Suburb Report
House values pulled back over the past year to a median of $9.52m, with 194 homes changing hands in the last twelve months.
By Richard Faludi · Updated September 2026 · Data: Pricefinder
In the twelve months to September 2026, Vaucluse recorded 85 house sales at a median of $9.52m — down 7.2% on the year before. The spread is wide: the highest recorded house sale reached $61.8m, while entry to the suburb — excluding outlier transfers — starts around $3.18m.
Apartments changed hands 109 times in the same period — 24 more transactions than houses, at a median of $1.58m. The median unit rent is $975 a week, putting gross yields at 3.2%.
At the 2021 Census the suburb was home to about 9,500 people; 40% of dwellings are apartments, and 24% of households rent.
Vaucluse is the great family stronghold of the east — harbour on one side, ocean cliffs on the other, and homes held for generations. When one finally reaches the market, buyers appear from everywhere.
Median sale price, year by year. Toggle between houses and apartments — hover any point for the detail.
Calendar-year medians from recorded sales. The current year is shown to date.
151 sales were recorded here over the past twelve months. This is where they landed by price — and the months they sold.
173 rentals were recorded in Vaucluse over the past year. Median weekly rents by bedroom count, tracked quarter by quarter.
Median advertised weekly rent per quarter, from recorded rental listings.
12 homes in Vaucluse, sold by Richard himself — most recent first.
Auctioned236 Old South Head Road
Sold $12,550,00036 Derby Street
Sold $1,310,0006/6 Billong Avenue
Sold $3,330,00014 Kimberley Street
Sold Prior To Auction204/2 Stanley Street
Sold $9,515,00035 Olola Avenue
Sold $6,100,0001/69 Wentworth Road
Sold Prior To Auction2/70 New South Head Road
Sold Prior To Auction31B Captain Pipers Road
Sold Prior To Auction26/38-40 Diamond Bay Road
Sold Prior To Auction2/9-11 Young Street
Sold24 Hopetoun Avenue
Sold $2.05m
3/19 Young St
Sold $6.45m
1 -4/30 Girilang Ave
Sold $7.95m
124 Hopetoun Ave
Sold $2.10m
12/19 Young St
Sold $11.5m
83 Kings Rd
Sold $16.0m
17 New South Head Rd
Sold $7.50m
12 Wilfield Ave
Source: Pricefinder recorded sales. Some recent prices are agent-advised pending settlement.
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