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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2226

Bonnet Bay NSW 2226

Bonnet Bay is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2226, with population 2,238.

The read

Premium-market

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$950/wk
+21.8% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2226 · Apr 2026
$1125
$678
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.7M
House median, latest period
3.1%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$950/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
21.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.9%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
2,238
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,543
126 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2006Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +0.3%/yr · 5-yr +5.0%/yr · 10-yr +5.8%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$913/wk (-$47,496/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
10.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $3,000/mo, while renters pay about $4,117/mo — renting runs $1,117/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.73M
Household income · yr
$161K
Median rent · wk
$950
Owner mortgage · mo
$3,000
Gross yield
2.9%

Household income

$161K household · yr+95% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$57K
Family
$165K
Household
$161K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1090
Students197
Government1
  • Bonnet Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1090Zoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Crime January 2025 - December 2025
4,174
1,776 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,776
Total incidents4,174· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,24767%
  • Sexual Offences31417%
  • Robbery191%
  • Break And Enter27615%

Full data detail

Bonnet Bay NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Bonnet Bay is a compact suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2226). It is home to about 2,238 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $161K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Bonnet Bay stand at $1.7 million, having risen by 3.1% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $950. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,000.

Bonnet Bay is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1090, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 33 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.9%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.7M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +3.1% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.7M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability10.8x Stretched
Price Momentum+3.1%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$3,000
Rent · wk(Census)$700
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$950
Gross yield2.1%
Price / income10.8x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q3)10
Property investors · Postcode 2226ATO
Negatively geared854 (10.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,314/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,620
Reported capital gains1,031
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,238
Median age44
Household size3
HH income · wk$3,087
Personal income · wk$1,104
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops33
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bonnet Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q3 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 33 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Bonnet Bay FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bonnet Bay in?

    Bonnet Bay is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2226. Council-level context for Sutherland Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bonnet Bay?

    The current median house price in Bonnet Bay, NSW is $1.7M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Bonnet Bay?

    The median weekly rent in Bonnet Bay is $950/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Bonnet Bay?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Bonnet Bay rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Bonnet Bay a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bonnet Bay show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bonnet Bay?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Bonnet Bay data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.