Engadine vs Yarrawarrah

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

Engadine is a larger, more established suburb with 17,736 residents, while Yarrawarrah is a quieter enclave of 2,775 people. Yarrawarrah has a notably higher median household income of $141,648 compared to Engadine's $119,756, and ranks in the top socio-economic decile. However, Engadine offers better walkability (78 versus 67) and lower crime risk (30 versus 16). House prices are identical at $1,525,000, though units in Yarrawarrah are significantly pricier at $1,250,000 versus $800,000 in Engadine. Engadine suits those prioritising walkable, community-oriented living, while Yarrawarrah appeals to buyers seeking a more affluent, exclusive setting.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Engadine

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (21 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 3)
  • But Yarrawarrah carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Engadine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 67/100)

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 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Yarrawarrah carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Engadine and Yarrawarrah 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 Yarrawarrah
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 Yarrawarrah
Walkability 78 / 67
Engadine — Walkability: 78/100 Yarrawarrah — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 70 / 84
Engadine — Safety: 70/100 Yarrawarrah — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 12 / 6
Engadine — Low fire risk: 12/100 Yarrawarrah — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Engadine has more residents (17,736 vs 2,775); Yarrawarrah has higher household incomes ($141,648 vs $119,756).

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Population 17,736
+84% vs other
 2,775
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +1.5%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $119,756/yr $141,648/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk $520/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Engadine Yarrawarrah
0-4 6.5% / 6.0%
Engadine — 0-4: 6.5% Yarrawarrah — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 15.6% / 13.7%
Engadine — 5-14: 15.6% Yarrawarrah — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 7.0% / 5.8%
Engadine — 15-19: 7.0% Yarrawarrah — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.2% / 5.3%
Engadine — 20-24: 5.2% Yarrawarrah — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 9.1% / 9.5%
Engadine — 25-34: 9.1% Yarrawarrah — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 15.2% / 13.3%
Engadine — 35-44: 15.2% Yarrawarrah — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 13.9% / 13.1%
Engadine — 45-54: 13.9% Yarrawarrah — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 9.8% / 13.1%
Engadine — 55-64: 9.8% Yarrawarrah — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 9.2% / 13.3%
Engadine — 65-74: 9.2% Yarrawarrah — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.7% / 5.6%
Engadine — 75-84: 6.7% Yarrawarrah — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.9% / 0.6%
Engadine — 85+: 1.9% Yarrawarrah — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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%
Yarrawarrah 70.7% couple families
Yarrawarrah — Couple Families: 70.7% Yarrawarrah — Lone Person: 16.2% Yarrawarrah — One Parent Families: 10.4% Yarrawarrah — Group Household: 2.0% Yarrawarrah — Other Families: 0.6%
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%
Yarrawarrah 5.1% renting
Yarrawarrah — Owned Outright: 47.1% Yarrawarrah — Mortgage: 47.8% Yarrawarrah — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 16.9%
Engadine — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Yarrawarrah — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 15.4%
Engadine — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Yarrawarrah — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.9%
Engadine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Yarrawarrah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 4.7%
Engadine — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Yarrawarrah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.6%
Engadine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Yarrawarrah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

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 Yarrawarrah
England 3.7% / 3.5%
Engadine — England: 3.7% Yarrawarrah — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.6%
Engadine — New Zealand: 1.0% Yarrawarrah — New Zealand: 1.6%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.7%
Engadine — South Africa: 0.4% Yarrawarrah — South Africa: 0.7%
India 0.4% / 0.6%
Engadine — India: 0.4% Yarrawarrah — India: 0.6%
China 0.5% / 0.4%
Engadine — China: 0.5% Yarrawarrah — China: 0.4%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Engadine — Philippines: 0.4% Yarrawarrah — Philippines: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Engadine — Ireland: not among its largest Yarrawarrah — Ireland: 0.5%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Engadine — Scotland: 0.4% Yarrawarrah — Scotland: not among its largest

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 — Flats / Apartments: 12.9% Engadine — Townhouses: 7.7%
Yarrawarrah 95.4% houses
Yarrawarrah — Houses: 95.4% Yarrawarrah — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Yarrawarrah — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Median house price $1,525,000
same for both
Median unit price $805,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 148 sales
 20 days
from 13 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 Yarrawarrah
3 bed $1.45M / $1.38M
Engadine — 3 bed: $1.45M (104 sales) Yarrawarrah — 3 bed: $1.38M (17 sales)

104 vs 17 sales

4 bed $1.6M / $1.66M
Engadine — 4 bed: $1.6M (110 sales) Yarrawarrah — 4 bed: $1.66M (19 sales)

110 vs 19 sales

5 bed $1.77M / $1.6M
Engadine — 5 bed: $1.77M (27 sales) Yarrawarrah — 5 bed: $1.6M (13 sales)

27 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Yarrawarrah has more land zoned for conservation (87% vs 70%).

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Environmental 70% 87%
Residential 19% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 7%
Parks and recreation 4% 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 Yarrawarrah
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 Yarrawarrah
Houses 3.4%
$950/wk on $1.45M
 —
Units 5.0%
$700/wk on $735K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Engadine Yarrawarrah
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools Higher than 78% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 64% of NSW —

Liveability

Engadine is more walkable (78 vs 67).

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Engadine carries more crime risk (30 vs 16).

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
94/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
16/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Inside the suburb 8 1
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 5 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

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 Yarrawarrah

  • Yarrawarrah Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Walkability score 78/100 67/100
Distance to Sydney 37.4 km
+5% vs other
 35.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 44 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 70/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 287.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2233
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 2233
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.

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Car (driver) 52.6% / 48.6%
Engadine — Car (driver): 52.6% Yarrawarrah — Car (driver): 48.6%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 46.0%
Engadine — Worked from Home: 39.5% Yarrawarrah — Worked from Home: 46.0%
Train 3.1% / 2.5%
Engadine — Train: 3.1% Yarrawarrah — Train: 2.5%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 2.6%
Engadine — Car (passenger): 3.0% Yarrawarrah — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 1.5% / 0.3%
Engadine — Walked Only: 1.5% Yarrawarrah — Walked Only: 0.3%

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

Setting

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Elevation 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.8 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Engadine Yarrawarrah
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
6,997 premises
 0%
963 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Engadine Yarrawarrah
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

Yarrawarrah

Outer Quiet

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