Woollahra · 2029
Rose Bay, NSW
incomes +20.0% (5y), listings tightening 5.0% YoY.
NextSuburb scoreTier C
40Below trend
Median house
$5.85M
5y growth
4.0%/yr
Gross yield
0.6%
Vacancy
1.4%
Stable but fully pricedHigh confidence
Eight-signal breakdown
Each signal scored 0–100 against the national distribution. Bars reflect how this suburb sits across the index.
- Capital growth (5y)4.0%/yr40/100
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)65/100
- Supply tightening-5.0% YoY75/100
- Rental yield0.6%11/100
- Rental demand1.4% vacancy65/100
- Income growth+20.0% (5y)80/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordabilityabove cap0/100
Why this score
Rose Bay scores 40/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 20.0% income growth and 1.4% vacancy rate. The standout watch-out: the median is 390% of a typical budget.
Drivers
- Income growth+20.0% (5y)
- Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
- Tight rentals1.4%
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)
Risks
- At top of budget (390% of cap)
- Thin gross yield (0.6%)
Nearest infrastructure
WestConnex M4–M5 Link11.4 km away
Recently completed · $16.8bn · completion 2024
Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.
Comparable suburbs
Three NSW suburbs in the same budget band with the closest NextSuburb scores.
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