New South Wales council

Bayside

187,770 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 51 km², 26 suburbs. Council website: bayside.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

187,770

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.9% in a year

Density

3,711/km²

51 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.9M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$35

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

9 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

26

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
35
Median household income
$1,959/week
Median rent
$500/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,468/month
Households renting
42.1%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

26 suburbs where Bayside holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Mascot21,591All$1.9MDec 2025 / 0%10
Bexley19,646All$1.8MDec 2025 / 0%7
Kogarah16,41657%$1.9MDec 2025 / 0%8
Rockdale15,475All$1.7MDec 2025 / 0%7
Rosebery (NSW)13,53319%$2.7MDec 2025 / 0%10
Botany12,960All$2.2MDec 2025 / 0%10
Kingsgrove12,88123%$1.9MDec 2025 / <1%8
Arncliffe12,023All$1.9MDec 2025 / 0%8
Sans Souci10,86475%$2.7MDec 2025 / 0%9
Wolli Creek10,654All$1.7MDec 2025 / 1%10
Carlton (NSW)10,63135%$1.8MDec 2025 / 0%7
Brighton-Le-Sands8,336All$2.3MDec 2025 / 0%7
Eastlakes6,347All$2.1MDec 2025 / 0%4
Hillsdale5,647All$2.2MDec 2025 / 0%6
Monterey4,619All$2.5MDec 2025 / 0%9
Bexley North4,281All$1.9MDec 2025 / 8%9
Eastgardens4,086All$3.2MDec 2025 / 0%10
Pagewood3,885All$2.7MDec 2025 / 0%9
Banksia3,277All$1.8MDec 2025 / 0%8
Turrella2,673All$1.9MDec 2025 / 9%8
Bardwell Valley2,344All$1.9MDec 2025 / 1%9
Bardwell Park2,320All$2.0MDec 2025 / 10%10
Ramsgate Beach1,734All$2.9MDec 2025 / 0%7
Dolls Point1,633All$2.9MDec 2024 / 0%8
Sandringham (NSW)1,275All$3.1MDec 2025 / 0%10
Ramsgate1,15197%$2.1MDec 2025 / 0%9
Daceyville1,146All$1.9MDec 2024 / 0%1
Kyeemagh935All$2.1MDec 2025 / 0%8
Banksmeadow508All / 0%10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

<1%

Over 29 of 29 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 29 of 29 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 25 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$1.7M
Median of suburb medians
$2.1M
Highest suburb median
$3.2M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 22 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
312
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
135
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
815
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,661
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Barton · Ash AMBIHAIPAHAR (ALP)51%
  • Kingsford Smith · Matt THISTLETHWAITE (ALP)41%
  • Cook · Simon KENNEDY (LP)6%
  • Sydney · Tanya PLIBERSEK (ALP)2%

State districts

  • Rockdale · Steve Kamper (ALP)43%
  • Kogarah · Chris Minns (ALP)21%
  • Maroubra · Michael Daley (ALP)20%
  • Heffron · Ron Hoenig (ALP)14%
  • Canterbury · Sophie Cotsis (ALP)2%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 3 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 11 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 11 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.
Listings cut
12
of 184 tracked
Share cut
6.5%
Typical cut
3.7%
median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Arncliffe (6), Botany (3), Rockdale (3). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.