)
15-19 18 (7.2%)
20-24 11 (4.4%)
25-34 7 (2.8%)
35-44 22 (8.8%)
45-54 37 (14.7%)
55-64 42 (16.7%)
65-74 48 (19.1%)
75-84 32 (12.7%)
85+ 5 (2.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 29 (60.4%)
Lone Person 12 (25.0%)
Other Families 4 (8.3%)
One Parent Families 3 (6.2%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 47 (52.2%)
Car (driver) 39 (43.3%)
Car (passenger) 4 (4.4%)

18% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (19 of 106).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Bachelor Degree 64 (25.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 30 (12.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 30 (12.0%)
Certificate III & IV 13 (5.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6 (2.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 20 (21.5%)
2 cars 52 (55.9%)
3 cars 9 (9.7%)
4+ cars 10 (10.8%)

Council Rates

Northern Beaches
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,696 a year through Northern Beaches based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,696/yr
38% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Bilgola Beach's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 55%
  • Infrastructure and transport 27%
  • Parks and recreation 15%
  • Not zoned 2%

Planning zones cover 98% of the suburb's area. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Northern Beaches

The whole council area, not just Bilgola Beach · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 620 new dwellings were approved across Northern Beaches. That mix is 331 houses and 289 units. Approvals are up 50.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
620dwellings
+50.6% YoY
Houses
331
detached dwellings
Units
289
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 14.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.23 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 3.

From the Macquarie Park monitoring station, 23.5 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 24.9 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
180 m
158 m to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,176 mm
92 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

2.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.30% in 2021
+0.7 points this year
Top 5% in NSW

In postcode 2107, 295 of 11,787 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (405 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.30%
2022
0.51%
2023
1.02%
2024
1.85%
2025
2.50%

Rooftop solar

27
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.7 kW each

In postcode 2107, 1,576 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,832 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 139 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
85
2020
126
2021
136
2022
159
2023
178
2024
154
2025
123
2026
94

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$41,723
Loan amount
$6,400,000
Total interest over 30 years
$8,620,356

7 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2107.

Deposit
$1,600,000
Stamp duty
$483,237
Cash needed at settlement
$2,083,237

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Mackellar

Currently held by Sophie Scamps Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sophie Scamps 46.3% 53.7% +4.2
2022 Sophie Scamps 41.4% 58.6% -4.6
2019 Jason Falinski 36.8% 63.2% -2.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Pittwater District

Currently held by Jacqui Scruby Independent — elected at the Oct 2024 by-election, after the results below

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Roderick (Rory) Amon LP 50.7%
2019 Robert Stokes LP 70.8%
2015 Rob Stokes LP 75.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Bilgola Beach

Is Bilgola Beach a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Bilgola Beach is low (27/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Bilgola Beach?

Bilgola Beach has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Bilgola Beach?

Bilgola Beach, NSW had a population of 251 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Bilgola Beach, NSW?

The postcode for Bilgola Beach, NSW is 2107.

How far is Bilgola Beach from Sydney?

Bilgola Beach is 36 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 49 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Bilgola Beach?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bilgola Beach was $223,548 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Bilgola Beach?

There are too few current rental listings in Bilgola Beach for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $1,075, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Bilgola Beach?

The median age of residents in Bilgola Beach was 54 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Bilgola Beach walkable?

Bilgola Beach scores 83/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Bilgola Beach?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Bilgola Beach (Macquarie Park) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.2 µg/m³. That puts Bilgola Beach below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Bilgola Beach?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bilgola Beach, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (24.9 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Bilgola Beach?

The median sale price for houses in Bilgola Beach was $8,000,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bilgola Beach?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Bilgola Beach belong to?

Bilgola Beach sits within the Northern Beaches local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Bilgola Beach?

The average residential rates bill through Northern Beaches is $1,696 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Bilgola Beach?

Across Northern Beaches, 620 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Bilgola Beach in?

Bilgola Beach sits within the federal Division of Mackellar, currently held by Sophie Scamps (Independent).

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