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'''Bondi Beach''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|n|d|aɪ}}) is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. Bondi Beach is located {{Convert|7|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} east of the [[Sydney central business district]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of [[Waverley Council]], in the [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|Eastern Suburbs]]. In the [[2021 Australian census]] it had a population of 11,513  residents. Its postcode is 2026. [[Bondi, New South Wales|Bondi]], [[North Bondi]] and [[Bondi Junction]] are neighbouring suburbs. Bondi Beach is one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia, and the location of two series ''[[Bondi Rescue]]'' and ''[[Bondi Vet]]''.

== History ==
[[File:Bondi Beach Vicar's Estate Auction 1923.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Bondi Beach, Vicar's Estate Auction, 1923, subdivision plan]]
Before the arrival of Europeans in the [[Port Jackson]] area, the Waverley and Bondi areas were inhabited for tens of thousands of years by [[Aboriginal Australian]] peoples, who left evidence of their habitation in the form of paths, rock carvings, artefacts, and shelters.  The eastern beaches were home to the [[Bidjigal]], [[Birrabirragal]], and [[Gadigal]] people.<ref name=pavheritage>{{cite web | title=Indigenous heritage | website=[[Bondi Pavilion]] | date=28 March 2022 | url=https://www.bondipavilion.com.au/discover/our_story/indigenous_heritage | access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=aiatsismap>{{cite web | title=Map of Indigenous Australia | website=[[AIATSIS]]|first= David R.|last= Horton|date=1996 |author-link= David Horton (writer)| url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia | access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref> The name "Bondi" is derived from the [[Dharawal language]], spoken by the Aboriginal clans who lived further from [[Sydney Harbour]] southwards to [[City of Shoalhaven|Shoalhaven]]. The word ''Bondi'', also spelt ''Bundi'', ''Bundye'', and ''Boondye'', originates from the word for a loud thud, such as the sound of waves breaking over rocks, but is also associated with ''[[Waddy|nulla nulla]]'', or fighting sticks, which make a loud noise when they hit something.<ref name=pavheritage/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bondi rock carvings|work=[[State Library of New South Wales]]|date=2008|accessdate=16 January 2023|url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/bondi_rock_carvings}}</ref> The first record of ''bondi'' by European-ancestry Australians was made between 1899 and 1903.<ref>{{Cite web|via=State Library of New South Wales|url=https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YoldK629|title=Box 4 Folder 1: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903|quote=Name Of Place Boondi Meaning Or Reason Why It Was Given Noise made by sea waves breaking on the beach Name Of Place Now called Bondi |archive-date=15 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415115725/https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YoldK629 |url-status=live |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia }}</ref> 

In 1809 the road builder William Roberts received a grant of land in the area.<ref>{{cite web | last=Pollon | first=Francis | title=The Book of Sydney Suburbs. : Francis Pollon | website=Internet Archive | date=26 June 2024 | url=https://archive.org/details/bookofsydneysubu0000fran/page/32/mode/2up | access-date=13 August 2024| page=33-34| format=full text}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The book of Sydney suburbs|publisher=Pymble, N.S.W|isbn=978-0-207-19007-0|edition=Rev.|date=1996|author1=Healy, Gerald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://celebrating.waverley.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/2395|title=The Centenary Of the Municipality Of Waverley|quote=II First Three Land Grantees 2 (1st) William Roberts' grant — Survey by James Meehan — Bondi Estate Sub-divisions, 1852 and 1866 — Edward Smith Hall — Frances O'Brien and family — The Homestead.|publisher=Waverley Municipal Council|date=1959|page=23, 34|first1=Bernard Thomas |last1=Dowd |editor-first=William |editor-last=Foster|access-date=8 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415073841/https://celebrating.waverley.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/2395|archive-date=15 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1851 [[Edward Smith Hall]] and Francis O'Brien purchased {{convert|200|acre|km2|1|abbr=off}} of the Bondi area that included most of the beach frontage, which was named "The Bondi Estate". Hall was O'Brien's father-in-law. Between 1855 and 1877 O'Brien purchased his father-in-law's share of the land, renamed the land the "O'Brien Estate," and made the beach and the surrounding land available to the public as a picnic ground and amusement resort. As the beach became increasingly popular, O'Brien threatened to stop public beach access. However, the Municipal Council believed that the Government needed to intervene to make the beach a public reserve. In mid-1882, Bondi Beach became a public beach.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bondi Beach: Representations of an Iconic Australian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=urRFEAAAQBAJ&dq=9+Juni+1882%2C+Bondi+Beach+became+public+land&pg=PA125|publisher=Springer Nature|date=2021|isbn=978-981-16-3899-2|language=en|first=Douglas|last=Booth|location=Kamloops|pages=125}}</ref> The first tramway to the beach was established in 1884. The Waverley Council was responsible for building the first surf bathing sheds on the beach in 1903. By 1929 an estimated 60,000 people were visiting the beach on a summer weekend day. The opening of the [[Bondi Pavilion|pavilion]] in the same year attracted a huge crowd of 200,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/bondi|title=National Heritage Places - Bondi Beach|website=Environment.gov.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417032321/http://environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/bondi|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>  
[[File:Bondi Bay, Sydney from The Powerhouse Museum.jpg|thumb|'Bondi Bay' - a photo from circa 1900 from The [[Powerhouse Museum]]]]
On 6 February 1938 five people drowned and over 250 people were rescued or resuscitated after a series of large waves struck the beach and pulled people wading on a sandbank into the sea, a day that became known as "Black Sunday".<ref name=Black_Sunday>{{cite web |url= http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/19553/Black_Sunday.pdf |title= Bondi's Black Sunday |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927091319/http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/19553/Black_Sunday.pdf |archive-date= 27 September 2011}} &nbsp;{{small|(113&nbsp;KB)}}, Waverley Library Local History. Retrieved 27 September 2010.</ref>

Bondi Beach was a working-class suburb throughout most of the twentieth century with migrant people from New Zealand comprising the majority of the local population. Following World War&nbsp;II, Bondi Beach, and the Eastern Suburbs became home to Jewish migrants from Poland, Russia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Germany. A stream of Jewish immigration continued into the 21st century and the area has some synagogues and a [[Kashrut|kosher]] butcher. 
The multicultural migration funded and drove the growth of the suburb throughout the 1990s into the turn of the century,<ref>''[[Wentworth Courier]]'', 20 July 2004</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2024|reason=No link provided.}} moving it steadily from its working-class roots towards an upper/middle-class enclave<ref>''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 6 October 2004</ref> similar to its neighbours of [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]] and [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales|Bellevue Hill]] which was listed as the most expensive postcode in the country from 2003 to 2005.<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 18 December 2006</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2024|reason=No link provided.}}<ref>Australian Bureau of Statistics, Annual incomes, Average home price Zip 2021 NSW</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2024|reason=No link provided.}}

Bondi Beach was long a centre for efforts to fight indecency in beach attire.  The beach was a focal point of the [[1907 Sydney bathing costume protests]], organised to oppose proposed dress standards for beachgoers. The Local Government Act, Ordinance No. 52 (1935)<ref>NSW Local Government Act, Ordinance No. 52 (1935)</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2024|reason=No link provided.}} governed the decency of swimming costumes and was in force between 1935 and 1961, and resulted in public controversy as the two-piece "[[bikini]]" became popular after World War&nbsp;II. [[Waverley Council]]'s beach inspectors, including the [[Aub Laidlaw]], were responsible for enforcing the law and were required to measure the dimensions of swimwear and order offenders against [[indecent exposure|public decency]] off the beach. While vacationing in Australia in 1951, American movie actress [[Jean Parker]] made international headlines when she was escorted off the beach after Laidlaw determined her bikini was too skimpy.<ref name="Marks ">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/topless-wars-reignited-on-australias-beaches-1218251.html|title=Topless wars reignited on Australia's beaches|last=Marks|first=Kathy|date=31 December 2008|access-date=14 September 2009|location=London|work=The Independent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626083652/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/topless-wars-reignited-on-australias-beaches-1218251.html|archive-date=26 June 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The rule became increasingly anachronistic during the 1950s and was replaced in 1961 with one requiring bathers be "clad in a proper and adequate bathing costume", allowing for more subjective judgment of decency. By the 1980s [[Toplessness|topless]] bathing had become common at Bondi Beach, especially at the southern end.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/8666/BikiniArrestsBondiBeach.pdf |title= Bikini arrests on Bondi Beach |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110220013953/http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/8666/BikiniArrestsBondiBeach.pdf |archive-date= 20 February 2011}} &nbsp;{{small|(206&nbsp;KB)}}, Waverley Library Local History. Retrieved 27 September 2010.</ref>

[[Sydney Water|Sydney's Water Board]] maintained an untreated sewage outlet not far from the north end of the beach until the 1960s when a sewage treatment plant was built. In the mid-1990s the plant was upgraded & a deepwater ocean outfall was completed to meet water quality standards.

In March 2007, Waverley Council started proceedings to [[Eviction|evict]] a hermit who was living in squalor on a cliff overlooking the beach. Peter James Paul Millhouse, calling himself Jhyimy "Two Hats" Mhiyles, came to the beach during the 2000 [[Sydney Olympic Games]] and became a local celebrity for his lifestyle and poetry recitals to visitors. Residents and tourists put together a "save the caveman" petition to allow him to continue residing but under certain rules.<ref name=caveman_stays>{{cite news |title = Caveman allowed to stay |work = The Sydney Morning Herald |url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/05/21/1179601295439.html |date = 21 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071208230450/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/05/21/1179601295439.html |archive-date = 8 December 2007 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.savethecaveman.com.au/ " 'Save the Caveman' Petition"]. www.savethecaveman.com.au</ref> In 2009, he was arrested and charged for the rape of a tourist.<ref name="charged">{{cite news |url = http://www.smh.com.au/national/bondi-cliff-dweller-two-hats-charged-with-rape-20091104-hy0d.html |work = The Sydney Morning Herald |title = Bondi cliff dweller 'Two Hats' charged with rape |date = 5 November 2009 |access-date = 5 November 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091107090551/http://www.smh.com.au/national/bondi-cliff-dweller-two-hats-charged-with-rape-20091104-hy0d.html |archive-date = 7 November 2009 |url-status = live}}</ref> While he was in custody, Waverley Council under then-mayor Liberal Sally Betts removed his belongings from the cliff.<ref>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Georgina |title=Bondi caveman's cliff-top home demolished |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/bondi-cavemans-clifftop-home-demolished-20091118-ikta.html |access-date=3 October 2011 |newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=18 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715174144/http://www.smh.com.au/national/bondi-cavemans-clifftop-home-demolished-20091118-ikta.html |archive-date=15 July 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2011, charges against Jhyimy were dropped by the Director of Public Prosecutions over concerns of the reliability of the witness.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Les |title=No home, no rape, but still locked up |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/no-home-no-rape-but-still-locked-up-20110618-1g8w7.html |access-date=3 October 2011 |newspaper=[[The Sun-Herald]] |date=19 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902152132/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/no-home-no-rape-but-still-locked-up-20110618-1g8w7.html |archive-date=2 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Waverley Council has not offered recompense for his eviction from his home or loss of belongings.

In March 2020, the [[Government of New South Wales]] closed Bondi Beach after several people there exceeded Australia's outdoor-gathering limit imposed to slow the spread of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|coronavirus]] in New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-21/bondi-beach-closed-over-crowds-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/12077618|title = Bondi Beach closed over crowds amid coronavirus pandemic|newspaper = ABC News|date = 21 March 2020|last1 = Brown|first1 = Michelle|last2 = Pengilley|first2 = Victoria}}</ref>

== Heritage listings ==
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Bondi Beach has several heritage-listed sites, including:
* 20 Hall Street: [[Bondi Beach Post Office]]<ref>{{cite AHD|106174|Bondi Beach Post Office|fn=1/12/038/0012|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
* Queen Elizabeth Drive: [[Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape]]<ref name=nswshr-1786>{{cite NSW SHR|5055526|Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape|hr=01786|fn=EF14/5781; H07/65, 09/590|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

Bondi Beach was added to the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in 2008.<ref>Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January 2009, p.18</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2024|reason=Link not provided.}}

==Beach features==

Bondi Beach is the northernmost ocean beach to the south of [[Port Jackson]] and also the closest one to the [[Sydney CBD]]. It is about {{convert|1|km|1}} long and—untypically for beaches in Sydney—it faces south. The northern end of the beach is sheltered by a headland known as Ben Buckler Point, which is the beginning of a line of sea cliffs extending to [[South Head, New South Wales|South Head]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Satellite view - Bondi Beach · Bondi Beach NSW 2026, Australia |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bondi+Beach/@-33.8932522,151.2740046,1627m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b12ad9c447281c7:0x20c31809c62de978!8m2!3d-33.8914755!4d151.2766845!16zL20vMDIwNzcy?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> 

The beach receives many visitors throughout the year. [[Surf Life Saving Australia]] gave different hazard ratings to areas of Bondi Beach in 2004. While the northern end has been rated a gentle 4 (with 10 as the most hazardous), the southern side is rated as a 7 due to a famous [[rip current]] known as the "Backpackers' Rip" because of its proximity to the bus stop. Many backpackers and tourists do not realise that the flat, smooth water is a dangerous rip current, and tourists can be unwilling to walk the length of the beach for safer swimming. The south end of the beach is generally reserved for surfboard riding. Yellow and red flags define safe swimming areas, and visitors are advised to swim between them.<ref name="Riptides">{{Cite news |url = http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/life_and_style/holidays/s/1011619_riptides_and_spice_in_oz |title = Riptides and spice in Oz |date = 18 July 2007 |access-date = 27 September 2010 |last = Sowerby |first = Neil |publisher = [[Manchester Evening News]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121112162222/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/life_and_style/holidays/s/1011619_riptides_and_spice_in_oz |archive-date = 12 November 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref>

[[File:A rip current pouring over the people standing on rock shore at the northern end of Bondi beach.jpg|thumb|A broken wave pouring over people standing on the rocky shore at the northern end of Bondi Beach (2019)]]

There is an underwater [[shark net]]; however, it does not stretch the entire beach, it is made up of overlapping sections.{{cn|date=December 2022}} Many other beaches along the same stretch of the coast have similar shark nets. Pods of whales and dolphins have been sighted in the bay during the months of migration (March-May, September–November). [[Little Penguin|Fairy penguins]], while uncommon, are sometimes also seen swimming close to shore or amongst surfers in southern line-ups.<ref>{{cite news |title=Where can I see Manly's little penguins?|url=https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/little-penguin/manlys-little-penguins/where-can-i-see-them#:~:text=Little%20penguins%20forage%20for%20food,%2C%20Mosman%2C%20Narrabeen%20and%20Vaucluse.|publisher=[[NSW Government]]|location=[[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]] }}</ref>

In 2007, the [[Guinness World Record]] for the largest swimsuit photo shoot was set at Bondi Beach, with 1,010 women wearing bikinis taking part.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beach babes shore up bikini record |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22488881-662,00.html |publisher=[[Herald Sun]] |access-date=28 September 2007 |date=27 September 2007 |location=[[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029125844/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22488881-662,00.html |archive-date=29 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Bondi Beach, Sydney (15175458494).jpg|thumb|Activity on Bondi Beach in the late spring to early summer of 2014]]

In 2011, Waverley Council implemented Wi-Fi for Bondi Beach users. Service is free with limits on access periods and downloads per use. The cost of setup was estimated to be between $34,000 and $50,000 with annual costs of $25,000. Local businesses as well as The Bondi Chamber of Commerce supported the notion that locals and visitors can connect with local businesses, events, and other community and council events.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Bondi View|last = Bartlett|first = Vanessa|date = Oct 2012}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2024|reason=Link not provided.}} In 2012 the Mayor of Waverley Sally Betts said that for the 2 million visitors annually, Wi-Fi offers access to local events and business information.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Eastern Suburbs Spectator|date = Nov 2012}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2024|reason=Link not provided.}}

==Sport and recreation==
Bondi Beach is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia, the [[National Rugby League]] competition, by the local team the [[Sydney Roosters]], officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC).

Bondi Beach is the end point of the [[City2Surf (Sydney)|City to Surf]] Fun Run which is held each year in August. The race attracts over 63,000 entrants who complete the {{convert|14|km|0|abbr=on}} run from the [[Sydney central business district]] to Bondi Beach. Other annual activities at Bondi Beach include Flickerfest, Australia's premier international short film festival in January, World Environment Day<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unep.org/wed/2004/Around_the_World/index.asp |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100725004744/http://www.unep.org/wed/2004/Around_the_World/index.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 July 2010 |title=World Environment Day |publisher=Unep.org |access-date=27 January 2012}}</ref> in June, [[Sculpture by the Sea]] in November, and the Winter Magic Festival that attracted 60,000 visitors in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/wentworth-courier/festival-transforms-bondi-beach-in-winter-wonderland/news-story/847b62537fb3d9bd4f1dfe578f3d336f|title=Festival transforms Bondi Beach in winter wonderland|website=[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=2017-07-17|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415121442/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/wentworth-courier/festival-transforms-bondi-beach-in-winter-wonderland/news-story/847b62537fb3d9bd4f1dfe578f3d336f?nk=c18ecb03451060a466ccad0c53ddecaa-1713183282|url-status=live|first=Shaya|last=Laughlin|date=6 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/bondi-beach-ice-rink-highlight-of-winter-magic-festival/news-story/73527871dc5b4333cdfd2ce59f2e7865|title=Bondi Beach ice rink highlight of Winter Magic Festival|access-date=2017-07-17|first=Ashleigh|last=Gleeson|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415120738/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/bondi-beach-ice-rink-highlight-of-winter-magic-festival/news-story/73527871dc5b4333cdfd2ce59f2e7865|url-status=live|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=1 July 2017}}</ref> In addition to many activities, the Bondi Beach Markets is open every Sunday, and a food market every Saturday, at Bondi Beach Public School. Many Irish and British tourists spend [[Christmas Day]] at the beach.

An [[Oceanway]] connects Bondi to [[Sydney Heads|South Head]] to the north and other beaches to the south up to [[Coogee, New South Wales|Coogee]].

[[File:Bondi fish - Graffiti - Bondi Beach, 2012.jpg|thumb|Bondi graffiti]]
Bondi Beach hosted the [[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|beach volleyball]] competition at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite report |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf |quote=The Beach Volleyball Centre at Bondi Beach was not only one of the most controversial of all Sydney's Olympic venues but ended up being the most atmospheric during the Games.|page=78|title=Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad|volume=One |chapter=Two|publisher=Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games|year=2001|edition=First|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415122804/https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/40889/rec/80|archive-date=15 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> A temporary 10,000-seat stadium, a much smaller stadium, 2 warm-up courts, and 3 training courts were set up to host the tournament.

===Lifesaving clubs===

[[Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club]] claims to be the world's first [[surf lifesaving]] club;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bondisurfclub.com|title=Bondi Surf Club|access-date=10 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011165716/https://bondisurfclub.com/|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club]] is a federation club. Both clubs were founded in 1907. Club members invented the [[life-saving reel|surf reel]] and many other icons of lifesaving. Surf lifesavers from both clubs were involved in the largest rescue ever on a single day, known as "Black Sunday". Bondi holds the most Australian Surf Lifesaving Championship gold medals in R&R (rescue & resuscitation), and North Bondi holds the most gold medals in March Past.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}

===Bondi Icebergs===

[[File:Bondi Beach Sydney Australia 13.jpg|thumb|[[Bondi Icebergs Club|Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club]]]]

The [[Bondi Icebergs Club|Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club]] origin dates back to 1929 and owes its origins to the desire of a band of dedicated local lifesavers who wished to maintain their fitness during the winter months. They formed the Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club, drew up a constitution, and elected office bearers. Included in the constitution was a rule that to maintain membership it was mandatory that swimmers compete on three Sundays out of four each month for five years.

=== Bondi Skate Park ===
The [http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreation/parks/bondi_skate_park Bondi Skate Park] opened to the public in 1991 with only two skate ramps. In 2004, the council sought consultation with the skating community for input on how best to upgrade the site.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bondi skate park - Waverley Council|url = http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreation/parks/bondi_skate_park|website = www.waverley.nsw.gov.au|access-date = 2015-11-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063822/http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreation/parks/bondi_skate_park|archive-date = 17 November 2015|url-status = live}}</ref> The end result was the construction of a bowl with a {{convert|12|ft|adj=on}} deep end and a {{convert|5|ft|adj=on}} shallow end, rated 4 out of 5 stars by [http://www.skateboard.com.au/skateparks/australia/bondi-skate-park/ Skateboard Australia].<ref name="Bondi Skate Park Bondi">{{Cite web|title = Bondi Skate Park Bondi|url = http://www.skateboard.com.au/skateparks/australia/bondi-skate-park/|website = skateboard.com.au|access-date = 2015-11-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117202445/http://www.skateboard.com.au/skateparks/australia/bondi-skate-park/|archive-date = 17 November 2015|url-status = live}}</ref> The bowl was designed by Chad Ford<ref name="Bondi Skate Park Bondi"/> and built by the company Zalem.<ref name="Bondi Skate Park Bondi"/> The park has been hosting [[Vans Bowl-A-Rama|BOWL-A-RAMA]], an international skating competition, since 2004;.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title = BARROS AND HAWK TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE AT VANS BOWL-A-RAMA BONDI 2015!|url = http://www.bowlarama.com.au/blog-australia/barros-and-hawk-to-defend-their-title-at-vans-bowl-a-rama-bondi-2015|website = www.bowlarama.com.au|access-date = 2015-11-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117141301/http://www.bowlarama.com.au/blog-australia/barros-and-hawk-to-defend-their-title-at-vans-bowl-a-rama-bondi-2015|archive-date = 17 November 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Commercial area==
[[File:(1)Cafe Bondi Beach 065.jpg|thumb|A cafe in Bondi Beach]]
[[File:(1)Bondi Beach Pavilion.jpg|thumb|upright|View from Bondi Pavilion]]
Bondi Beach has a commercial area along Campbell Parade and adjacent side streets, featuring many popular cafes, restaurants, and hotels, with views of the beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-east/bondi|title=Bondi|publisher=Sydney.com|access-date=17 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116134508/http://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-east/bondi|archive-date=16 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australia.com/explore/cities/sydney/nsw-bondi-beach.aspx|title=Bondi Beach, New South Wales|publisher=[[Tourism Australia]]|access-date=17 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110085032/http://www.australia.com/explore/cities/sydney/nsw-bondi-beach.aspx|archive-date=10 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Pacific Bondi Beach]] is a shopping centre that features [[Woolworths Metro]], [[QT Hotels & Resorts|QT Hotel]] and 22 stores. It was built on the old Swiss Grand Hotel. 

The Hotel Bondi is a landmark on Campbell Parade. It was built from 1915 to the 1920s and was designed by E. Lindsay Thompson. It combines [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]], [[Federation architecture|Federation]] and Free Classical elements and has been described as an "important landmark building in the Bondi Beach townscape." It has a state heritage listing.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161203075838/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2620094 Hotel Bondi] [[Office of Environment & Heritage]]</ref> The Beach Road Hotel, originally opened in 1956 and was formerly The Regis and before that The [[LJ Hooker|Rex]], is on the corner of Glenayr Avenue and Beach Road.<ref>Roberts M, 22 November 2014. [https://timegents.com/2014/11/22/the-rex-hotels/ The Rex Hotels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207140616/https://timegents.com/2014/11/22/the-rex-hotels/# |date=7 December 2017 }}. Time Gents: Australian Pub Project. Retrieved 8 December 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bondivillage.com/fine.htm Things to do when it’s fine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222042932/http://bondivillage.com/fine.htm# |date=22 February 2017 }}. 27 May 2016. Bondi Beach. Retrieved 8 December 2017.</ref>

[[Bondi Pavilion]] is a community cultural centre, located right on Bondi Beach, which features a theatre, gallery, rehearsal, meeting and function rooms, art workshop, and studios. Bondi Pavilion is the centre for major festival performances throughout the year. It has a state heritage listing.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114006/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5055526 Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape] [[Office of Environment & Heritage]]</ref>

==Campbell Parade==
The main street through Bondi Beach is Campbell Parade. it was rebuilt in the 1920s to a [[boulevard]] design opening in December 1929.<ref>News of the month ''[[Main Roads (periodical)|Main Roads]]'' November 1929 page 27</ref><ref>The Reorganisation of Campbell Parade, Bondi ''Main Roads'' February 1930 pages 116, 118</ref>

==Culture and events==
Numerous festivals and events such as the annual Miss Bondi beauty pageant have made Bondi Beach a popular destination among travellers. The beach has long captured the attention of poets including [[Les Murray (poet)|Les Murray]], [[Joanne Burns]] and [[Brook Emery]]. The [[Vans Bowl-A-Rama]] skateboarding competition is held at the Skate Bowl in February every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlarama.com.au/_blog/Blog_-_Bondi|title=BOWL-A-RAMA|publisher=Vans|access-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103085226/http://www.bowlarama.com.au/_blog/Blog_-_Bondi|archive-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
{{in popular culture|date=April 2019}}
[[File:(1)Art Deco Bondi Beach-4.JPG|thumb|upright|An example of Bondi's Art Deco architecture]]

Bondi Beach has been used as a location for numerous films, television series, music videos, and a video game:

* ''[[The Block (Australian TV series)|The Block]]'' was an Australian home renovation television series; its first season was filmed at Bondi Beach in 2003.
* ''[[Being Lara Bingle]]'' was a reality television series that followed model [[Lara Bingle]] and was set in Bondi.
* ''[[Deep Water (TV series)|Deep Water]]'' was a 2016 mini-series set on Bondi Beach which was loosely based on a series of bashings and murders of 30–80 gay men in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  A documentary, ''[[Deep Water:The Real Story]]'' was broadcast along with the fictionalized mini-series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/programs/deep-water/article/2016/09/09/sbs-launches-deep-water-drama-documentary-and-online-investigation |title=SBS launches Deep Water: a drama, a documentary, and online investigation |date=12 September 2016 |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108100511/https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/deep-water/article/2016/09/09/sbs-launches-deep-water-drama-documentary-and-online-investigation |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[Bondi Rescue]]'' is a factual television series about a team of lifeguards who patrol the beach.  
* ''[[Bondi Vet]]'' is a factual television series based on veterinarian [[Chris Brown (veterinarian)|Chris Brown]].
* ''[[Breakers (TV series)|Breakers]]'' was a television drama series filmed around Bondi Beach.
* The video game ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]''{{'}}s Level Australia is based on Bondi Beach.
* ''[[Les Norton]]'', a popular Australian fictional character who stars in the [[Robert G. Barrett]] series of books, "lives" at Bondi in the stories.
* [[People Under the Stairs]], an American hip-hop duo, filmed part of the video for their song "[[Fun DMC|The Wiz]]" on Bondi Beach.
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'', an American animated movie, included scenes set at Bondi Beach.
* [[Two Hands (1999 film)|''Two Hands'' (1999 film)]], starring [[Heath Ledger]].
* The 1959 film version of ''[[Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]'' featured the characters drinking beer at the Bondi Iceberg's Club.
* The 1966 film ''[[They're a Weird Mob (film)|They're a Weird Mob]]'' features a scene in which the star is rescued on Bondi Beach.
* The Endless Summer Music Festival
* Bondi Beach was featured in the ''[[Modern Family]]'' episode "[[Australia (Modern Family)|Australia]]", which aired on U.S. television on 23 April 2014.
* In ''[[Top of the Lake]]'' Series 2, Robin investigates a case opened when a suitcase containing a woman's body washes up on Bondi Beach.
* In Season 3, Episode 12 of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' a Bondi Beach t-shirt is used as swaddling for a baby, implying that one of the passengers on ill-fated Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 (which originated in Sydney, Australia) had been to Bondi Beach.
*In the 1930s and 40s, members of Graham Men's Gymnastics Club entertained beachgoers with acrobatics on the sand. The word "beachobatics" was coined.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davies|first=Alan|date=|title=Bondi Jitterbug : George Caddy and his camera|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1209583731|website=SL : State Library of New South Wales magazine (vol. 1, no. 2 (2008))}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The scene : a day at the beach|url=https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/george-caddy-collection#/scene/1|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|website=State Library of New South Wales|date=27 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301105728/http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au:80/stories/george-caddy-collection |archive-date=1 March 2017 }}</ref>

==Population==
===Demographics===
Bondi Beach is often considered to be one of Sydney's most densely populated suburbs, with a population density of {{formatnum:10386}}/km<sup>2</sup> in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://profile.id.com.au/waverley/about?WebID=110 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415065020/https://profile.id.com.au/waverley/about?WebID=110 |archive-date=15 April 2024 |access-date=15 April 2024 |year=2023 |website=profile.id.com.au |title=Bondi Beach About the profile areas |quote=Population density 10,386 persons per square km}}</ref>
According to the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]], there were 11,513 residents in Bondi Beach, of whom 48.7% were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.6%, New Zealand 2.9%, the United States 2.7%, South Africa 2.4%, and France 2.2%. The census recorded that 72.1% of people only spoke [[English language|English]] at home. Other languages spoken at home included [[Spanish language|Spanish]] 4.4%, [[French language|French]] 2.9%, [[Italian language|Italian]] 1.9%, [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] 1.8% and [[Russian language|Russian]] 1.3%. The most common responses for religion in Bondi Beach were [[Irreligion in Australia|No Religion]] 51.2%, [[Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]] 18.4%, [[Judaism in Australia|Judaism]] 7.6% and [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] 6.0%.<ref name=Census>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL10463|name=Bondi Beach|access-date=15 April 2024|quick=on}}</ref>

===Notable residents (past or present)===
* [[Rose Byrne]], actress{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
* [[James Packer]], businessman<ref>[https://www.domain.com.au/news/james-packer-smashes-bondi-beach-record-with-29-million-sale-of-his-bachelor-pad-20180803-h13ggw-756417/ James Packer smashes Bondi Beach record with $29 million sale of his bachelor pad] Macken, Lucy [[Domain Group|Domain]] 3 August 2018</ref>
* [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]], Australian cricketer{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
* [[Larry Emdur]], TV presenter<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/news/larry-emdurs-north-bondi-penthouse-quietly-on-the-market/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415071924/https://www.realestate.com.au/news/larry-emdurs-north-bondi-penthouse-quietly-on-the-market/|archive-date=15 April 2024 |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=13 October 2021 |via=[[REA Group|realestate.com.au]] |title=Larry Emdur's North Bondi penthouse quietly on the market |first=Stephen |last=Nicholls |work=News Corp Australia Network}}</ref>
* [[Steven Kilbey]], bass guitarist of rock band [[The Church (band)|The Church]]{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
* [[Ed Oxenbould]], actor{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
* [[The Block (Australian TV series)|Darren Palmer]], interior designer{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

== Namesakes ==
* "Bondi Beach" was the name of a wave pool at [[Carowinds#Carolina Harbor|Carowinds]] Theme Park in [[Fort Mill, South Carolina|Fort Mill]], [[South Carolina]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.carowinds.com/rides/Boomerang-Bay/Bondi-Beach |title = Bondi Beach |publisher = Carowinds |access-date = 11 December 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121210062215/http://www.carowinds.com/rides/Boomerang-Bay/Bondi-Beach |archive-date = 10 December 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* [[Bondi blue]] is a blue-green colour, first named when used as the exterior colour of the original [[iMac]] personal computer introduced in 1998 and named after the colour of the water at Bondi Beach. 
*Bondi Burgers, served at [[Oporto (restaurant)|Oporto]] restaurants, are named as such due to Oporto's originating in North Bondi. There is a chain of pizzerias in Sydney called Bondi Pizza, as well as a tanning lotion called [[Bondi Sands]].

== See also ==
* [[Australian landmarks]]
* [[Beaches in Sydney]]
* [[Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape]]
* [[Little Bondi, Northern Territory]]
* [[Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics]]

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |last = Huntmen |first = Leone |title = Sand in Our Souls: The Beach in Australian History |year = 2001 |publisher = Melbourne University Publishing |isbn = 0522849458 }}

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