North Balgowlah NSW Property Investment

Northern Beaches · 2093

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Median House Price
$3.31M
As of 8 Nov 2026.
Rental Yield
3.0%
Vacancy Rate
N/A
Median Weekly Rent
$1925/wk
Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.
Median Unit Price
$1.14M
As of 8 Nov 2026.
Population (Census 2021)
3,816

North Balgowlah Short-Term Rental Market

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Past price growth
Median house sale price growth, postcode 2093 (all suburbs in it): 6.0% a year, Mar qtr 2021 to Mar qtr 2026. Source: NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report – Sales tables, March quarter 2021 and March quarter 2026 (accessed 24 Oct 2026). © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/copyright-and-disclaimer.html. Postcode figures mapped to suburb and growth calculated by Estait. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.
New dwellings approved
New dwellings approved, Northern Beaches council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 660. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just North Balgowlah.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

7 green1 yellow2 red
Weekly Rent (house)
1925 medium impact
Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2093 (ABS Census)
0.59 high impact
Median Household Income
2954 medium impact
Public Transport Score
35 medium impact
School Zone Quality
9.1 medium impact
Distance to CBD
9.97 medium impact
SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage
10 medium impact
Owner Occupier Rate
71.1 medium impact
Gross Rental Yield (%)
3.02 high impact
Net Rental Yield (%)
1.91 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2093

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 10 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

3,816

Education (IEO)

10/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

10/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

9.9/10

Offences per 1,000

7.1

Recorded offences

27

North Balgowlah: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Balgowlah NPS
PrimaryGovernment
9.1/10
The Forest HS
SecondaryGovernment
7.1/10
NBSC Balgowlah Boys
SecondaryGovernment
No data
NBSC Mackellar Girls
SecondaryGovernment
No data

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

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