Fairlight (2094) sits within the Northern Beaches LGA. Whether you are buying as an investor or comparing ownership to renting, the rental market data below gives you a current-state picture of what tenants are paying and what gross yield looks like relative to recent sale prices. Yield figures use the median dwelling price for the postcode as the denominator.
Can I afford Fairlight?
Rental market in Fairlight
Median weekly rent from lodged bonds. Sep 2025. Bond count suppressed by DCJ (30 or fewer lodgements this quarter).
Rents here are at the higher end for Sydney. Higher holding costs for investors; higher savings pressure for renters.
Median weekly rent · Unit · 2 bed
Small sample
$975per week
Sep 2025 · bond count suppressed
Quarterly trend · last 12 quarters
Nearby suburbs · same combination
Balgowlah2093
$800▼$175
1.4 km away
Manly2095
$1,050▲$75
1.9 km away
Curl Curl2096
$900▼$75
2.4 km away
Seaforth2092
$1,775▲$800
2.9 km away
NSW DCJ Rental Bond Board↗ · Sep 2025 · CC BY. Cells with 10 or fewer bond lodgements are suppressed; cells with 30 or fewer have the bond count suppressed but rent published. Figures are transacted rents, not asking rents.
A low vacancy rate in Fairlight indicates strong tenant demand relative to supply, typically a positive signal for landlords and a sign that the suburb has sustained rental appeal. Vacancy rates below 2% in Sydney are generally considered a landlord's market; above 3% signals softer conditions. Compare the Fairlight rate to the wider Northern Beaches LGA to understand whether it is suburb-specific or part of a broader area trend.
