Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay

NSW

Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay is a declining region in NSW with 11,846 residents.

SA2 code: 118011346
State: NSW

Population

11,846

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-3.6%

3yr: -0.3% · 10yr: -5.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$713/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$3,469/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -0.3%5yr: -3.6%10yr: -5.7%Total: -0.7%

Population grew from 11,933 to 11,846 over 24 years, averaging -0.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Mostly detached houses (47.4%), mixed tenure (69.1% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 47.4%

Apartments 44.8%

1,946 houses318 townhouses1,839 apartments

Tenure

Owned 42.3%

Mortgage 26.8%

Renting 26.0%

Owned 42.3%Mortgage 26.8%Renting 26.0%Other / NS 4.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

230 (5.5%)

2 bed

1,162 (27.9%)

3 bed

1,131 (27.2%)

4 bed

944 (22.7%)

5 bed

548 (13.2%)

6+ bed

146 (3.5%)