Durras North vs South Durras

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Durras North, the large majority of households are people living alone. In South Durras, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Durras North: a median of $1.66 million, against $1.05 million in South Durras, though rent is higher in South Durras. On these figures, Durras North tends to suit people living alone, while South Durras suits older residents 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

South Durras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 69%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

South Durras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,662,500)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Durras North

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Durras

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 232 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Durras

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 16%)
  • But Durras North has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Durras North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (85.2% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Durras North South Durras
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.

Durras North South Durras
Walkability 0 / 12
Durras North — Walkability: 0/100 South Durras — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 20 / 23
Durras North — Safety: 20/100 South Durras — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 26 / 34
Durras North — Low fire risk: 26/100 South Durras — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

South Durras has more residents (319 vs 50); South Durras rents higher ($320/wk vs $190/wk).

Durras North South Durras
Population 50 319
+538% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +85.2% -6.5%
Median age 59 57
Median household income $94,224/yr
+23% vs other
 $72,696/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $320/wk
+68% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Durras North South Durras
0-4 — / 3.1%
Durras North — 0-4: not among its largest South Durras — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 12.0% / 6.6%
Durras North — 5-14: 12.0% South Durras — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 8.0% / 3.8%
Durras North — 15-19: 8.0% South Durras — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Durras North — 20-24: not among its largest South Durras — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 6.0% / 8.5%
Durras North — 25-34: 6.0% South Durras — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 — / 9.4%
Durras North — 35-44: not among its largest South Durras — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 6.0% / 12.5%
Durras North — 45-54: 6.0% South Durras — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 48.0% / 21.6%
Durras North — 55-64: 48.0% South Durras — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 16.0% / 23.5%
Durras North — 65-74: 16.0% South Durras — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 — / 8.8%
Durras North — 75-84: not among its largest South Durras — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 1.6%
Durras North — 85+: not among its largest South Durras — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Durras North 100.0% lone person
Durras North — Lone Person: 100.0% Durras North — Couple Families: 0.0% Durras North — One Parent Families: 0.0% Durras North — Group Household: 0.0%
South Durras 47.3% lone person
South Durras — Lone Person: 47.3% South Durras — Couple Families: 28.4% South Durras — One Parent Families: 18.9% South Durras — Group Household: 5.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Durras North 26.7% renting
Durras North — Owned Outright: 73.3% Durras North — Mortgage: 0.0% Durras North — Renting: 26.7%
South Durras 13.4% renting
South Durras — Owned Outright: 59.7% South Durras — Mortgage: 26.9% South Durras — Renting: 13.4%
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.

Durras North South Durras
England 10.0% / 2.8%
Durras North — England: 10.0% South Durras — England: 2.8%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Durras North — New Zealand: not among its largest South Durras — New Zealand: 1.6%
Indonesia — / 1.3%
Durras North — Indonesia: not among its largest South Durras — Indonesia: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

Qualifications

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

Durras North South Durras
Bachelor Degree 22.0% / 15.4%
Durras North — Bachelor Degree: 22.0% South Durras — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 21.0%
Durras North — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% South Durras — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.0% / 7.2%
Durras North — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0% South Durras — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.7%
Durras North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest South Durras — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.6%
Durras North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest South Durras — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Durras North 68.8% houses
Durras North — Houses: 68.8% Durras North — Flats / Apartments: 31.2%
South Durras 97.2% houses
South Durras — Houses: 97.2% South Durras — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Durras North South Durras
Median house price $1,662,500 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Durras North South Durras
Environmental 96% 92%
Residential 0% 4%
Rural and farming 2% 1%
Planning zones cover 98% of Durras North and 98% of South Durras. 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

Durras North South Durras
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
 211
across Eurobodalla
Approvals change year on year -10% -9%

Ranking within NSW

Durras North South Durras
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

South Durras is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Durras North South Durras
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Durras North South Durras
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
77/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
20/100
 Moderate
51/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Durras North South Durras
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

Durras North South Durras
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Beaches 1 5
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Durras North South Durras
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 273.3 km 274.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 225 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2536
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2536
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.

Durras North South Durras
Car (driver) 40.0% / 75.2%
Durras North — Car (driver): 40.0% South Durras — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 20.5%
Durras North — Worked from Home: 25.0% South Durras — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Walked Only 20.0% / 4.3%
Durras North — Walked Only: 20.0% South Durras — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 15.0% / —
Durras North — Car (passenger): 15.0% South Durras — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Durras North South Durras
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
1.7 km to a named beach
 854 m
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Durras North South Durras
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
373 premises

Climate

Durras North South Durras
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm 914 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C 23.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C 7.5°C

Council rates

Durras North South Durras
Average residential rate $1,501/yr $1,246/yr
Council Shoalhaven Eurobodalla

Federal electorate

Durras North South Durras
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Durras North

Coastal Rural

South Durras

Acreage Beach Coastal Retirees

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