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)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
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.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascot | 21,591 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Bexley | 19,646 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Kogarah | 16,416 | 57% | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Rockdale | 15,475 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Rosebery (NSW) | 13,533 | 19% | $2.7MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Botany | 12,960 | All | $2.2MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Kingsgrove | 12,881 | 23% | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / <1% | 8 |
| Arncliffe | 12,023 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Sans Souci | 10,864 | 75% | $2.7MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Wolli Creek | 10,654 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 1% | 10 |
| Carlton (NSW) | 10,631 | 35% | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands | 8,336 | All | $2.3MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Eastlakes | 6,347 | All | $2.1MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 4 |
| Hillsdale | 5,647 | All | $2.2MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 6 |
| Monterey | 4,619 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Bexley North | 4,281 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 8% | 9 |
| Eastgardens | 4,086 | All | $3.2MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Pagewood | 3,885 | All | $2.7MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Banksia | 3,277 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Turrella | 2,673 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 9% | 8 |
| Bardwell Valley | 2,344 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 1% | 9 |
| Bardwell Park | 2,320 | All | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 10% | 10 |
| Ramsgate Beach | 1,734 | All | $2.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Dolls Point | 1,633 | All | $2.9MDec 2024 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Sandringham (NSW) | 1,275 | All | $3.1MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Ramsgate | 1,151 | 97% | $2.1MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Daceyville | 1,146 | All | $1.9MDec 2024 | – / 0% | 1 |
| Kyeemagh | 935 | All | $2.1MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Banksmeadow | 508 | All | – / 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.
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.
- 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.