Bundeena vs Cronulla

Cronulla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Bundeena. In both, most households own their home. In Bundeena, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cronulla, most homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cronulla: a median of $3.3 million, against $1.35 million in Bundeena, though rent is higher in Bundeena. Cronulla is closer to the city centre: 30.5 km, against 55.9 km. On these figures, Bundeena tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Cronulla suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bundeena has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 20%)
  • Cronulla has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bundeena has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $3,300,000)
  • Cronulla leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cronulla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 18%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $554/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cronulla

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (30.5 km vs 55.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 67 min)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 70/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cronulla

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (80% vs 4%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Bundeena carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bundeena

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (9.6% vs -0.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.8% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bundeena and Cronulla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bundeena Cronulla
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bundeena Cronulla
Walkability 70 / 95
Bundeena — Walkability: 70/100 Cronulla — Walkability: 95/100
Safety 80 / 38
Bundeena — Safety: 80/100 Cronulla — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 3 / 100
Bundeena — Low fire risk: 3/100 Cronulla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cronulla has more residents (17,899 vs 2,103); Bundeena skews older (50 vs 43).

Bundeena Cronulla
Population 2,103 17,899
+751% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% -0.9%
Median age 50 43
Median household income $95,264/yr $107,016/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $554/wk
+10% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundeena Cronulla
0-4 3.9% / 4.6%
Bundeena — 0-4: 3.9% Cronulla — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 13.5% / 7.3%
Bundeena — 5-14: 13.5% Cronulla — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 5.5% / 4.0%
Bundeena — 15-19: 5.5% Cronulla — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 3.5% / 5.7%
Bundeena — 20-24: 3.5% Cronulla — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 6.2% / 18.0%
Bundeena — 25-34: 6.2% Cronulla — 25-34: 18.0%
35-44 10.1% / 12.2%
Bundeena — 35-44: 10.1% Cronulla — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 14.3% / 12.3%
Bundeena — 45-54: 14.3% Cronulla — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 19.2% / 14.4%
Bundeena — 55-64: 19.2% Cronulla — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 14.6% / 12.4%
Bundeena — 65-74: 14.6% Cronulla — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 7.2% / 6.0%
Bundeena — 75-84: 7.2% Cronulla — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.9% / 3.1%
Bundeena — 85+: 1.9% Cronulla — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundeena 33.9% lone person
Bundeena — Lone Person: 33.9% Bundeena — Couple Families: 44.2% Bundeena — One Parent Families: 15.6% Bundeena — Group Household: 4.6% Bundeena — Other Families: 1.7%
Cronulla 50.6% lone person
Cronulla — Lone Person: 50.6% Cronulla — Couple Families: 29.3% Cronulla — One Parent Families: 11.9% Cronulla — Group Household: 6.9% Cronulla — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundeena 17.9% renting
Bundeena — Owned Outright: 44.9% Bundeena — Mortgage: 37.3% Bundeena — Renting: 17.9%
Cronulla 41.9% renting
Cronulla — Owned Outright: 34.1% Cronulla — Mortgage: 24.0% Cronulla — Renting: 41.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bundeena Cronulla
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 19.0%
Bundeena — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Cronulla — Bachelor Degree: 19.0%
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 15.6%
Bundeena — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Cronulla — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 10.6%
Bundeena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Cronulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.7% / 5.7%
Bundeena — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7% Cronulla — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.4%
Bundeena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Cronulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bundeena Cronulla
England 6.7% / 3.6%
Bundeena — England: 6.7% Cronulla — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.6%
Bundeena — New Zealand: 2.4% Cronulla — New Zealand: 1.6%
Ireland 1.0% / 0.5%
Bundeena — Ireland: 1.0% Cronulla — Ireland: 0.5%
Germany 0.9% / 0.6%
Bundeena — Germany: 0.9% Cronulla — Germany: 0.6%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.6%
Bundeena — South Africa: 0.8% Cronulla — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Bundeena — Scotland: 0.9% Cronulla — Scotland: not among its largest
Brazil — / 0.7%
Bundeena — Brazil: not among its largest Cronulla — Brazil: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.6%
Bundeena — Italy: not among its largest Cronulla — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundeena 96.2% houses
Bundeena — Houses: 96.2% Bundeena — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Bundeena — Townhouses: 0.5%
Cronulla 20.5% houses
Cronulla — Houses: 20.5% Cronulla — Flats / Apartments: 73.5% Cronulla — Townhouses: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bundeena Cronulla
Median house price $1,350,000 $3,300,000
Median unit price — $1,053,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 14 sales
 30 days
from 64 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bundeena Cronulla
3 bed $1.24M / $3.11M
Bundeena — 3 bed: $1.24M (14 sales) Cronulla — 3 bed: $3.11M (26 sales)

14 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.63M / $3.45M
Bundeena — 4 bed: $1.63M (7 sales) Cronulla — 4 bed: $3.45M (31 sales)

7 vs 31 sales

Zoning mix

Bundeena has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 13%).

Bundeena Cronulla
Environmental 92% 13%
Residential 0% 55%
Parks and recreation 5% 22%
Commercial 1% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bundeena Cronulla
New dwellings approved 1,449
across Sutherland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bundeena Cronulla
Houses 4.8%
$1,475/wk on $1.58M
 3.6%
$1,975/wk on $2.83M
Units — 4.1%
$798/wk on $1.02M

Ranking within NSW

Bundeena Cronulla
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 28% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Cronulla is more walkable (95 vs 70); Cronulla scores higher overall (64 vs 54).

Bundeena Cronulla
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 64/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bundeena carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 0); Cronulla carries more crime risk (62 vs 20).

Bundeena Cronulla
Bushfire High
97/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
12/100
 High
83/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bundeena Cronulla
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bundeena

  • Bundeena Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cronulla

  • Cronulla Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Cronulla South Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bundeena Cronulla
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 39
Parks & reserves 6 13
Childcare 3 8
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 1 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Beaches 2 4
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bundeena sits further from the CBD (55.9 km vs 30.5 km).

Bundeena Cronulla
Walkability score 70/100 95/100
Distance to Sydney 55.9 km
+45% vs other
 30.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 42 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus · Ferry
Peak arrivals per hour 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 197.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2230
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 2230
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bundeena Cronulla
Car (driver) 45.6% / 46.4%
Bundeena — Car (driver): 45.6% Cronulla — Car (driver): 46.4%
Worked from Home 46.8% / 43.9%
Bundeena — Worked from Home: 46.8% Cronulla — Worked from Home: 43.9%
Walked Only 3.7% / 3.4%
Bundeena — Walked Only: 3.7% Cronulla — Walked Only: 3.4%
Train 1.2% / 3.4%
Bundeena — Train: 1.2% Cronulla — Train: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 2.1%
Bundeena — Car (passenger): 2.2% Cronulla — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.8%).

Setting

Bundeena Cronulla
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32 m
131 m to a named beach
 146 m
469 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bundeena Cronulla
Connectivity score 68/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,010 premises
 17%
11,217 premises

Climate

Bundeena Cronulla
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bundeena Cronulla
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bundeena Cronulla
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Bundeena Cronulla
Division Hughes Cook
Member David Moncrieff Simon Kennedy
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Bundeena Cronulla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundeena

Beach Beachfront Coastal Large Blocks Outer Parks River Village Feel

Cronulla

Apartments Beach Beachfront Cafe Culture Coastal Nightlife Outer Parks Urban

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