Neutral Bay NSW 2089
Neutral Bay is in North Sydney LGA, NSW, postcode 2089, with population 10,090.
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Neutral Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Weekly rent screens at about 48% of annual income. Postcode-derived rent for 2089. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 48% of annual income. Snapshot rent $785/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2089. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Neutral Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Hospitals
Neutral Bay currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Neutral Bay NSW
Neutral Bay is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the North Sydney local government area (postcode 2089). With a population of 10,090, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $127K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Neutral Bay is $2.9 million, having remained flat 0% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.5 million (+26.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $785. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,895.
Neutral Bay is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1169, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 ferry wharf, 28 bus stops. The crime rate in the North Sydney LGA is low at 1,752 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Neutral Bay offers a gross rental yield of 1.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.9M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 22.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Neutral Bay is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the North Sydney local government area (postcode 2089). With a population of 10,090, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $127K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Neutral Bay is $2.9 million, having remained flat 0% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.5 million (+26.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $785. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,895.
Neutral Bay is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1169, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 ferry wharf, 28 bus stops. The crime rate in the North Sydney LGA is low at 1,752 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Neutral Bay offers a gross rental yield of 1.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.9M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 22.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Neutral Bay FAQ
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What LGA is Neutral Bay in?
Neutral Bay is in the North Sydney Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2089. Council-level context for North Sydney LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Neutral Bay?
The current median house price in Neutral Bay, NSW is $2.9M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Neutral Bay?
The median weekly rent in Neutral Bay is $785/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Neutral Bay?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 48% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Neutral Bay a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Neutral Bay show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Neutral Bay?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Neutral Bay data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.