Considering Palm Beach? This page brings together 17 data cards on what it’s like to live there, what the catchments and amenities are, and where the suburb is heading. The analysis covers safety, family fit, financial picture, and lifestyle.
Is Palm Beach a good suburb to buy in 2026?
Palm Beach (2108) scores a Stickybeak Grade across safety, family fit, financial picture, and lifestyle. Scroll down for the full 17-card analysis, or use the section navigation to jump to what matters most.
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The verdict
Who it is for
Palm Beach suits a cash-rich, semi-retired or retired buyer who already owns elsewhere and is trading up to a prestige coastal property. The median house price of $5,330,000 sits well above any first home buyer scheme threshold, and the median age of 58 and 79% owner-occupancy rate confirm this is an established, low-turnover community. With 11 parks within 1.6 km and five cafes nearby, the appeal is quiet, scenic, and unhurried rather than convenient.
Who would not love it
Families with young children, commuters, and anyone relying on walkable daily errands should look elsewhere. The walkability score of 17 places Palm Beach in the 16th percentile across Sydney, and there are zero supermarkets and zero medical services within 1.6 km. Over half the postcode sits on bushfire-prone land, which is a genuine, unhedged risk. The unit median of $2,330,750 is based on only eight sales, so that 107.6% year-on-year figure tells you very little reliably.
What to verify before you bid
- Confirm the specific bushfire attack level (BAL) rating for any property you inspect, given that 50.8% of the postcode is bushfire-prone land. Building insurance costs and construction restrictions vary significantly by BAL rating. - Check whether the block has a private water supply or relies on tank water, as the absence of nearby services compounds the isolation in an emergency. - For units, request the full sales history and strata records. Eight sales in the data window makes the 107.6% median movement statistically unreliable.
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SAFETY
Will I feel safe and comfortable in Palm Beach?
BOCSAR · PALM BEACH 2108
Recorded incidents reported to police
12-month rolling total at suburb level, indexed against Greater Sydney.
RATE PER 100K3,93512 mo to Dec 2025
VS GREATER SYDNEY−51%Below Sydney average
5-YR TREND (LGA)Northern Beaches
Within LGA: Northern Beaches
TOP OFFENCE CATEGORIES
THEFT51%21 reports
ASSAULT24%10 reports
OTHER OFFENCES24%10 reports
ASSAULT SPLIT (DOMESTIC VS NON-DOMESTIC)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FLAGGED56%
NON-DOMESTIC44%
Across 9 assault reports in this window.
DV-flagged assault has risen statewide as reporting has improved. Compare with caution to suburbs whose population has changed materially.
BOCSAR Recorded Criminal Incidents · Updated March 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Postcode-level data suppressed for this quarter. Figures are LGA-level (Northern Beaches) estimates from DCJ.
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
LGA fallback
$880per week
Sep 2025 · 757 bonds lodged
Quarterly trend · last 12 quarters
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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. Some figures here are LGA-level estimates (Northern Beaches) where postcode data is suppressed.
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE · NSW PLANNING PORTAL · 2108
What’s in the pipeline
NSW Planning Portal feed paused at the source for postcode 2108. Expected back by Q3 2026.
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Palm Beach is the primary suburb with postcode 2108 in New South Wales. In some cases multiple suburbs share the same postcode — Palm Beach is the main locality.
Which local government area is Palm Beach in?
Palm Beach (2108) is located in the Northern Beaches local government area in New South Wales.
What data does Stickybeak show for Palm Beach?
Stickybeak shows 16 data cards for Palm Beach (2108) covering affordability (median sale prices, rental yield, first home buyer eligibility), lifestyle (schools, childcare, walkability, commute times), risk factors (flood zones, bushfire prone land, air quality, traffic volume), and suburb growth signals (development pipeline, price trajectory, demographics).
Is Palm Beach flood prone?
Flood risk varies street by street in Palm Beach. Check the Dealbreakers section on this page for the latest NSW flood zone mapping sourced from official state government data. Always verify at the property level with a Section 10.7 certificate before purchasing.
What are the best schools near Palm Beach?
The Schools card on this page lists primary and secondary schools within the catchment area for Palm Beach (2108), including their NAPLAN performance data and distance from the suburb centre.
Is Palm Beach (2108) eligible for the First Home Buyer scheme?
The First Home Buyer eligibility card on this page shows which NSW and federal government schemes — including the First Home Guarantee, stamp duty exemptions, and the First Home Super Saver scheme — apply to purchases in Palm Beach (2108). Eligibility depends on the purchase price and your individual circumstances.
How is Palm Beach changing?
The Change section on this page covers new housing supply from the development pipeline, historical price trajectory, and demographic shifts for Palm Beach (2108) using data from NSW Planning, the ATO, and the ABS.
