Best suburbs to live in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs
If you're a fan of water views (who isn't?) and money is no issue, then it's worth taking a look at Sydney's East. The area is home to Sydney's most prime real estate with access to the city's iconic beaches, harbour, parks, top schools and more.
Dover Heights is an affluent neighbourhood that hugs the top of the cliffs overlooking the Tasman Sea, meanwhile, Vaucluse is known for being an incredibly affluent area with peninsular and harbour views unlike any other. The entire suburb is home to some of Sydney's highest property prices and largest pay packets.
Bellevue Hill — $8,750,000
Living in the most expensive area in Sydney comes with a hefty price tag and the median sits at an eye-watering $8.75 million, whereas units average $1.637 million. If you would like to rent a home in Bellevue Hill, get your money bags ready.
Every state capital has its own alpha row where oversized homes command sky-high prices and ultra-luxurious living, often shielded from the eyes of curious onlookers. In Sydney, it's Wolseley Road in Point Piper.
Meanwhile, Sydney's quietest suburbs include North Kellyville, which has an average noise level of 40 decibels, Varroville and Maroota (42 decibels) and St Ives Chase (45 decibels).
Westmead is one of the safest and most affordable suburbs in Sydney. Long established as family friendly, Westmead households are mostly couples with children and there are several well-regarded schools. Families seeking lower-density housing should consider south of the train station.
Most high-income earners believe income of $454,000 makes an upper class household, while middle earners believe $280,000 is enough to be counted as upper class. However, low-income households that participated in the study believe $549,000 is enough to be considered upper class.
Roseville, Mosman and Mount Kuring-Gai were top of the list.
Castle Hill topped the list of suburbs, with 28,973 engagements over the past 12 months. With a median price of $2.088m, the suburb's popularity has been driven by high quality local schools and proximity to the upcoming Metro Rail Line.
Suburbs in the leafy north have been billed as the harbour city's healthiest places to live, new research shows. Thirty two suburbs received five-star ratings in the Domain Healthy Sydney study, the majority of which were located between the lower north's Wollstonecraft and the northern suburb of Berowra Heights.
Canterbury offers home buyers the cheapest price per square metre of land within 10 kilometres of Sydney's CBD. Arncliffe and East Ryde are the next-best value options.
Some of the biggest affordability gains were in Sydney's west. Middle-of-the-road houses became affordable again for average earners in Hebersham, Colyton, St Marys and Oakhurst. In the southwest, house prices in Rosemeadow, Woodbine, Bradbury and Campbelltown were also affordable again.
On the other end of the scale, the New South Wales regional towns of Gurley (2398), Burren Junction, Drildool, Nowley (2386), Boomi and Garah (2405), reported the lowest incomes. In these areas, the taxable incomes were negative for the 2019-2020 income year. This may be due to farming losses in the areas.
The friendliest town in NSW, Temora is a centre of heritage and culture. It is home to a carefully curated collection of warplanes and the only two flying Spitfires in Australia. The biennial Warbirds Downunder Airshow is a two-day, memorable experience featuring the largest gathering of Warbird Aircrafts in Australia.
1. 2028: Double Bay (NSW) And coming in at the top of the list is (surprise surprise) another suburb in Sydney's east: Double Bay. The suburb of 3352 taxpayers has an average taxable income of a whopping $266,381 – almost four times as much as the national average.
The neighbourhood, dubbed Millionaires' Row, has been called home by a list of the UK's most famous names. Over the years YouTube star KSI, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, and Britain's first female PM Margaret Thatcher are a few of the many who have called the area home.
Sydney's most expensive house sold to date remains the Point Piper estate snapped up by billionaire Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon Brookes for $100 million in 2018.
What are the poorest suburbs in Sydney? As per the Australian Taxation Office, there are many disadvantaged areas in Sydney including Blacktown, Fairfield, Carramar, Auburn, Parramatta, Campsie, Cabramatta, and others.