Caringbah South vs Woolooware

Woolooware is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Caringbah South. In both, most households own their home. In Caringbah South, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Caringbah South tends to suit families with children and couples, while Woolooware 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

Caringbah South

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 63/100)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 5)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Woolooware

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($857,500 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woolooware

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($550/wk vs $730/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolooware

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Woolooware

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 23%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Caringbah South carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Woolooware

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs 7.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Caringbah South Woolooware
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.

Caringbah South Woolooware
Walkability 71 / 92
Caringbah South — Walkability: 71/100 Woolooware — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 80 / 37
Caringbah South — Safety: 80/100 Woolooware — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Caringbah South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woolooware — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Caringbah South has more residents (13,168 vs 5,060); Caringbah South rents higher ($730/wk vs $550/wk).

Caringbah South Woolooware
Population 13,168
+62% vs other
 5,060
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% +27.7%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $141,492/yr
+18% vs other
 $115,856/yr
Median weekly rent $730/wk
+25% vs other
 $550/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caringbah South Woolooware
0-4 6.3% / 5.0%
Caringbah South — 0-4: 6.3% Woolooware — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 14.1% / 10.9%
Caringbah South — 5-14: 14.1% Woolooware — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.6% / 6.1%
Caringbah South — 15-19: 6.6% Woolooware — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.5% / 6.7%
Caringbah South — 20-24: 5.5% Woolooware — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 8.6% / 15.7%
Caringbah South — 25-34: 8.6% Woolooware — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 12.3% / 12.7%
Caringbah South — 35-44: 12.3% Woolooware — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 14.0% / 13.4%
Caringbah South — 45-54: 14.0% Woolooware — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 12.9% / 12.9%
Caringbah South — 55-64: 12.9% Woolooware — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 10.8% / 10.1%
Caringbah South — 65-74: 10.8% Woolooware — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.9% / 4.9%
Caringbah South — 75-84: 5.9% Woolooware — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.1% / 1.9%
Caringbah South — 85+: 3.1% Woolooware — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caringbah South 62.6% couple families
Caringbah South — Couple Families: 62.6% Caringbah South — Lone Person: 23.0% Caringbah South — One Parent Families: 12.0% Caringbah South — Group Household: 1.5% Caringbah South — Other Families: 1.0%
Woolooware 43.4% couple families
Woolooware — Couple Families: 43.4% Woolooware — Lone Person: 40.2% Woolooware — One Parent Families: 12.7% Woolooware — Group Household: 2.9% Woolooware — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caringbah South 11.8% renting
Caringbah South — Owned Outright: 47.4% Caringbah South — Mortgage: 40.8% Caringbah South — Renting: 11.8%
Woolooware 27.1% renting
Woolooware — Owned Outright: 33.9% Woolooware — Mortgage: 39.0% Woolooware — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Caringbah South Woolooware
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 18.0%
Caringbah South — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Woolooware — Bachelor Degree: 18.0%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 14.8%
Caringbah South — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Woolooware — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 11.3%
Caringbah South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Woolooware — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 4.6%
Caringbah South — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Woolooware — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.0%
Caringbah South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Woolooware — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Caringbah South Woolooware
England 3.7% / 4.1%
Caringbah South — England: 3.7% Woolooware — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.9%
Caringbah South — New Zealand: 1.2% Woolooware — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.7%
Caringbah South — South Africa: 0.5% Woolooware — South Africa: 0.7%
Italy 0.5% / 0.6%
Caringbah South — Italy: 0.5% Woolooware — Italy: 0.6%
China 0.8% / —
Caringbah South — China: 0.8% Woolooware — China: not among its largest
Brazil — / 0.7%
Caringbah South — Brazil: not among its largest Woolooware — Brazil: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caringbah South 76.6% houses
Caringbah South — Houses: 76.6% Caringbah South — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Caringbah South — Townhouses: 22.6%
Woolooware 44.2% houses
Woolooware — Houses: 44.2% Woolooware — Flats / Apartments: 39.2% Woolooware — Townhouses: 16.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Caringbah South Woolooware
Median house price $2,380,000 $2,510,000
Median unit price $1,300,000 $857,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 83 sales
 25 days
from 20 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.

Caringbah South Woolooware
3 bed $2.02M / $2.5M
Caringbah South — 3 bed: $2.02M (31 sales) Woolooware — 3 bed: $2.5M (8 sales)

31 vs 8 sales

4 bed $2.36M / $2.55M
Caringbah South — 4 bed: $2.36M (69 sales) Woolooware — 4 bed: $2.55M (21 sales)

69 vs 21 sales

5 bed $2.6M / $2.8M
Caringbah South — 5 bed: $2.6M (28 sales) Woolooware — 5 bed: $2.8M (7 sales)

28 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Caringbah South has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 1%).

Caringbah South Woolooware
Residential 63% 53%
Environmental 32% 1%
Parks and recreation 3% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 9%
Commercial 0% 6%
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

Caringbah South Woolooware
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.

Caringbah South Woolooware
Houses 3.7%
$1,400/wk on $1.95M
 3.7%
$1,550/wk on $2.2M
Units — 5.2%
$800/wk on $800K

Ranking within NSW

Caringbah South Woolooware
House price Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 74% of NSW

Liveability

Woolooware is more walkable (92 vs 71); Caringbah South scores higher overall (86 vs 80).

Caringbah South Woolooware
Grade A
same for both
Score 86/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woolooware carries more crime risk (63 vs 20).

Caringbah South Woolooware
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Caringbah South Woolooware
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Caringbah South

  • Caringbah Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Laguna Street Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Woolooware

  • Woolooware High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Woolooware Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Caringbah South Woolooware
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 5 1
Parks & reserves 9
same for both
Childcare 12 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Caringbah South Woolooware
Walkability score 71/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 28.4 km 28.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 148.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2229
 1.5%
postcode 2230
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 2229
 18
postcode 2230

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.

Caringbah South Woolooware
Car (driver) 47.6% / 48.4%
Caringbah South — Car (driver): 47.6% Woolooware — Car (driver): 48.4%
Worked from Home 46.6% / 43.5%
Caringbah South — Worked from Home: 46.6% Woolooware — Worked from Home: 43.5%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 3.0%
Caringbah South — Car (passenger): 2.9% Woolooware — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Train 1.5% / 2.6%
Caringbah South — Train: 1.5% Woolooware — Train: 2.6%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.6%
Caringbah South — Walked Only: 1.0% Woolooware — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.4%).

Setting

Caringbah South Woolooware
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 662 m
1.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Caringbah South Woolooware
Connectivity score 90/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
5,170 premises
 59%
2,866 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Caringbah South Woolooware
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

Caringbah South Woolooware
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Caringbah South Woolooware
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caringbah South Woolooware
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caringbah South

Coastal Outer Parks Premium Townhouses Urban

Woolooware

Apartments Coastal Outer Parks Quiet Trains Transport Hub

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