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| Eye on your suburb - BONDI 2026 |
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EYE ON BONDI
Bondi is an iconic beach suburb in Sydney with a strong village feel making it a most sort after location to live in.
Bondi boasts the beautiful Bondi beach, trendy cafes, bars & restaurants and a range of festivals throughout the year.
Bondi is also very popular with tourists with the famous Bondi beach and especially the internationally shown television show "Bondi Rescue" increasing its popularity.
Did you know? ... "Bondi" is an aboriginal word named by a local aboriginal tribe where it means "the sound of breaking water" or "the noise of water breaking on rocks".
AREA PROFILE The suburb of Bondi & Bondi Beach both cover approximently 2km2. In total, they have 7 parks between them which cover 15% of the total area. There are 5 schools and 6 childcare centres. Currently the median sale price of houses in Bondi is $1,190,000 & for Bondi Beach, $1,080,000.
CAFES & RESTAURANT Bondi has a fantastic range of cafes and restaurants. Some of Smoothmoves favourites include Sun Cafe for breakfast; Bondi Beach Burrito Co. for yummy mexican; North Bondi Italian Food for great food, atmosphere with amazing views; Bondi Social is a great place for food or perhaps a few drinks at the bar; Hurricanes restaurants for ribs & you cant go past Icebergs for a long lunch overlooking the beach facing north.
BEER & ENTERTAINMENT North Bondi RSL is a great place to have a beer with amazing views on the headland of North Bondi; The Beach Road Hotel is a classic place to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon with live entertainment, cheap eats downstairs out the back & BB's Bondi beach is the place to go for local scene live music and entertainment. Also look out for the new Bavarian Beer Cafe just opened on Campbell Parade.
FESTIVALS & EVENTS Bondi has a huge range of festivals and events throughout the year to keep an eye on. The Sculpture by the Sea festival is a popular outdoor visual art event that spans the scenic walkway from Bronte to Bondi. The annual Sydney City to Surf running/walking event attracts tens of thousands of participants with completion of the 14km race at Bondi beach. The Festival of the Winds is a colourful beach event with hundreds of kites flying above the skyline making it a beautiful sight to behold. The Bondi Pavilion is 'the centre of Bondi culture' with many annual festivals throughout the year, theatre, art gallery, music, & classes. And last but not least the very popular weekly Bondi Markets which is situated on the grounds of the Bondi Beach Public school, has some great up and coming designers, vintage wears, jewellery and fashion for sale.
BEACHES & PARKS Bondi Beach is the place to be on a sunny day - you might have to fight your way to find a spare patch of sand though as that's how popular it is! The Bondi to Bronte coastal walk is a most beautiful walk and a must for any visitors coming to visit you in your new suburb. The Bondi Beach Skate Park has great views over the beach while keeping skaters thoroughly entertained on a well constructed layout. There are a few recreational parks & sporting grounds in Bondi according to the Waverley Council website and these include Bondi Park; Dickson reserve; Memorial Gardens; Thomas Hogan Reserve & Barracluff Park.
TRANSPORT Bondi transport has a few options. There are buses going to and from the city from Bondi and Bondi Beach. For more options it is best to go to Bondi Junction which is approximetly 2km from Bondi Beach. Bondi Junction has a rail station so many more options there. Parking at Bondi is often an issue with it being such a big tourist hub. The Waverley council has parking permits to rate payers. For more information see the following public transport websites:http://www.131500.com.au/ (use this site to work out best public transport to get around using 'trip planner') http://www.sydneybuses.info/ STA buses website http://www.sydneyferries.info/ (Watson's Bay ferry the closests to Bondi) http://www.cityrail.info/ Timetables for Bondi Junction SCHOOLS Primary Bondi Public School Wellington Street
Bondi Beach Public School Campbell Parade
Montessori East Wellington Street
Galilee Catholic Primary School Blair Street
Wairoa School (moderate to high support needs) Brighton Blvd
CHILD CARE & PRE-SCHOOL London Carriage Pre-School & Nursery Jackson Street
Iluka Childcare Centre Roscoe Street
Castlefield Kindergarten Cnr Miller St & Castlefield St
North Bondi Kindergarten Cnr Warners Ave & Niblick St
SPORTS & RECREATION
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