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Suburb profile ·Northern Beaches LGA · NSW ·2093

North Balgowlah NSW 2093

North Balgowlah is in Northern Beaches LGA, NSW, postcode 2093, with population 3,816.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$910/wk
+7.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2093 · Apr 2026
$992
$800
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. 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
$3.4M
House median, latest period
24.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$910/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
7.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.4%
Low yield band
D2 vs AU
Population
3,816
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
2,183
197 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to Q3'25 · Units to 2025 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2005Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +6.5%/yr · 5-yr +8.7%/yr · 10-yr +8.0%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$2,518/wk (-$130,918/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
15.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $4,005/mo, while renters pay about $3,943/mo — owning runs $62/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$3.41M
Household income · yr
$219K
Median rent · wk
$910
Owner mortgage · mo
$4,005
Gross yield
1.4%

Household income

$219K household · yr+166.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$65K
Family
$238K
Household
$219K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1167
Students418
Government1
Independent1
  • Farmhouse Montessori SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1165
  • Balgowlah North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1169
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
4,058
1,515 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,515
Total incidents4,058· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault99760%
  • Sexual Offences37823%
  • Robbery241%
  • Break And Enter27316%

Full data detail

North Balgowlah NSW — Property Data and Demographics

North Balgowlah (postcode 2093) is a compact suburb in New South Wales within the Northern Beaches local government area. It is home to about 3,816 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $219K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

North Balgowlah has a median house price of $3.4 million, which has surged by 24% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $1.3 million (+53.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $910. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,005.

North Balgowlah is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1167, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Northern Beaches LGA is low at 1,515 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.4%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.4M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 15.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +24.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.4M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability15.6x Stretched
Price Momentum+24.0% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$4,005
Rent · wk(Census)$825
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$910
Gross yield1.3%
Price / income15.6x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q3)7
Population growth · Northern Beaches LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)272,656
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
20012025
Development · Northern Beaches LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)415
Houses227
Units188
YoY change+0%
Employment · Northern Beaches LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2093ATO
Negatively geared1,289 (8.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$14,496/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,955
Reported capital gains2,786
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,816
Median age39
Household size3.3
HH income · wk$4,212
Personal income · wk$1,254
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops21
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

North Balgowlah carries 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 · 2 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 · 21 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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.

North Balgowlah FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is North Balgowlah in?

    North Balgowlah is in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2093. Council-level context for Northern Beaches LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in North Balgowlah?

    The current median house price in North Balgowlah, NSW is $3.4M, 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 North Balgowlah?

    The median weekly rent in North Balgowlah is $910/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about North Balgowlah?

    Rent-pressure candidate: North Balgowlah 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 North Balgowlah a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for North Balgowlah?

    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 North Balgowlah 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.