North Bondi vs Palm Beach
Property investment comparison - North Bondi, NSW 2026 vs Palm Beach, NSW 2108
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: North Bondi wins 4, Palm Beach wins 1. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.
| Metric | North Bondi | Palm Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $5.0M | $5.3M |
| Median unit price | $1.7M | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.40% | 1.78% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.40% | 2.67% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.6% | -1.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | -2.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| Population | 9,290 | 1,652 |
North Bondi vs Palm Beach: what the numbers say
The median house price is $5.0M in North Bondi and $5.3M in Palm Beach, so North Bondi is the cheaper entry point, with Palm Beach houses about 4% dearer.
On cash flow, North Bondi leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.40%, compared with 1.78% in Palm Beach, a gap of 0.62 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.6% in North Bondi and -1.9% in Palm Beach (an estimate), so recent momentum favours North Bondi, while Palm Beach went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 2.8% in Palm Beach and 3.3% in North Bondi, so landlords in Palm Beach face less competition for tenants.
North Bondi is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,290 against 1,652, roughly 6 times the size of Palm Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: North Bondi for rental income, North Bondi for a lower purchase price, North Bondi for recent price momentum, Palm Beach for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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