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Suburb profile ·Northern Beaches LGA · NSW ·2107

Whale Beach NSW 2107

Whale Beach is in Northern Beaches LGA, NSW, postcode 2107, with population 315.

Median house $5.5M -4.8% YoY
Median rent $1350/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield 1.3% Low yield band
Population 315 315 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Whale Beach has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Whale Beach rents screen above the local benchmark. Postcode-derived rent for 2107. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Development momentum

415 latest-year approvals in Northern Beaches, +0.0% YoY; population +0.5% YoY (0.3% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021-Q2 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 5 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent-pressure candidate

Whale Beach rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $1350/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2107. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$1350/wk
+0.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2107 · Apr 2026
$1350
$832
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Whale Beach has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
6

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
2

Schools, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Premium-market

Whale Beach 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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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 1,515 per 100k at the Northern Beaches LGA level.
Transport: 5 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Whale Beach NSW

Postcode 2107 · Northern Beaches LGA

Whale Beach is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Northern Beaches local government area (postcode 2107). With a population of 315, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $171K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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, sales. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Whale Beach is $5.5 million, having declined 4.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $1350. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,467.

Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Northern Beaches LGA is low at 1,515 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Whale Beach offers a gross rental yield of 1.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($5.5M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 32.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -4.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.3% Low Yield
Price vs State$5.5M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability32.1x Stretched
Price Momentum-4.8% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.5% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education10/10
Economic10/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$5.5M
-4.8% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$950
Population
315
Demographics
Median age60
Household size2.2
HH income /wk$3,285
Personal income /wk$1758
Mortgage /mth$3,467
Crime (Northern Beaches LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,515
Total incidents4,058
Transport
Bus stops5
Population growth (Northern Beaches LGA)
Population (2025)272,656
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
Development (Northern Beaches LGA)
Approvals (2026)415
Houses227
Units188
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021-Q2 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Whale Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Whale Beach in?

    Whale Beach is in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2107. Council-level context for Northern Beaches LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Whale Beach?

    The current median house price in Whale Beach, NSW is $5.5M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Whale Beach?

    The median weekly rent in Whale Beach is $1350/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Whale Beach?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Whale Beach rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Whale Beach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Whale Beach show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Whale Beach?

    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.

  7. How often is the Whale Beach 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.