| Vaucluse Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Clifftop neighborhoods in the East of the suburb | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 9,510 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) east of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Vaucluse | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wentworth | ||||||||||||||
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Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra.
Vaucluse is located on the South Head peninsula, just South of The Gap with Sydney Harbour on the west and the Tasman Sea to the east. The Sydney Harbour side of the suburb commands views across the harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The adjacent suburbs are Watsons Bay to the north and Rose Bay and Dover Heights to the south.
Vaucluse is a mainly residential suburb. For many years it was the most affluent suburb in Sydney and as of May 2017, in terms of houses and properties, was in the top five most expensive suburbs.[2] Tahiti, a Hawaiian-style residence in tropical gardens above Hermit Bay, set an Australian residential record when it sold to a trio of South Africans (the Krok brothers) for more than $29 million in September 2007.[3] The Australian residential record was overtaken by Leon Kamenev, the founder of Menulog, purchasing four waterfront properties on prestigious Coolong Road for a combined $80 million in April 2016.[4]
The vast majority of extensively high-worth properties in Vaucluse are located on the western side of New South Head Road towards the harbour, with less expensive housing and property being found closer east of New South Head Road, around South Head General Cemetery.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Vaucluse (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Cahill, Danielle (9 May 2017). "Sydney's Most Expensive Suburbs Revealed". www.realestate.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
4. Vaucluse – $4,300,000
- ^ Chancellor, Johanthan (29 September 2007). "Topical paradise fetches $29m". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024.
THERE'S nothing laid-back about Sydney's prestige property market, with Tahiti, the Hawaiian-style residence in tropical gardens above Hermit Bay, Vaucluse, selling for more than $29 million.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (27 September 2018). "Russian refugee Leon Kamenev revealed as buyer of Australia's most expensive property amalgamation". Domain Group. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024.
From those early days in Sydney learning English by day and delivering pizzas at night he last week spent just shy of $80 million for four properties in Vaucluse to build his own private compound. Kamenev's rise to become part of Australia's ultra high net worth community was given a significant boost last year when the online takeaway delivery service Menulog he co-founded was sold, lining his pockets to the tune of $470 million.
- ^ "Vaucluse, NSW 2030". onthehouse.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2019.[better source needed]
