Burrill Lake vs Dolphin Point

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Dolphin Point: a median of $1.29 million, against $856,000 in Burrill Lake, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Burrill Lake tends to suit 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

Burrill Lake

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Burrill Lake

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($570,000 vs $910,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($856,000 vs $1,295,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burrill Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burrill Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Dolphin Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (73.5% vs 21.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
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.

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Walkability 29 / 23
Burrill Lake — Walkability: 29/100 Dolphin Point — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 59 / 41
Burrill Lake — Safety: 59/100 Dolphin Point — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 19 / 12
Burrill Lake — Low fire risk: 19/100 Dolphin Point — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Burrill Lake has more residents (1,782 vs 354); Dolphin Point has higher household incomes ($77,376 vs $61,516).

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Population 1,782
+80% vs other
 354
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.6% +73.5%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $61,516/yr $77,376/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $420/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
0-4 5.5% / 5.6%
Burrill Lake — 0-4: 5.5% Dolphin Point — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.4% / 10.7%
Burrill Lake — 5-14: 11.4% Dolphin Point — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 4.5% / 4.0%
Burrill Lake — 15-19: 4.5% Dolphin Point — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 3.2% / 4.2%
Burrill Lake — 20-24: 3.2% Dolphin Point — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 10.0% / 10.5%
Burrill Lake — 25-34: 10.0% Dolphin Point — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.6% / 12.1%
Burrill Lake — 35-44: 11.6% Dolphin Point — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 9.9% / 10.5%
Burrill Lake — 45-54: 9.9% Dolphin Point — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 15.4% / 17.8%
Burrill Lake — 55-64: 15.4% Dolphin Point — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 16.7% / 14.7%
Burrill Lake — 65-74: 16.7% Dolphin Point — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 8.7% / 6.8%
Burrill Lake — 75-84: 8.7% Dolphin Point — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 2.7% / 1.7%
Burrill Lake — 85+: 2.7% Dolphin Point — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burrill Lake 44.2% lone person
Burrill Lake — Lone Person: 44.2% Burrill Lake — Couple Families: 35.3% Burrill Lake — One Parent Families: 16.5% Burrill Lake — Group Household: 3.2% Burrill Lake — Other Families: 0.8%
Dolphin Point 35.4% lone person
Dolphin Point — Lone Person: 35.4% Dolphin Point — Couple Families: 41.8% Dolphin Point — One Parent Families: 17.7% Dolphin Point — Group Household: 5.1% Dolphin Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burrill Lake 20.5% renting
Burrill Lake — Owned Outright: 48.5% Burrill Lake — Mortgage: 31.0% Burrill Lake — Renting: 20.5%
Dolphin Point 13.2% renting
Dolphin Point — Owned Outright: 51.2% Dolphin Point — Mortgage: 35.7% Dolphin Point — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 22.0%
Burrill Lake — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Dolphin Point — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 12.1%
Burrill Lake — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Dolphin Point — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 9.9%
Burrill Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Dolphin Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 4.0%
Burrill Lake — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Dolphin Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.3%
Burrill Lake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Dolphin Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
England 3.1% / 2.8%
Burrill Lake — England: 3.1% Dolphin Point — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.7%
Burrill Lake — New Zealand: 1.2% Dolphin Point — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa — / 2.5%
Burrill Lake — South Africa: not among its largest Dolphin Point — South Africa: 2.5%
Italy 0.4% / 1.1%
Burrill Lake — Italy: 0.4% Dolphin Point — Italy: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.8%
Burrill Lake — Germany: not among its largest Dolphin Point — Germany: 0.8%
Philippines 0.4% / —
Burrill Lake — Philippines: 0.4% Dolphin Point — Philippines: not among its largest
Brazil 0.4% / —
Burrill Lake — Brazil: 0.4% Dolphin Point — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burrill Lake 90.4% houses
Burrill Lake — Houses: 90.4% Burrill Lake — Townhouses: 7.5% Burrill Lake — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Dolphin Point 94.8% houses
Dolphin Point — Houses: 94.8% Dolphin Point — Townhouses: 2.2% Dolphin Point — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Median house price $856,000 $1,295,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $570,000 $910,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 70 days
from 14 sales
 54 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Dolphin Point has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 51%).

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Environmental 51% 61%
Residential 22% 21%
Parks and recreation 13% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 1%
Rural and farming 4% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Burrill Lake and 91% of Dolphin Point. 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

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Houses 3.6%
$615/wk on $900K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
House price Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of NSW —

Liveability

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dolphin Point carries more crime risk (59 vs 41).

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
84/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Walkability score 29/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 231.7 km 232.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 197 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2539
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2539
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.

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Car (driver) 80.2% / 74.4%
Burrill Lake — Car (driver): 80.2% Dolphin Point — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 23.3%
Burrill Lake — Worked from Home: 10.7% Dolphin Point — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 2.3%
Burrill Lake — Car (passenger): 5.2% Dolphin Point — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 2.8% / —
Burrill Lake — Walked Only: 2.8% Dolphin Point — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Burrill Lake — Bicycle: 1.0% Dolphin Point — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 513 m
991 m to a named beach
 259 m
555 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Connectivity score 77/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
1,098 premises
 57%
327 premises

Climate

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burrill Lake Dolphin Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burrill Lake

Acreage Beach Coastal Parks Retirees River

Dolphin Point

Acreage Beach Coastal

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