La Perouse NSW 2036
La Perouse sits 18 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 28 minutes by car. Census data records 366 residents with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $107,224 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb fell 8.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $325 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,867. La Perouse is characterised by high crime risk. Walkability is low.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in La Perouse sits at $2.7 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only three sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$2,700,000
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $1,275/wk
- 20 bonds
- +54% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $1,100/wk
- 321 bonds
- +85% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2036 (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 202569 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 43% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2036.
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 1.5% 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 La Perouse safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in La Perouse sits in the high band, with 62 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 14% on the prior year.
62 offences
13.9% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 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
Randwick City Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 380 m
- Rate
- -0.02 m/yr
- Net Movement
- 0.5 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Universities nearby
4.9% 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
La Perouse is very car-dependent on foot — at 11/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside La Perouse.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 29.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 28.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 25.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 2 min
- Span of service
- 23.4 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 La Perouse.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 1%
- Premises covered
- 174
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
Randwick: council population
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
La Perouse is home to 366 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $107,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
366
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$107,224/yr
Census Median Rent
$325/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,867/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$38,116/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
19.8%
Total Dwellings
116
Owner-Occupier Rate
55.4%
Houses
82.8%
Rental Stress
15.8%
Mortgage Stress
32.1%
Work From Home
39.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
14 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 13 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 45 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 69.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 77.9%
- Employment Rate
- 48.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 41.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
20% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (31 of 152).
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,641 a year through Randwick based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Parks and recreation 44%
- Environmental 42%
- Residential 5%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Not zoned 5%
Planning zones cover 95% 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: Randwick
In the year to August 2026, 455 new dwellings were approved across Randwick. That mix is 66 houses and 389 units. Approvals are down 25.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the La Perouse 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
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.1 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 16.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.64 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 1.
From the Randwick monitoring station, 6.7 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Sydney Airport AMO, 8.1 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 260 m
- 660 m 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
21 facilities within 5 km- 2.6 kmPlaster Product ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.7 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Zinc and compounds · Lead & compounds · Chromium (III) compounds
- 2.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.0 kmGas SupplyTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.0 kmOther Warehousing and Storage ServicesTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Toluene (methylbenzene)
EV adoption
In postcode 2036, 333 of 20,962 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (790 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2036, 2,519 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 13,134 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 207 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
13 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2036.
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.
At $2,700,000 this is $2,100,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Matt Thistlethwaite Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Thistlethwaite | 67.2% | 32.8% | +3.9 |
| 2022 | Matt Thistlethwaite | 64.5% | 35.5% | -5.7 |
| 2019 | Matt Thistlethwaite | 58.8% | 41.2% | -0.2 |
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
Currently held by Michael Daley Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michael Daley ALP | 68.7% |
| 2019 | Michael Daley ALP | 58.5% |
| 2015 | Michael Daley ALP | 60.8% |
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 La Perouse
Is La Perouse a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in La Perouse is high (94/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect La Perouse?
La Perouse has a moderate recorded bushfire history (49/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of La Perouse?
La Perouse, NSW had a population of 366 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for La Perouse, NSW?
The postcode for La Perouse, NSW is 2036.
How far is La Perouse from Sydney?
La Perouse is 18 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 28 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in La Perouse?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in La Perouse was $107,224 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 La Perouse?
There are too few current rental listings in La Perouse for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $325, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in La Perouse?
The median age of residents in La Perouse was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is La Perouse at risk of bushfire?
La Perouse has a moderate recorded bushfire history (49/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
Is La Perouse walkable?
La Perouse scores 11/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. 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 La Perouse?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to La Perouse (Randwick) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.1 µg/m³ and PM10 of 16.8 µg/m³. That puts La Perouse 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 La Perouse?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to La Perouse, Sydney Airport AMO (8.1 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 La Perouse?
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 La Perouse belong to?
La Perouse sits within the Randwick local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in La Perouse?
The average residential rates bill through Randwick is $1,641 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near La Perouse?
Across Randwick, 455 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 25.6% 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 La Perouse in?
La Perouse sits within the federal Division of Kingsford Smith, currently held by Matt Thistlethwaite (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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