Cronulla vs Woolooware

Woolooware is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Cronulla. In both, most households own their home. 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 $2.51 million in Woolooware, though rent is higher in Woolooware. On these figures, Cronulla tends to suit people living alone, while Woolooware suits 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

They split

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

  • Cronulla has more childcare (8 vs 5)
  • Woolooware has more separate houses rather than flats (44% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Woolooware

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($2,510,000 vs $3,300,000)
  • has cheaper units ($857,500 vs $1,053,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cronulla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Cronulla

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (80% vs 56%)

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

Investors

Woolooware

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs -0.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Cronulla 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.

Cronulla 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.

Cronulla Woolooware
Walkability 95 / 92
Cronulla — Walkability: 95/100 Woolooware — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 38 / 37
Cronulla — Safety: 38/100 Woolooware — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cronulla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woolooware — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cronulla has more residents (17,899 vs 5,060); Cronulla skews older (43 vs 39).

Cronulla Woolooware
Population 17,899
+72% vs other
 5,060
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +27.7%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $107,016/yr $115,856/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk $550/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cronulla Woolooware
0-4 4.6% / 5.0%
Cronulla — 0-4: 4.6% Woolooware — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 7.3% / 10.9%
Cronulla — 5-14: 7.3% Woolooware — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.0% / 6.1%
Cronulla — 15-19: 4.0% Woolooware — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.7% / 6.7%
Cronulla — 20-24: 5.7% Woolooware — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 18.0% / 15.7%
Cronulla — 25-34: 18.0% Woolooware — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 12.2% / 12.7%
Cronulla — 35-44: 12.2% Woolooware — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 12.3% / 13.4%
Cronulla — 45-54: 12.3% Woolooware — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 14.4% / 12.9%
Cronulla — 55-64: 14.4% Woolooware — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 12.4% / 10.1%
Cronulla — 65-74: 12.4% Woolooware — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 6.0% / 4.9%
Cronulla — 75-84: 6.0% Woolooware — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.1% / 1.9%
Cronulla — 85+: 3.1% Woolooware — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Woolooware 40.2% lone person
Woolooware — Lone Person: 40.2% Woolooware — Couple Families: 43.4% Woolooware — One Parent Families: 12.7% Woolooware — Group Household: 2.9% Woolooware — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cronulla 41.9% renting
Cronulla — Owned Outright: 34.1% Cronulla — Mortgage: 24.0% Cronulla — Renting: 41.9%
Woolooware 27.1% renting
Woolooware — Owned Outright: 33.9% Woolooware — Mortgage: 39.0% Woolooware — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cronulla Woolooware
England 3.6% / 4.1%
Cronulla — England: 3.6% Woolooware — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.9%
Cronulla — New Zealand: 1.6% Woolooware — New Zealand: 1.9%
Brazil 0.7% / 0.7%
Cronulla — Brazil: 0.7% Woolooware — Brazil: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.7%
Cronulla — South Africa: 0.6% Woolooware — South Africa: 0.7%
Italy 0.6% / 0.6%
Cronulla — Italy: 0.6% Woolooware — Italy: 0.6%

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

Qualifications

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

Cronulla Woolooware
Bachelor Degree 19.0% / 18.0%
Cronulla — Bachelor Degree: 19.0% Woolooware — Bachelor Degree: 18.0%
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.8%
Cronulla — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Woolooware — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 11.3%
Cronulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Woolooware — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 4.6%
Cronulla — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Woolooware — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.0%
Cronulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Woolooware — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cronulla 73.5% flats / apartments
Cronulla — Flats / Apartments: 73.5% Cronulla — Houses: 20.5% Cronulla — Townhouses: 6.1%
Woolooware 39.2% flats / apartments
Woolooware — Flats / Apartments: 39.2% Woolooware — Houses: 44.2% Woolooware — Townhouses: 16.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Cronulla Woolooware
Median house price $3,300,000 $2,510,000
Median unit price $1,053,000 $857,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 64 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.

Cronulla Woolooware
3 bed $3.11M / $2.5M
Cronulla — 3 bed: $3.11M (26 sales) Woolooware — 3 bed: $2.5M (8 sales)

26 vs 8 sales

4 bed $3.45M / $2.55M
Cronulla — 4 bed: $3.45M (31 sales) Woolooware — 4 bed: $2.55M (21 sales)

31 vs 21 sales

5 bed $3.79M / $2.8M
Cronulla — 5 bed: $3.79M (12 sales) Woolooware — 5 bed: $2.8M (7 sales)

12 vs 7 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Cronulla Woolooware
1 bed $725K / $800K
Cronulla — 1 bed: $725K (97 sales) Woolooware — 1 bed: $800K (38 sales)

97 vs 38 sales

2 bed $1.09M / $938K
Cronulla — 2 bed: $1.09M (304 sales) Woolooware — 2 bed: $938K (42 sales)

304 vs 42 sales

3 bed $1.95M / $2.05M
Cronulla — 3 bed: $1.95M (59 sales) Woolooware — 3 bed: $2.05M (6 sales)

59 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Cronulla has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 1%).

Cronulla Woolooware
Residential 55% 53%
Parks and recreation 22% 31%
Environmental 13% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 9%
Commercial 6%
same for both
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

Cronulla 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.

Cronulla Woolooware
Houses 3.6%
$1,975/wk on $2.83M
 3.7%
$1,550/wk on $2.2M
Units 4.1%
$798/wk on $1.02M
 5.2%
$800/wk on $800K

Ranking within NSW

Cronulla Woolooware
House price Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools Higher than 28% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW

Liveability

Woolooware scores higher overall (80 vs 64).

Cronulla Woolooware
Grade B A
Score 64/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cronulla Woolooware
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
83/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

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

Schools in Woolooware

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cronulla Woolooware
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 39 1
Parks & reserves 13 9
Childcare 8 5
GPs 5 1
Pharmacies 3 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Beaches 4 0

Mobility

Cronulla Woolooware
Walkability score 95/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 30.5 km
+6% vs other
 28.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 39 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus · Ferry
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 197.5
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 1.5%
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.

Cronulla Woolooware
Car (driver) 46.4% / 48.4%
Cronulla — Car (driver): 46.4% Woolooware — Car (driver): 48.4%
Worked from Home 43.9% / 43.5%
Cronulla — Worked from Home: 43.9% Woolooware — Worked from Home: 43.5%
Train 3.4% / 2.6%
Cronulla — Train: 3.4% Woolooware — Train: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 3.0%
Cronulla — Car (passenger): 2.1% Woolooware — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.6%
Cronulla — Walked Only: 3.4% Woolooware — Walked Only: 1.6%

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

Setting

Cronulla Woolooware
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 146 m
469 m to a named beach
 662 m
1.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cronulla Woolooware
Connectivity score 75/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
11,217 premises
 59%
2,866 premises

Climate

Cronulla Woolooware
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)

Cronulla 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

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

Federal electorate

Cronulla Woolooware
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cronulla

Apartments Beach Beachfront Cafe Culture Coastal Nightlife Outer Parks Urban

Woolooware

Apartments Coastal Outer Parks Quiet Trains Transport Hub

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