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Belrose is a leafy residential suburb in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, set against bushland and reserves that give it a quiet, semi-rural feel. The neighbourhood is dominated by detached family homes on generous, tree-lined blocks with some newer townhouse pockets. Residents use nearby national parkland for bushwalking, picnics and outdoor recreation, while local shops, schools and community sports facilities meet everyday needs and road and bus links provide straightforward access to larger commercial centres and the coast.

Home to 8,726 people, Belrose has a median age of 46 and a median household income of $2,598 a week, about $135,096 a year. The household mix leans towards families, with couple families with children the largest group at 54.6% and couple families without children at 33.1%. Homes are largely owner-occupied at about 88.0% owned and 12.1% rented. The suburb has seen council-led open-space projects, including Bare Creek Bike Park, upgrades to Lionel Watts Reserve, a junior bike-park plan linking to Bare Creek, and the Glen Street Community Hub with library and theatre, and Northern Beaches Hospital at Frenchs Forest is the major nearby hospital serving the area.

A median house price in Belrose 2085 of $2,301,000 works out to about 17.0 times a typical local household's annual income as recorded at the most recent Census, so buying a house sits well above local incomes at that time.

Renting looks mixed: a house rent of $1,450 a week would take about 55.9% of a typical local household's weekly income as recorded at the most recent Census, a large share, while a unit rent of $500 a week would take about 19.3%, a modest share. On these figures, renting a unit is far more manageable against local incomes at the most recent Census than renting or buying a house.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Over the past 12 months in Belrose, median house values fell 2.8% and house rents fell 3.3%. Both moves are modest in size, with rents edging down slightly more than values, so over the year both capital growth (the value change) and rental income (the rent change) eased modestly.

Which figure matters most depends on your priorities: rental income is reflected in the rent change, while capital growth is shown by the value change. Whether that balance fits your plans and circumstances is for you to weigh up.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.