Brighton-Le-Sands is a moderately sized suburb in New South Wales within the Bayside (NSW) local government area (postcode 2216). The area has roughly 8,336 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $82K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Greek, English, Australian.
Median house prices in Brighton-Le-Sands stand at $2.1 million, having dropped significantly by 10.8% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $975,000 (+19.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,300.
Brighton-Le-Sands is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1063, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 33 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bayside (NSW) LGA is below average at 2,355 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.9% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.1M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 25.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -10.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.