North Bondi vs Waverton

The median house price is $5.0M in North Bondi and $5.9M in Waverton, so North Bondi is the cheaper entry point, with Waverton houses about 17% dearer.

For units, North Bondi sits at a median of $1.7M against $1.4M in Waverton, which makes Waverton the more affordable unit market and North Bondi the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +7.6% in North Bondi and -6.2% in Waverton, so recent momentum favours North Bondi, while Waverton went backwards.

Looking back three years, North Bondi houses are -2.9% and Waverton houses +15.9%, so Waverton has compounded faster than North Bondi over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Waverton and 3.3% in North Bondi, so landlords in Waverton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

North Bondi is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,290 against 2,981, roughly 3.1 times the size of Waverton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: North Bondi for a lower purchase price, North Bondi for recent price momentum, Waverton for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.