Dolls Point NSW 2219

Dolls Point is a suburb in New South Wales, 20 km from Sydney CBD, around 25 minutes by car. Population is 1,633; the median age is 44 and the median household income is $88,816 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population fell 1.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $451 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,383. The area shows high coastal erosion risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.

Is Dolls Point a good suburb?

Dolls Point scores a A (75/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on prices.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Very walkable

Walkability 76/100 · 19.6 km · 25 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $2.28M · Less affordable than 97% of NSW

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 41/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 44 · 1,633 residents

A

Liveability Rating

75 / 100 · Ranked #217 in NSW

Each bar is Dolls 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
too few schools to rate
Safety
85
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate

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
61
Advantaged
Walkability
74
Walkable
CBD access
87
19.6 km · 25 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 85 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 61 × 25% + Walkability rank 74 × 15% + CBD access rank 87 × 10% = 75 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.
Additional risks: Coastal erosion High

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Our score

75 / 100

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Median Unit Price

Public listings data

Dolls Point's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $860,000, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier.

Units

$860,000

last 6 quarters
↑ +2.3% year-on-year

Based on 51 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 25 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 40 sales $860K

Houses

$2,280,000

↓ −22.2% year-on-year

Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

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

$670/wk

Since 2021: $470/wk → $685/wk (+46%)

4 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

5 rentals advertised against an estimated 300 rented homes (1.7%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$1,100/wk
11 bonds
+52% since 2021
2-bed units
$700/wk
29 bonds
+58% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2219 (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

98 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2219.

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

2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% 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 Dolls Point safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Dolls Point sits in the moderate band, with 42 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 14% on the prior year.

42 offences

13.5% since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 12 (28.6%)
Theft 12 (28.6%)
Assault 10 (23.8%)
Property Damage 3 (7.1%)
Sexual Offences 2 (4.8%)
Robbery 1 (2.4%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (2.4%)
Drug Offences 1 (2.4%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

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

Bayside Council has published 11 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 11 on the portal

Coastal Erosion

7
monitoring points
within 5 km
7
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-1.09
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
383 m
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1998–2018
Stable or accreting 0 (0%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 7 (100%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
383 m
Rate
-0.78 m/yr
Net Movement
-5.0 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 7 of 7 points (100%)

Schools

One school serves Dolls Point, but none have published comparable ratings yet.

—
No rated schools
1 school in this suburb
1 unrated

Primary

The Scots College, Brighton Preparatory School
Independent

Walkability

Dolls Point is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.

76
out of 100
Very Walkable
Top 10% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 80
Pharmacies within 1 km 80
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 100

Public transport

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

77
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
28.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
21.9 arrivals/hr
Saturday
13.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
17.9 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 Dolls Point.

83
connectivity score / 100
Top 9% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
19%
Premises covered
929
Technology mix
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 75%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 19%
Fibre to the building (FTTB) 5%

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
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in suburb
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

Bayside (NSW): council population

The whole council area, not just Dolls Point · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
187,770
+0.9% in a year
Change
+1,709
people since 2024
Density
3,709
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+925
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-3,143
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+3,927
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
8/10
8/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
3/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Dolls Point is home to about 1,600 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $89,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.4%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

1,633

1.7% since 2016

Median Age

44

2.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$88,816/yr

18.8% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$451/wk

3.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,383/mo

17.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.1

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$51,792/yr

14.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

5.9% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

10.7%

7.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

738

1.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

59.4%

12.3% since 2016

Houses

15.4%

3.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

26.4%

12.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

32.2%

1.5% since 2016

Work From Home

41.8%

1061.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Flats / Apartments 515 (69.8%)
Houses 114 (15.4%)
Townhouses 109 (14.8%)

Property Ownership

Renting 293 (40.6%)
Owned Outright 226 (31.3%)
Mortgage 202 (28.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
60.2%
English Spoken at Home
57.6%
Employment Rate
57.1%
8.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
55.2%

Occupations

Professionals 221 (27.4%)
Clerical & Administrative 138 (17.1%)
Managers 117 (14.5%)
Technicians & Trades 85 (10.5%)
Sales 80 (9.9%)
Community & Personal Service 72 (8.9%)
Labourers 41 (5.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 37 (4.6%)

Religion

Christianity 993 (60.8%)
No Religion 350 (21.4%)
Islam 70 (4.3%)
Hinduism 24 (1.5%)
Buddhism 22 (1.3%)
Judaism 12 (0.7%)
Other Religions 9 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Greece 65 (4.0%)
England 40 (2.4%)
Egypt 32 (2.0%)
New Zealand 31 (1.9%)
China 17 (1.0%)
Lebanon 16 (1.0%)
Italy 15 (0.9%)
Germany 13 (0.8%)

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 52 (3.2%)
2011-2015 64 (3.9%)
2001-2010 77 (4.7%)
1991-2000 72 (4.4%)
1981-1990 71 (4.3%)
Before 1981 198 (12.1%)

52 residents (3.2%) 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 59 (3.8%)
Sydney - Sutherland 47 (3.0%)
Sydney - City and Inner South 44 (2.8%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,553 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.

Greek 105 (6.4%)
Arabic 34 (2.1%)
Spanish 22 (1.3%)
Mandarin 15 (0.9%)
Russian 15 (0.9%)
Italian 12 (0.7%)
Cantonese 6 (0.4%)
Polish 6 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 80 (4.9%)
5-14 140 (8.6%)
15-19 71 (4.3%)
20-24 65 (4.0%)
25-34 256 (15.7%)
35-44 221 (13.5%)
45-54 247 (15.1%)
55-64 222 (13.6%)
65-74 182 (11.1%)
75-84 114 (7.0%)
85+ 33 (2.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 292 (52.4%)
Couple Families 146 (26.2%)
One Parent Families 91 (16.3%)
Group Household 25 (4.5%)
Other Families 3 (0.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 362 (52.3%)
Worked from Home 289 (41.8%)
Car (passenger) 20 (2.9%)
Train 14 (2.0%)
Bus 4 (0.6%)
Walked Only 3 (0.4%)

22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (174 of 806).

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 269 (16.5%)
Certificate III & IV 190 (11.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 187 (11.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 83 (5.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 28 (1.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 49 (6.8%)
1 car 381 (52.7%)
2 cars 229 (31.7%)
3 cars 43 (5.9%)
4+ cars 22 (3.0%)

Council Rates

Bayside (NSW)
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,217 a year through Bayside (NSW) 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 Dolls Point's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 91%
  • Parks and recreation 3%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%
  • Not zoned 3%

Planning zones cover 97% 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: Bayside (NSW)

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

In the year to August 2026, 857 new dwellings were approved across Bayside (NSW). That mix is 161 houses and 696 units. Approvals are up 97.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
857dwellings
+97.6% YoY
Houses
161
detached dwellings
Units
696
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 16.1 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.79 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Earlwood monitoring station, 8.7 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Sydney Airport AMO, 5.9 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
320 m
2 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,129 mm
99 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
27.5°C
7 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.5°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

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

1.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.10% in 2021
+0.5 points this year
Top 13% in NSW

In postcode 2219, 131 of 9,419 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.5% (327 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.10%
2022
0.21%
2023
0.49%
2024
0.85%
2025
1.39%

Rooftop solar

17
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.7 kW each

In postcode 2219, 999 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,748 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 99 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
54
2020
67
2021
107
2022
101
2023
94
2024
78
2025
64
2026
66

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
$4,485
Loan amount
$688,000
Total interest over 30 years
$926,688

9 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2219.

Deposit
$172,000
Stamp duty
$32,887
Cash needed at settlement
$204,887

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 Cook

Currently held by Simon Kennedy Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Simon Kennedy 42.8% 57.2% +4.4
2022 Scott Morrison 37.6% 62.4% -6.6
2019 Scott Morrison 31.0% 69.0% +3.6

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

Rockdale District

Currently held by Steve Kamper Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Steve Kamper ALP 65.4%
2019 Steve Kamper ALP 59.5%
2015 Steve Kamper ALP 54.8%

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 Dolls Point

Is Dolls Point a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Dolls Point is moderate (41/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Dolls Point?

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

Is Dolls Point a good place to live?

Dolls Point has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (75/100), 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 Dolls Point?

Dolls Point, NSW had a population of 1,633 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Dolls Point, NSW?

The postcode for Dolls Point, NSW is 2219.

How far is Dolls Point from Sydney?

Dolls Point is 20 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 Dolls Point?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dolls Point was $88,816 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 Dolls Point?

The median advertised rent in Dolls Point is $670 a week for units (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Dolls Point?

The median age of residents in Dolls Point was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Dolls Point?

There is 1 school inside the Dolls Point boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

Is Dolls Point walkable?

Dolls Point scores 76/100 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 Dolls Point?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Dolls Point (Earlwood) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 16.1 µg/m³. That puts Dolls 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 Dolls Point?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dolls Point, Sydney Airport AMO (5.9 km away), summer days average 27.5°C, winter nights 9.5°C, 1,129 mm of rain a year over 99 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dolls 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 Dolls Point belong to?

Dolls Point sits within the Bayside (NSW) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Dolls Point?

The average residential rates bill through Bayside (NSW) 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 Dolls Point?

Across Bayside (NSW), 857 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 97.6% 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 Dolls Point in?

Dolls Point sits within the federal Division of Cook, currently held by Simon Kennedy (Liberal).

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