Engadine vs Barden Ridge

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Barden Ridge: a median of $1.76 million, against $1.52 million in Engadine, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barden Ridge tends to suit couples.

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

  • Engadine has more childcare (21 vs 5)
  • Barden Ridge carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Engadine has cheaper houses ($1,525,000 vs $1,765,000)
  • Barden Ridge leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Engadine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $685/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Engadine is more walkable (78/100 vs 54/100)
  • Barden Ridge has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 46 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Engadine

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 8%)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 54/100)
  • But Barden Ridge carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Engadine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -4.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Engadine Barden Ridge
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.

Engadine Barden Ridge
Walkability 78 / 54
Engadine — Walkability: 78/100 Barden Ridge — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 70 / 80
Engadine — Safety: 70/100 Barden Ridge — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 12 / 8
Engadine — Low fire risk: 12/100 Barden Ridge — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Engadine has more residents (17,736 vs 4,129); Barden Ridge rents higher ($685/wk vs $500/wk).

Engadine Barden Ridge
Population 17,736
+77% vs other
 4,129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -4.6%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $119,756/yr $162,968/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk $685/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Engadine Barden Ridge
0-4 6.5% / 5.2%
Engadine — 0-4: 6.5% Barden Ridge — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.6% / 13.0%
Engadine — 5-14: 15.6% Barden Ridge — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.0% / 8.2%
Engadine — 15-19: 7.0% Barden Ridge — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.2% / 8.3%
Engadine — 20-24: 5.2% Barden Ridge — 20-24: 8.3%
25-34 9.1% / 9.4%
Engadine — 25-34: 9.1% Barden Ridge — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 15.2% / 10.4%
Engadine — 35-44: 15.2% Barden Ridge — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.9% / 15.4%
Engadine — 45-54: 13.9% Barden Ridge — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 9.8% / 16.7%
Engadine — 55-64: 9.8% Barden Ridge — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 9.2% / 9.2%
Engadine — 65-74: 9.2% Barden Ridge — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 6.7% / 3.0%
Engadine — 75-84: 6.7% Barden Ridge — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.9% / 1.5%
Engadine — 85+: 1.9% Barden Ridge — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Engadine 59.8% couple families
Engadine — Couple Families: 59.8% Engadine — Lone Person: 22.4% Engadine — One Parent Families: 15.3% Engadine — Group Household: 1.6% Engadine — Other Families: 1.0%
Barden Ridge 75.2% couple families
Barden Ridge — Couple Families: 75.2% Barden Ridge — Lone Person: 9.8% Barden Ridge — One Parent Families: 13.5% Barden Ridge — Group Household: 1.0% Barden Ridge — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Engadine 13.7% renting
Engadine — Owned Outright: 38.3% Engadine — Mortgage: 48.0% Engadine — Renting: 13.7%
Barden Ridge 6.2% renting
Barden Ridge — Owned Outright: 43.6% Barden Ridge — Mortgage: 50.2% Barden Ridge — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Engadine Barden Ridge
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 16.7%
Engadine — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Barden Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 14.6%
Engadine — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Barden Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.3%
Engadine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Barden Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 4.3%
Engadine — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Barden Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.0%
Engadine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Barden Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Engadine Barden Ridge
England 3.7% / 2.8%
Engadine — England: 3.7% Barden Ridge — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.6%
Engadine — New Zealand: 1.0% Barden Ridge — New Zealand: 0.6%
China 0.5% / 1.0%
Engadine — China: 0.5% Barden Ridge — China: 1.0%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.0%
Engadine — South Africa: 0.4% Barden Ridge — South Africa: 1.0%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Engadine — Philippines: 0.4% Barden Ridge — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.4%
Engadine — Scotland: 0.4% Barden Ridge — Scotland: 0.4%
Italy — / 0.6%
Engadine — Italy: not among its largest Barden Ridge — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Engadine 79.4% houses
Engadine — Houses: 79.4% Engadine — Townhouses: 7.7% Engadine — Flats / Apartments: 12.9%
Barden Ridge 91.8% houses
Barden Ridge — Houses: 91.8% Barden Ridge — Townhouses: 7.8% Barden Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Engadine Barden Ridge
Median house price $1,525,000 $1,765,000
Median unit price $805,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 148 sales
 22 days
from 28 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.

Engadine Barden Ridge
3 bed $1.45M / $1.38M
Engadine — 3 bed: $1.45M (104 sales) Barden Ridge — 3 bed: $1.38M (8 sales)

104 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.6M / $1.77M
Engadine — 4 bed: $1.6M (110 sales) Barden Ridge — 4 bed: $1.77M (38 sales)

110 vs 38 sales

5 bed $1.77M / $1.86M
Engadine — 5 bed: $1.77M (27 sales) Barden Ridge — 5 bed: $1.86M (17 sales)

27 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Engadine has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 43%).

Engadine Barden Ridge
Environmental 70% 43%
Other and special use 0% 25%
Parks and recreation 4% 21%
Residential 19% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 6%
Commercial 2% 0%
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

Engadine Barden Ridge
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.

Engadine Barden Ridge
Houses 3.4%
$950/wk on $1.45M
 3.6%
$1,175/wk on $1.7M
Units 5.0%
$700/wk on $735K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Engadine Barden Ridge
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools Higher than 78% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 64% of NSW —

Liveability

Engadine is more walkable (78 vs 54); Engadine scores higher overall (63 vs 58).

Engadine Barden Ridge
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Engadine carries more crime risk (30 vs 20).

Engadine Barden Ridge
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
20/100
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 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Engadine Barden Ridge
Inside the suburb 8 2
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 5 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Engadine

  • Engadine Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town Independent · Combined · Special school above peers
  • Engadine High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Engadine West Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Marton Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Barden Ridge

  • Shire Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Lucas Heights Community School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Engadine Barden Ridge
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 20 5
Childcare 21 5
GPs 10 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Engadine Barden Ridge
Walkability score 78/100 54/100
Distance to Sydney 37.4 km 37.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 37 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 287.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 58.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2233
 1.4%
postcode 2234
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 2233
 48
postcode 2234

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.

Engadine Barden Ridge
Car (driver) 52.6% / 52.2%
Engadine — Car (driver): 52.6% Barden Ridge — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 42.3%
Engadine — Worked from Home: 39.5% Barden Ridge — Worked from Home: 42.3%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.0%
Engadine — Car (passenger): 3.0% Barden Ridge — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Train 3.1% / 1.4%
Engadine — Train: 3.1% Barden Ridge — Train: 1.4%
Walked Only 1.5% / 0.9%
Engadine — Walked Only: 1.5% Barden Ridge — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.6%).

Setting

Engadine Barden Ridge
Elevation 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.8 km 11.4 km

NBN connectivity

Engadine Barden Ridge
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
6,997 premises
 13%
1,439 premises

Climate

Engadine Barden Ridge
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Engadine Barden Ridge
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Engadine Barden Ridge
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Engadine Barden Ridge
Division Hughes
same for both
Member David Moncrieff
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Engadine Barden Ridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Engadine

Family Outer Parks

Barden Ridge

Large Blocks Outer Parks

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