Dolans Bay vs Burraneer

Comparing Dolans Bay and Burraneer, NSW: Burraneer has more residents (3,719 vs 699); Burraneer carries more crime risk (25 vs 14); and Dolans Bay scores higher overall (87 vs 68).

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Dolans Bay carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)

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

First-home buyers

Burraneer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($2,425,000 vs $3,010,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burraneer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($660/wk vs $800/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dolans Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 55/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Dolans Bay

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Dolans Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.9% vs 3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dolans Bay Burraneer
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.

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Walkability 69 / 55
Dolans Bay — Walkability: 69/100 Burraneer — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 86 / 75
Dolans Bay — Safety: 86/100 Burraneer — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dolans Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Burraneer — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Burraneer has more residents (3,719 vs 699); Dolans Bay rents higher ($800/wk vs $660/wk).

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Population 699 3,719
+432% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.9% +3.8%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $184,184/yr
+1% vs other
 $181,480/yr
Median weekly rent $800/wk
+18% vs other
 $660/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dolans Bay Burraneer
0-4 7.0% / 5.7%
Dolans Bay — 0-4: 7.0% Burraneer — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.4% / 13.3%
Dolans Bay — 5-14: 11.4% Burraneer — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.6% / 7.4%
Dolans Bay — 15-19: 7.6% Burraneer — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 8.2% / 6.8%
Dolans Bay — 20-24: 8.2% Burraneer — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 8.6% / 6.9%
Dolans Bay — 25-34: 8.6% Burraneer — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 11.9% / 11.7%
Dolans Bay — 35-44: 11.9% Burraneer — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.7% / 15.3%
Dolans Bay — 45-54: 14.7% Burraneer — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 15.5% / 14.3%
Dolans Bay — 55-64: 15.5% Burraneer — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 8.6% / 11.0%
Dolans Bay — 65-74: 8.6% Burraneer — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.9% / 5.3%
Dolans Bay — 75-84: 4.9% Burraneer — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.6% / 2.5%
Dolans Bay — 85+: 1.6% Burraneer — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dolans Bay 74.3% couple families
Dolans Bay — Couple Families: 74.3% Dolans Bay — Lone Person: 15.1% Dolans Bay — One Parent Families: 8.6% Dolans Bay — Other Families: 2.0% Dolans Bay — Group Household: 0.0%
Burraneer 69.9% couple families
Burraneer — Couple Families: 69.9% Burraneer — Lone Person: 18.6% Burraneer — One Parent Families: 8.8% Burraneer — Other Families: 0.6% Burraneer — Group Household: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dolans Bay 9.7% renting
Dolans Bay — Owned Outright: 48.5% Dolans Bay — Mortgage: 41.8% Dolans Bay — Renting: 9.7%
Burraneer 10.2% renting
Burraneer — Owned Outright: 46.2% Burraneer — Mortgage: 43.6% Burraneer — Renting: 10.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 19.5%
Dolans Bay — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Burraneer — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 12.0%
Dolans Bay — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Burraneer — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.8%
Dolans Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Burraneer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 5.1%
Dolans Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Burraneer — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.6%
Dolans Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Burraneer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

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.

Dolans Bay Burraneer
England 1.6% / 3.0%
Dolans Bay — England: 1.6% Burraneer — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Dolans Bay — New Zealand: 1.3% Burraneer — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy 0.9% / 0.9%
Dolans Bay — Italy: 0.9% Burraneer — Italy: 0.9%
Greece 0.7% / 0.4%
Dolans Bay — Greece: 0.7% Burraneer — Greece: 0.4%
Thailand 0.7% / —
Dolans Bay — Thailand: 0.7% Burraneer — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.4%
Dolans Bay — Scotland: not among its largest Burraneer — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dolans Bay 91.8% houses
Dolans Bay — Houses: 91.8% Dolans Bay — Townhouses: 8.7% Dolans Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Burraneer 85.4% houses
Burraneer — Houses: 85.4% Burraneer — Townhouses: 9.8% Burraneer — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Median house price $3,165,000 $3,200,000
Median unit price $3,010,000 $2,425,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 3 sales
 44 days
from 36 sales

Zoning mix

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

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Environmental 98% 72%
Residential 0% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 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

Dolans Bay Burraneer
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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Dolans Bay Burraneer
House price Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
Schools — Higher than 12% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 18% 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 6% of NSW

Liveability

Dolans Bay scores higher overall (87 vs 68); Dolans Bay is more walkable (69 vs 55).

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Grade A B
Score 87/100 68/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Burraneer carries more crime risk (25 vs 14).

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
23/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Dolans Bay

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

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Walkability score 69/100 55/100
Distance to Sydney 29.4 km 30.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 42 min
Public transport score 38/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Car (driver) 51.7% / 48.8%
Dolans Bay — Car (driver): 51.7% Burraneer — Car (driver): 48.8%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 46.0%
Dolans Bay — Worked from Home: 42.9% Burraneer — Worked from Home: 46.0%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 2.6%
Dolans Bay — Car (passenger): 2.4% Burraneer — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Train 2.1% / 1.3%
Dolans Bay — Train: 2.1% Burraneer — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.0%
Dolans Bay — Walked Only: 0.9% Burraneer — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.7%).

Setting

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 908 m
1.7 km to a named beach
 91 m
1.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Connectivity score 91/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
239 premises
 54%
1,391 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Dolans Bay Burraneer
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

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

Federal electorate

Dolans Bay Burraneer
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dolans Bay

Coastal Outer Parks Premium Quiet

Burraneer

Coastal Outer Premium Quiet

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