Burraneer vs Maianbar

Burraneer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Maianbar. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burraneer, most households are couple families. In Maianbar, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burraneer: a median of $3.2 million, against $1.46 million in Maianbar, and rent is higher there too. Burraneer is closer to the city centre: 30.6 km, against 54.4 km. On these figures, Burraneer tends to suit couples, while Maianbar suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Burraneer

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 36/100)
  • But Maianbar has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Maianbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,460,000 vs $3,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maianbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $660/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burraneer

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (30.6 km vs 54.4 km)
  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 32/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 65 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Burraneer

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 32/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burraneer Maianbar
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.

Burraneer Maianbar
Walkability 55 / 32
Burraneer — Walkability: 55/100 Maianbar — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 75 / 64
Burraneer — Safety: 75/100 Maianbar — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 1
Burraneer — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maianbar — Low fire risk: 1/100

Demographics

Burraneer has more residents (3,719 vs 539); Burraneer has higher household incomes ($181,480 vs $121,628).

Burraneer Maianbar
Population 3,719
+86% vs other
 539
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +6.7%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $181,480/yr
+33% vs other
 $121,628/yr
Median weekly rent $660/wk
+24% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burraneer Maianbar
0-4 5.7% / 4.5%
Burraneer — 0-4: 5.7% Maianbar — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.3% / 12.8%
Burraneer — 5-14: 13.3% Maianbar — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.4% / 3.0%
Burraneer — 15-19: 7.4% Maianbar — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 6.8% / 3.7%
Burraneer — 20-24: 6.8% Maianbar — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 6.9% / 6.9%
Burraneer — 25-34: 6.9% Maianbar — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 11.7% / 10.6%
Burraneer — 35-44: 11.7% Maianbar — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.3% / 17.8%
Burraneer — 45-54: 15.3% Maianbar — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 14.3% / 20.4%
Burraneer — 55-64: 14.3% Maianbar — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 11.0% / 13.0%
Burraneer — 65-74: 11.0% Maianbar — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 5.3% / 6.9%
Burraneer — 75-84: 5.3% Maianbar — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.5% / 0.9%
Burraneer — 85+: 2.5% Maianbar — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burraneer 69.9% couple families
Burraneer — Couple Families: 69.9% Burraneer — Lone Person: 18.6% Burraneer — One Parent Families: 8.8% Burraneer — Group Household: 2.1% Burraneer — Other Families: 0.6%
Maianbar 45.8% couple families
Maianbar — Couple Families: 45.8% Maianbar — Lone Person: 37.4% Maianbar — One Parent Families: 14.5% Maianbar — Group Household: 2.3% Maianbar — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burraneer 10.2% renting
Burraneer — Owned Outright: 46.2% Burraneer — Mortgage: 43.6% Burraneer — Renting: 10.2%
Maianbar 14.4% renting
Maianbar — Owned Outright: 44.1% Maianbar — Mortgage: 41.5% Maianbar — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burraneer Maianbar
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 18.2%
Burraneer — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Maianbar — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 15.8%
Burraneer — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Maianbar — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 10.0%
Burraneer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Maianbar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 8.2%
Burraneer — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Maianbar — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.4%
Burraneer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Maianbar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Burraneer Maianbar
England 3.0% / 5.0%
Burraneer — England: 3.0% Maianbar — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.7%
Burraneer — New Zealand: 1.2% Maianbar — New Zealand: 1.7%
Italy 0.9% / 0.7%
Burraneer — Italy: 0.9% Maianbar — Italy: 0.7%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.9%
Burraneer — Scotland: 0.4% Maianbar — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.6%
Burraneer — Germany: not among its largest Maianbar — Germany: 0.6%
Greece 0.4% / —
Burraneer — Greece: 0.4% Maianbar — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burraneer 85.4% houses
Burraneer — Houses: 85.4% Burraneer — Townhouses: 9.8% Burraneer — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Maianbar 97.0% houses
Maianbar — Houses: 97.0% Maianbar — Townhouses: 0.0% Maianbar — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burraneer Maianbar
Median house price $3,200,000 $1,460,000
Median unit price $2,425,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 36 sales
 119 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Maianbar has more land zoned for conservation (98% vs 72%).

Burraneer Maianbar
Environmental 72% 98%
Residential 19% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 1%
Planning zones cover 100% of Burraneer and 99% of Maianbar. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Burraneer Maianbar
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.

Burraneer Maianbar
Houses 2.5%
$2,000/wk on $4.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burraneer Maianbar
House price Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools Higher than 12% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of NSW —

Liveability

Burraneer is more walkable (55 vs 32); Burraneer scores higher overall (68 vs 46).

Burraneer Maianbar
Grade B C
Score 68/100 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Maianbar carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 0); Maianbar carries more crime risk (36 vs 25).

Burraneer Maianbar
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
99/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
23/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Burraneer Maianbar
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Burraneer

  • Burraneer Bay Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Aloysius College Cronulla Catholic · Secondary below peers

Schools in Maianbar

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Burraneer Maianbar
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Maianbar sits further from the CBD (54.4 km vs 30.6 km).

Burraneer Maianbar
Walkability score 55/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 30.6 km 54.4 km
+78% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 65 min
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.

Burraneer Maianbar
Worked from Home 46.0% / 48.9%
Burraneer — Worked from Home: 46.0% Maianbar — Worked from Home: 48.9%
Car (driver) 48.8% / 45.7%
Burraneer — Car (driver): 48.8% Maianbar — Car (driver): 45.7%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 2.3%
Burraneer — Car (passenger): 2.6% Maianbar — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.8%
Burraneer — Walked Only: 1.0% Maianbar — Walked Only: 1.8%
Train 1.3% / 1.4%
Burraneer — Train: 1.3% Maianbar — Train: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.9%).

Setting

Burraneer Maianbar
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 91 m
1.6 km to a named beach
 64 m
393 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Burraneer Maianbar
Connectivity score 91/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
1,391 premises
 31%
267 premises

Climate

Burraneer Maianbar
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Burraneer Maianbar
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

Burraneer Maianbar
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Burraneer Maianbar
Division Cook Hughes
Member Simon Kennedy David Moncrieff
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Burraneer Maianbar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burraneer

Coastal Outer Premium Quiet

Maianbar

Beach Beachfront Coastal Outer Parks

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