Affluent, leafy harbourside suburb 5 km east of the Sydney CBD in the Municipality of Woollahra, historically home to the Fairfax family and other establishment dynasties and set on an elevated ridge (92 m) with harbour and city views. It is studded with heritage-listed grand homes — Caerleon, Leura, Rona, Ginahgulla (Fairfax House), Trahlee, Villa d'Este, Bonnington and Wirian — reflecting a prestige character built around family estates. At the 2021 census it had 10,590 residents. Aggregators and agents describe it as one of Sydney's most exclusive, family-oriented suburbs, defined by grand homes, manicured gardens, prestige schools such as The Scots College and Cranbrook, and a strong sense of community (auspropertyinsights; compoundinvest). A January 2026 market ranking put Bellevue Hill's median house price at $11.5 million — among the highest of any Sydney suburb — though its mix of apartments and smaller properties keeps its overall median below next-door Darling Point's.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Suburbs |
| Council (LGA) | Woollahra Council |
| Postcode | 2023 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Typical CBD commutes run about 25–35 minutes door-to-door: a short bus ride along Victoria Road to Bondi Junction station (around 4–10… |
| Median house price | ~$11M: OnTheHouse/Cotality put the median house value at $11,014,550 at 31 July 2026; auspropertyinsights (April 2026) records a median house sale price of $12,575,000; Domain's data had the median at $9,625,000 in the five years to March 2025, and Your Investment Property quotes about $11M (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $1,596,154 median unit value ; auspropertyinsights and Your Investment Property put apartment medians at about $1.64–1.65M |
| Typical rent | Houses have a median rent of about $3,250/week and units about $1,000/week |
Transport
Bellevue Hill has no railway station — its former tram service (opened 1909) closed long ago — so transport is bus-based, with services running mainly along Victoria Road and New South Head Road on the suburb's edges. Transit Systems' route 389 (Pyrmont–Bondi Junction) and other eastern-suburbs services run along Victoria Road, giving direct buses to Westfield Bondi Junction in around 4–10 minutes with departures roughly every 10 minutes, and onward rail access from there (busmaps; fromto.travel). The nearest train stations are Bondi Junction (T4 Eastern Suburbs line) to the south-east and Edgecliff (T4) to the west (auspropertyinsights).
Schools
Bellevue Hill has an unusually strong school cluster inside its own borders. Bellevue Hill Public School — a NSW government primary on Victoria Road — sits in the suburb (NSW Department of Education), alongside two of Sydney's leading private schools: The Scots College, an independent Presbyterian boys' K–12 school whose campus incorporates the historic Ginahgulla estate (Fairfax House), and Cranbrook School, a boys' school on the former Cranbrook estate, with Bellevue Hill's several schools including both. Families also draw on independent and government schools in the immediately surrounding suburbs for secondary and girls' options.
Shopping & Amenities
Bellevue Hill has no large shopping centre; retail is limited to small local strips — cafes, boutiques and convenience shops around Bellevue Road and Victoria Road — so residents rely on the surrounding villages and hubs for everyday needs (auspropertyinsights). The harbourside Rose Bay village and Double Bay shops sit on the suburb's northern edges, and Westfield Bondi Junction is a few minutes away for full-service retail and dining.
Parks & Outdoors
Green space is a defining feature: Bellevue Hill has 11 parks covering nearly 6.3% of its 2.4 km². Cooper Park — a large bushland reserve of about 17.7 hectares with walking tracks, gully paths and recreational facilities, managed by Woollahra Council — cuts into the suburb's western side around Bellevue Road (Woollahra Council; Bellevue Hill News). Residents also enjoy the green space of Woollahra Golf Club and Cooper Park and are within about 10 minutes of the Moore Park sporting precinct (SCG/SFS) and Centennial Park (compoundinvest). Harbour views frame the suburb from its elevated streets, with the Rose Bay and Double Bay foreshores a short walk or drive downhill to the north.
Property Market
The median house price in Bellevue Hill was around ~$11M: OnTheHouse/Cotality put the median house value at $11,014,550 at 31 July 2026; auspropertyinsights (April 2026) records a median house sale price of $12,575,000; Domain's data had the median at $9,625,000 in the five years to March 2025, and Your Investment Property quotes about $11M (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. One of Sydney's priciest suburbs: among suburbs with house medians above $4M, Bellevue Hill recorded the highest five-year growth — up 71.1% to $9,625,000 on Domain data to March 2025 — and January 2026 rankings put its median near $11.5M; the national #1 postcode, Darling Point (about $17.3M), sits next door, with Bellevue Hill's lower overall median reflecting its variety of real estate including many apartments. Despite the prestige reputation, just under half of sales are houses (about 47% houses vs 53% apartments; 52.6% strata), with units clustering around $1.6M as a more accessible entry point than houses (auspropertyinsights). Long-run appreciation has been moderate on a per-annum basis — about 5.0% CAGR over 35 years — after the recent surge (auspropertyinsights).
New Developments
New development is limited by heritage and established low-rise character. Bellevue Hill carries an unusually dense set of heritage listings — Caerleon, Leura, Rona, Ginahgulla/Fairfax House, Trahlee, Villa d'Este, Bonnington and Wirian are all listed on heritage registers — and recent growth has been confined mostly to apartment blocks built along its main roads in earlier decades: 142 apartment buildings now account for just over half of local sales (auspropertyinsights). No major master-planned projects are underway; planning activity is dominated by individual renovations, knock-down-rebuilds and conservation work consistent with the suburb's heritage-heavy, large-lot residential character.
Jobs & Local Economy
Employment is predominantly professional: OnTheHouse's profile shows Bellevue Hill residents overwhelmingly in professional occupations, with 64.0% of homes owner-occupied (2021) and most households repaying more than $4,000 a month in mortgages. Education is the largest on-the-ground employer — The Scots College, Cranbrook School and Bellevue Hill Public School all have their campuses in the suburb — and most workers commute to professional jobs in the CBD or eastern suburbs, with the CBD about 5 km away and roughly 25–35 minutes by bus and train.
Nearby Suburbs
Rose Bay, Double Bay, Woollahra, Bondi Junction, Point Piper, Edgecliff
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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