City profile
A quick snapshot of Waverley Council, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (2023–24)
- 72,857Estimated Resident Population (OLG 'Your Council' data).
- Area
- 9.4 km²One of the smallest LGAs in NSW by area.
- Population density
- ~7,751 people per km²Among the most densely populated council areas in Australia.
- Region
- Eastern Suburbs of Sydney — a coastal LGA on the Tasman Sea, ~6–8 km east of the Sydney CBD
- Council classification
- Metropolitan
- Main centres
- Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Tamarama, Waverley, Dover Heights, North BondiHome to Bondi Beach and the Bondi Junction town centre; a selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Bondi2026
- Bondi Beach2026
- North Bondi2026
- Bondi Junction2022
- Queens Park2022
- Bronte2024
- Waverley2024
- Tamarama2026
- Dover Heights2030
- Rose Bay2029
- Vaucluse2030
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Waverley LGA; some suburbs (such as Rose Bay and Vaucluse, mostly in Woollahra, and Clovelly, mostly in Randwick) are split with neighbouring council areas and some postcodes are shared. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Waverley Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.