Rental reviews in Bondi, NSW 2026

Bondi is a NSW suburb in Waverley LGA, matched to postcode 2026 — also covering Ben Buckler, Bondi Beach, North Bondi and nearby localities. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $1,000 in 2025, up 2.0% from $980 in 2024. That is about 44% above the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Bondi recorded 530 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026, up 7.1% from 495 a year earlier. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $1,665 a week and flats/units at $990. Townhouse bonds sat at $1,445 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $1,050; three-bedroom bonds $1,650. One-bedroom bonds sat at $800 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $2,598 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $850 and $1,320 a week. Fair Trading recorded 2,910 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $700 to $1,000 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. Property offences totalled 216 and violent-related offences 134. Theft made up the largest published share (181 incidents, 34%). Next was Assault (70). The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.