Bundeena sits across Port Hacking from Cronulla, about 25km from the Sydney CBD, with the Royal National Park on its other sides. It is a small village of 964 homes, and 933 of them are houses. There is no station. Only 16 houses and 1 unit sold in the past year, so every number below comes from a small base.

Where the Market Sits Today

Source: Stash Property. All sale statistics span 12 months from October 2025; listings counted are those live during September 2026. The middle half of house sales ran from $1,360,000 to $1,811,500, and the top result was $3,900,000. Auctions cleared 20.0% of the time. Stash did not report 12-month, 5-year or 10-year price changes for units, because only 1 unit sale was recorded, so the unit column is a single data point and should not be read as a trend.

Bedroom-by-Bedroom Prices

Treat the bedroom rows as rough markers. Four-bedroom homes had the most sales at 6, with a median of $1,690,000. Two-bedroom houses came in at $1,340,000 on 4 sales, usually older homes on large blocks, and three-bedroom houses at $1,745,000 on only 3. Five-bedroom houses reached $1,972,500 from 2 sales. The price order is not tidy because block size, outlook and distance to the beach matter more than bedroom count.

Commute, Schools and Streets

The ferry shapes daily life. Listings quote about 20 minutes to Cronulla, with the wharf an easy walk from the village shops, cafes and the RSL. A five-bedroom house on Crammond Avenue with panoramic water views sold for $2,450,000 in December 2025, and its listing pitched a stroll to the shops, the RSL and the ferry terminal. A Loftus Street house sold off market for $2,250,000 in July 2026. The one unit sale, a modern Loftus Street home near the beach, made $1,480,000 in October 2025 and was marketed as footsteps from Bundeena Beach and Horderns Beach, with the wharf close by.

Beaches and walking tracks set the prices. A Baker Street home with dual living sold for $1,630,000 in February 2026, and its listing gave walking times of about seven minutes to Bundeena Public School, two to Jibbon Beach, eight to Gunyah Beach and thirteen to a Royal National Park bush walk. A Neil Street house opposite Jibbon Beach, on a street the listing called the best in Bundeena, sold for $1,800,000 in July. A Thompson Street house a short walk from Horderns Beach made $1,200,000 in March, and a two-bedroom Woodfield Avenue house with a water outlook, near the beach and ferry, made $1,390,000 in August.

Space and bush views sit at the top and the bottom of the list. A Kerr Avenue house in a quiet cul-de-sac with water and national park views sold for $1,846,000 in January 2026, and a Brighton Street home with ocean views made $1,750,000. An older two-bedroom Beachcomber Avenue house on a large bush block, a short walk from the Royal National Park coastal track, sold for $1,000,000 in February, and a two-bedroom Short Avenue house with scope to update went for $1,290,000 in December 2025. An Eric Street block adjoining the national park, with a construction certificate for a four-bedroom home, sold for $1,660,000 in March. On Stash’s school measure, the government schools average a percentile of 74.0.

Reading the Trend

The headline is strong but fragile. The house median moved +15.7% over twelve months, against +5.9% over three years, +20.2% over five and +71.7% over ten. Houses were slow to sell, with a median of 67 days on market, auctions cleared only 20.0% of the time and absorption sits at 11.5%. Population grew +0.8% over the year and +5.2% over ten, so demand is steady rather than surging.

What Landlords Should Know

This is a lifestyle market with modest income. Houses return 3.39% at the median, vacancy is 2.2% and rents are $960 a week, up 17.8% on the year. Stock is thin, with 17 houses advertised for sale and 5 for rent in September, and 1 unit listed for rent. With ferry-only convenience and a long time on market, selling can take a while, so test any loan against the cash rate of 4.60% and keep a buffer. Treat every figure as a snapshot.

Demographics in Brief

Bundeena has about 2,103 residents, with 499 aged 65 or older and 204 aged 20 to 24. Owner-occupiers hold 81.8% of houses and renters occupy 19.0% of all homes. Median household income is $1,832 a week, mortgages run to $2,600 a month and rent is $554 a week. Professionals (264) and managers (153) lead the occupation counts. Working from home is as common as driving: 342 residents worked from home and 357 drove, a pattern that suits a place without a train.

Planning and Environmental Checks

A Kerr Avenue house was run through the planning lookup. The lot’s zone is C3 Environmental Management under the Sutherland Shire Council LEP, capped at 8.5m in height, 0.5:1 for floor space ratio and 850 sqm for minimum lot size. The lookup found no heritage, biodiversity or bushfire flags and had no flood data. Bush on one side and shoreline on the other both add rules, and each lot is assessed separately, so ask council about the exact address and get an insurance quote early.

Practical Checklist

• Treat the $1,562,500 house median with caution, because it rests on a handful of sales
• Ride the ferry from Cronulla at peak time and again at night before you rely on it for work
• Check bushfire mapping, flood information and coastal rules for the exact lot, and get an insurance quote
• Before paying for a building block, confirm the zone, minimum lot size and any approval already granted
• Expect a longer sale timeline, as houses took a median of 67 days to sell

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get to Bundeena?
Most visitors and many residents take the ferry from Cronulla, which listings describe as a ride of about 20 minutes, or drive through the Royal National Park. There is no station in the suburb. The census shows 357 residents driving to work, 27 walking and only 12 on the train, and 342 working from home.

Can I buy an apartment in Bundeena?
Almost never. The census counts just 15 units among 964 homes, and Stash recorded 1 unit sale in the past year, a three-bedroom home on Loftus Street at $1,480,000. That is one result, not a market, so benchmark against houses.

Did house prices really rise +15.7% in a year?
That is what the median shows, but it rests on 16 sales, and a few waterfront or large-block sales can swing it. The three-year change is only +5.9%, while the ten-year change is +71.7%. Look at sales on the same street.

This is general information only, not personalised financial, legal or tax advice. Speak with the relevant licensed professional, mortgage broker, solicitor or accountant before making a decision.

Nearby suburbs

Bundeena is reached from Cronulla by ferry across Port Hacking, or by road through the Royal National Park. These are the closest Shire suburbs with their own guide. Links appear as each guide is published.

• Cronulla suburb guide
• Woolooware suburb guide
• Caringbah suburb guide