Breakfast Point NSW 2137

Breakfast Point sits 17 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 25 minutes by car. Census data records 4,678 residents with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $119,756 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 11.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $680 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,800. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is high.

Is Breakfast Point a good suburb?

Breakfast Point scores a A+ (91/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, safety, and community, weaker on prices.

Transit

Very walkable

Walkability 83/100 · 17.3 km · 25 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $5.35M · Less affordable than 97% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 16/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 47 · 4,678 residents

A+

Liveability Rating

91 / 100 · Ranked #28 in NSW

Each bar is Breakfast Point's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
98
Bushfire None · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
91
Very advantaged
Walkability
81
Very walkable
CBD access
88
17.3 km · 25 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 98 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 91 × 25% + Walkability rank 81 × 15% + CBD access rank 88 × 10% = 91 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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91 / 100

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Median Unit Price

Public listings data

Breakfast Point's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.59 million, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier.

Units

$1,590,000

last 7 quarters

95% above its 3 neighbours (median $815,000)

↑ +2.2% year-on-year

Based on 126 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 25 days — median across 51 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 1 bed 35 sales $975K
  • 2 bed 58 sales $1.63M
  • 3 bed 33 sales $2.4M

Houses

$5,350,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Active asking-price coverage for houses in Breakfast Point is too thin to publish a meaningful median right now — only 2 active houses.

$1.65M

last 4 months
↑ +13.8% vs previous 6 months from $1.45M
Since 2021: $1.18M → $1.56M (+32%)

29 units listed in the last 6 months.

31 of the suburb's 2,139 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Rental listing coverage for houses in Breakfast Point is too thin to publish a meaningful median — only 1 listed.

$965/wk

last 5 months
↑ +9.0% vs previous 6 months from $885/wk
Since 2021: $635/wk → $1,050/wk (+65%)

30 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

31 rentals advertised against an estimated 783 rented homes (4.0%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$1,100/wk
19 bonds
+43% since 2021
2-bed units
$800/wk
85 bonds
+54% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2137 (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

94 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2137.

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.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
Unit
3.0% around the typical range
Bottom 4% in NSW

$965/week ($50,000 a year) on a $1.65 million median

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Short-Stay Rentals

2 active Airbnb listings: 1 whole home and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.0% 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 Breakfast Point safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Breakfast Point sits in the low band, with 40 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 39% on the prior year.

40 offences

39.4% since 2024
Theft 21 (52.5%)
Assault 5 (12.5%)
Property Damage 5 (12.5%)
Harassment & Stalking 4 (10.0%)
Sexual Offences 2 (5.0%)
Robbery 1 (2.5%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (2.5%)
Drug Offences 1 (2.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Breakfast Point killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

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

City Of Canada Bay Council has published 2 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Universities nearby

1.8% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.

Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

Breakfast Point 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 77
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 60
GPs within 1 km 80
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 100

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Breakfast Point.

49
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
11.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
7.1 arrivals/hr
Saturday
7.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
0 min
Span of service
18.7 hours

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 Breakfast Point.

79
connectivity score / 100
Top 12% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
36%
Premises covered
2,713
Technology mix
Fibre to the building (FTTB) 56%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 36%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 8%

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
1 in suburb
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
3 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
1 in suburb
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

Canada Bay: council population

The whole council area, not just Breakfast Point · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
93,006
+0.7% in a year
Change
+649
people since 2024
Density
4,668
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+389
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-1,081
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,341
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
5/10
5/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Breakfast Point is home to about 4,700 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $120,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

4,678

11.7% since 2016

Median Age

47

14.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$119,756/yr

5.9% since 2016
Top 16% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$680/wk

no change since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,800/mo

3.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.1

4.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$64,948/yr

11.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

27.3% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

12.2%

5.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

2,139

22.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

63.4%

3.9% since 2016

Houses

4.4%

22.8% since 2016

Rental Stress

29.5%

5.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

28.1%

1.7% since 2016

Work From Home

58.6%

713.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Flats / Apartments 1,958 (91.5%)
Houses 94 (4.4%)
Townhouses 87 (4.1%)

Property Ownership

Renting 770 (36.6%)
Owned Outright 758 (36.0%)
Mortgage 575 (27.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
55.2%
English Spoken at Home
59.7%
Employment Rate
58%
7.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
63.7%

Occupations

Professionals 820 (34.6%)
Managers 630 (26.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 351 (14.8%)
Sales 160 (6.7%)
Technicians & Trades 128 (5.4%)
Community & Personal Service 121 (5.1%)
Labourers 63 (2.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 31 (1.3%)

Religion

Christianity 2,568 (54.9%)
No Religion 1,457 (31.1%)
Buddhism 143 (3.1%)
Islam 129 (2.8%)
Hinduism 85 (1.8%)
Other Religions 25 (0.5%)
Judaism 7 (0.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

China 454 (9.7%)
England 180 (3.8%)
Italy 102 (2.2%)
New Zealand 70 (1.5%)
South Africa 66 (1.4%)
India 57 (1.2%)
Malaysia 53 (1.1%)
Iran 52 (1.1%)

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 266 (5.7%)
2011-2015 275 (5.9%)
2001-2010 374 (8.0%)
1991-2000 252 (5.4%)
1981-1990 274 (5.9%)
Before 1981 428 (9.1%)

266 residents (5.7%) 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.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Overseas 331 (7.4%)
Sydney - Ryde 112 (2.5%)
Sydney - Parramatta 111 (2.5%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,462 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

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

Mandarin 291 (6.2%)
Cantonese 108 (2.3%)
Italian 82 (1.8%)
Korean 77 (1.6%)
Arabic 44 (0.9%)
Spanish 34 (0.7%)
Turkish 26 (0.6%)
Greek 25 (0.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 216 (4.6%)
5-14 373 (8.0%)
15-19 151 (3.2%)
20-24 124 (2.7%)
25-34 604 (12.9%)
35-44 718 (15.3%)
45-54 630 (13.5%)
55-64 671 (14.3%)
65-74 693 (14.8%)
75-84 403 (8.6%)
85+ 93 (2.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 625 (48.8%)
Couple Families 426 (33.3%)
One Parent Families 197 (15.4%)
Group Household 18 (1.4%)
Other Families 15 (1.2%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 1,224 (58.6%)
Car (driver) 761 (36.5%)
Car (passenger) 47 (2.3%)
Walked Only 28 (1.3%)
Train 15 (0.7%)
Bus 12 (0.6%)

24% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (580 of 2,371).

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 1,114 (23.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 559 (11.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 498 (10.6%)
Certificate III & IV 363 (7.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 133 (2.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 99 (4.6%)
1 car 1,077 (50.6%)
2 cars 791 (37.1%)
3 cars 128 (6.0%)
4+ cars 44 (2.1%)

Council Rates

Canada Bay
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,217 a year through Canada Bay based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,217/yr
About the NSW average ($1,230) · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Breakfast Point's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 69%
  • Parks and recreation 26%
  • Commercial 4%
  • Not zoned 1%

Planning zones cover 99% 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: Canada Bay

The whole council area, not just Breakfast Point · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,600 new dwellings were approved across Canada Bay. That mix is 110 houses and 1,490 units. Approvals are up 72.5% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,600dwellings
+72.5% YoY
Houses
110
detached dwellings
Units
1,490
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 6.5 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 15.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.62 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Rozelle monitoring station, 5.5 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 7.1 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
12.7 km
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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

2.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.22% in 2021
+0.6 points this year
Top 6% in NSW

In postcode 2137, 394 of 18,858 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.9% (928 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 7.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.22%
2022
0.41%
2023
0.78%
2024
1.52%
2025
2.09%

Rooftop solar

17
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 2137, 1,897 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 11,192 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 208 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
83
2020
146
2021
172
2022
191
2023
198
2024
185
2025
147
2026
136

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

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$8,292
Loan amount
$1,272,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,713,296

9 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 49 across postcode 2137.

Deposit
$318,000
Stamp duty
$68,737
Cash needed at settlement
$386,737

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 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Reid

Currently held by Sally Sitou Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sally Sitou 62.0% 38.0% +6.8
2022 Sally Sitou 55.2% 44.8% -8.4
2019 Fiona Martin 46.8% 53.2% -1.5

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

Drummoyne District

Currently held by Stephanie Di Pasqua Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Stephanie Di Pasqua LP 51.3%
2019 John Sidoti LP 65.0%
2015 John Sidoti LP 68.8%

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 Breakfast Point

Is Breakfast Point a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Breakfast Point is low (16/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Breakfast Point?

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

Is Breakfast Point a good place to live?

Breakfast Point has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (91/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Breakfast Point?

Breakfast Point, NSW had a population of 4,678 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Breakfast Point, NSW?

The postcode for Breakfast Point, NSW is 2137.

How far is Breakfast Point from Sydney?

Breakfast Point is 17 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 25 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Breakfast Point?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Breakfast Point was $119,756 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 Breakfast Point?

The median advertised rent in Breakfast Point is $965 a week for units (30 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Breakfast Point?

The median age of residents in Breakfast Point was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Breakfast Point walkable?

Breakfast Point 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 Breakfast Point?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Breakfast Point (Rozelle) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 15.7 µg/m³. That puts Breakfast Point 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 Breakfast Point?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Breakfast Point, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (7.1 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Breakfast Point?

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 Breakfast Point belong to?

Breakfast Point sits within the Canada Bay local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Breakfast Point?

The average residential rates bill through Canada Bay is $1,217 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Breakfast Point?

Across Canada Bay, 1,600 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 72.5% 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 Breakfast Point in?

Breakfast Point sits within the federal Division of Reid, currently held by Sally Sitou (Australian Labor Party).

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