Bayview NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Bayview, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Bayview NSW is 3,807 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Bayview is $876 per week ($45,552 per year). Median rent in Bayview is $850 per week ($3,683 per month). Bayview has a median age of 58 years, older than the national median of 38. Bayview has a population density of 1012.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Bayview is England. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bayview is $3,691.

There were 19 recorded offences in Bayview in 2025-26, a rate of 5 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (9 offences).

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Bayview Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Bayview Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$876/wk
$45,552 per year
#2422 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$850/wk
$3,683 per month
#39 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
58years
20 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$3,691/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.7 per bedroom

Bayview Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.0% (1,752) Female 54.0% (2,056)

Population Density

1012.2
people per km²
3,807 people · 3.8 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$3,050
Family income/wk

Bayview Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bayview Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
66.1% 736 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
33.9% 378 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bayview Country of Birth

Australia
80.5%
England
14.6%
Germany
1.5%
China
1.1%
Croatia
0.5%
India
0.5%
Canada
0.4%
Hong Kong
0.4%
Afghanistan
0.2%
France
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Bayview Religion

No Religion
40.4%
Anglican
23.8%
Catholic
20.8%
Not stated
5.4%
Uniting Church
3.6%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.5%
Christian (other)
2.1%
Eastern Orthodox
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Bayview Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
71.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Bayview Languages Spoken at Home

Other
36.6%
German
13.4%
Mandarin
12.2%
Italian
8.5%
Spanish
8.5%
French
7.3%
Greek
7.3%
Korean
6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Bayview Employment

💼
Employed full-time
25.4% 768 people
Employed part-time
17.9% 543 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.9% 59 people
🏠
Not in labour force
54.8% 1,659 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Bayview Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
40.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.7%
Certificate III/IV
19.6%
Postgraduate Degree
12.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.6%
Certificate I/II
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Bayview Occupation

Professionals
33.5%
Managers
29.7%
Clerical & Administrative
11.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
9.0%
Community & Personal Service
6.6%
Sales Workers
5.2%
Labourers
2.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Bayview Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.8%
Engineering
13.2%
Society & Culture
12.4%
Health
10.8%
Architecture & Building
8.0%
Education
6.0%
Creative Arts
5.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.9%
Information Technology
3.1%
Agriculture & Environment
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Bayview Dwelling Types

Separate house
71.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
26.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Bayview Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.8%
$150-$299/wk
1.8%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
9.9%
$500-$649/wk
5.5%
$650-$799/wk
4.6%
$800-$999/wk
5.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
5.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.5%
$4,000+/wk
27.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Bayview Marital Status

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Married
55.3% 1,849
↔️
Separated
1.7% 58
📋
Divorced
9.8% 329
🕊️
Widowed
11.6% 388
👤
Never married
21.5% 717

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Bayview Ancestry

English
37.7%
Australian
24.4%
Scottish
10.0%
Irish
9.6%
Other
6.6%
German
3.3%
Italian
2.5%
Dutch
1.8%
Chinese
1.5%
South African
1.0%
New Zealander
0.9%
Croatian
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Bayview School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
24.7%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
17.7%
Secondary — Government
13.8%
Vocational Education
11.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
9.9%
Secondary — Catholic
8.2%
Pre-school
7.9%
Primary — Catholic
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Bayview Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
8.3% 600
No need for assistance
91.7% 6,660

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Bayview Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
18.4% 582
Not a volunteer
81.6% 2,575

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Bayview Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
13.6%
$300-$449/mo
3.0%
$450-$599/mo
3.5%
$600-$799/mo
4.0%
$800-$999/mo
1.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
7.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
4.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
13.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
12.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
37.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Bayview How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
70.5%
Did not go to work
21.4%
Car (passenger)
2.8%
Bus
2.1%
Walked only
1.4%
Other
0.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Truck
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Bayview Car Ownership

0 vehicles
8.0%
1 vehicle
33.7%
2 vehicles
35.8%
3 vehicles
13.0%
4+ vehicles
9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Bayview Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
10.8%
2 bedrooms
22.9%
3 bedrooms
22.3%
4 bedrooms
27.4%
5 bedrooms
12.4%
6+ bedrooms
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Bayview Population Mobility

13.2%
moved in the last year
32.1%
moved in the last 5 years
3.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
45.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Bayview Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
27
Indigenous residents
7,301
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Bayview Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
224
Arthritis
178
Heart disease
155
Asthma
105
Diabetes
92
Cancer
87
Lung condition
73
Stroke
57
Kidney disease
47
Dementia
40

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Bayview Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
13.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.0%
$150-$299/wk
5.7%
$300-$399/wk
2.8%
$400-$499/wk
3.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.7%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
7.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.2%
$3,500+/wk
12.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Bayview Family Structure

Couple — no children
36.8%
Couple — children under 15
31.4%
Couple — no children under 15
25.6%
One parent — children under 15
3.2%
One parent — no children under 15
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Bayview Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.9% 91
👤
Never served
97.1% 3,071

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Bayview Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.7% 337
Did not provide
89.3% 2,815

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Bayview Children Ever Born

No children
24.9%
1 child
9.4%
2 children
35.5%
3 children
21.9%
4 children
7.7%
5+ children
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Bayview When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
38
1951–1960
93
1961–1970
147
1971–1980
154
1981–1990
141
1991–2000
146
2001–2010
185
2011–2015
71
2016
25
2017
4
2018
9
2019
10
2020
11
2021
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Bayview Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.8%
5–14 hours
28.9%
15–29 hours
16.0%
30+ hours
9.1%
Did not do domestic work
24.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Bayview Household Size

1 person
34.4%
2 persons
33.2%
3 persons
11.4%
4 persons
12.1%
5 persons
5.5%
6+ persons
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Bayview Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,133
Moved from NSW
351
Moved — same area (SA2)
63
Moved from overseas
40
Moved from QLD
10
Moved from VIC
3
Moved from ACT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Bayview Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.1%
Step family — no other children
9.8%
Blended family — no other children
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Bayview Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 19 total

Theft
9
Assault
5
Other Against Person
2
Property Damage
2
Sexual Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Bayview Schools

9
schools nearby
4
government
1088
avg ICSEA score
4,295
total students
Bilgola Plateau Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 344 students
1121
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 417 students
1104
ICSEA
Mona Vale Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 671 students
1096
ICSEA
Newport Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 556 students
1093
ICSEA
Mater Maria Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,098 students
1085
ICSEA
Pittwater High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 881 students
1071
ICSEA
Galstaun College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 328 students
1046
ICSEA
Aspect Vern Barnett School, Mona Vale Independent
Primary
St Luke's Grammar School, Bayview Campus Independent
Primary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Bayview Rent Prices & Affordability

45%
of income
Stressed
Household Income $1,885/wk
Median Rent $850/wk
Rent-to-Income 45.1%

Rent exceeds 35% of household income — this area may be under housing stress.

If you earn X in Bayview

≈ $8,168/month
Median rent $850/wk
Left after rent $1,035/wk
Rent share 45.1%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Bayview vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bayview

What is the population of Bayview NSW?

The population of Bayview NSW is 3,807 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1012.2 people per km².Bayview is ranked #2,000 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Bayview?

The median personal income in Bayview NSW is $876 per week, or $45,552 per year.The median household income is $1,885 per week.Family income is $3,050 per week.Bayview is ranked #2,422 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Bayview?

Median rent in Bayview NSW is $850 per week ($3,683 per month).Rent represents 45.1% of household income, which is considered stressed.Bayview ranks #39 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Bayview?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bayview NSW is $3,691. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Bayview?

The median age in Bayview NSW is 58 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Bayview a good suburb to live in?

Bayview is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,807.The median income is $876/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as stressed (45.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10237. All dollar figures in AUD.