Watsons Bay, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 883
- Median age
- 40
- Household income
- $2,924/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 66%
- Renting
- 28%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Edgecliff Station · 5.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] · 6.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$7.87m
Median unit (5 yr)
$2.44m
Sales (5 yr)
50
Sales (12 mths)
4
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
80 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 7.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Vaucluse PS
Secondary
Rose Bay SC
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay
District population (2025)
11,846
-6% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
49
houses 26 · other 23
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Watsons Bay:
- Military Road (69)
- Pacific Street (44)
- Old South Head Road (37)
- Salisbury Street (28)
- Marine Parade (27)
- Cliff Street (26)
- Gap Road (24)
- Victoria Street (21)
- Cove Street (20)
- Robertson Place (17)
- Dunbar Street (15)
- Bell Street (11)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.