Bronte
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Bronte is a beachside suburb of Sydney located 8km east of the CBD. It has a population of 6,827 (as of 2011) people.
Bronte
Bronte is quieter, smaller and more refined than its hipster neighbour Bondi, which is only 2 kilometres away and joined by the coastal walk. Considered one of Sydney’ most elite suburbs, this beautiful coastal suburb is only 8km east of the CBD. It has a family oriented beach hemmed in by sandstone cliffs and lays claim to some challenging surf and a dangerous rip known as the Bronte Express.
When it comes to child friendly Bronte beach takes the cake. It not only offers a child friendly natural ocean pool and salt water lap pool, there is a large beautifully equipped playground which includes an embankment slide, spinning net an multi tower unit with climbing balancing and sliding. There is vast grassed area with bar-be-que pits and picnic tables and toilet facilities and a kiosk. The slam dunk option here is a ride on the miniature railway which is will certainly entertain the children.
Bronte is also home to the oldest surf lifesaving club in the world and holds Little Nippers here every Sunday during the summer months. In the winter jump in the icy cold waters with the Bronte Splashers who claim to be the world’s oldest Winter swimming club founded in 1921. It is very difficult to find parking here and it is usually timed metres so get here early.
In 2011, Waverly council completed work on restoring and naturalising the Bronte Gully Creek and surrounding bushland area. The result is a corridor of natural bush and permanent flowing waterfall. Another benefit which came of this is that dog owners can now go and exercise their dogs off lead in this area between the hours of 3:00pm and 10:00am – one of the few places in the suburb where dogs can go off lead.
Bronte offers an enviable lifestyle which does not come cheap. Medium house prices are $2,880,000 for a 3 bedroom property and for a 2 bedroom unit the medium price is $995. Currently a beautiful Hampton style home in Gardyne Street with a pool and views is over $8 million.
