Grays Point vs Kirrawee

Kirrawee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Grays Point. In both, most households own their home. In Grays Point, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Grays Point tends to suit couples, while Kirrawee suits people living alone.

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

Grays Point

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 50%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 59%)
  • But Kirrawee has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Grays Point leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
  • Kirrawee has cheaper units ($857,500 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kirrawee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $630/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kirrawee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 56/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (30.4 km vs 33.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kirrawee

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Grays Point carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Kirrawee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs -2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grays Point Kirrawee
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.

Grays Point Kirrawee
Walkability 56 / 96
Grays Point — Walkability: 56/100 Kirrawee — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 80 / 47
Grays Point — Safety: 80/100 Kirrawee — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 3 / 6
Grays Point — Low fire risk: 3/100 Kirrawee — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Kirrawee has more residents (11,007 vs 3,034); Grays Point has higher household incomes ($159,172 vs $107,640).

Grays Point Kirrawee
Population 3,034 11,007
+263% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +18.6%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $159,172/yr
+32% vs other
 $107,640/yr
Median weekly rent $630/wk
+21% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grays Point Kirrawee
0-4 4.0% / 6.7%
Grays Point — 0-4: 4.0% Kirrawee — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.2% / 11.6%
Grays Point — 5-14: 15.2% Kirrawee — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.8% / 5.6%
Grays Point — 15-19: 7.8% Kirrawee — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.1% / 5.5%
Grays Point — 20-24: 6.1% Kirrawee — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 6.5% / 13.7%
Grays Point — 25-34: 6.5% Kirrawee — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 11.4% / 14.6%
Grays Point — 35-44: 11.4% Kirrawee — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.9% / 13.0%
Grays Point — 45-54: 15.9% Kirrawee — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 15.3% / 10.2%
Grays Point — 55-64: 15.3% Kirrawee — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 9.0% / 8.5%
Grays Point — 65-74: 9.0% Kirrawee — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 6.7% / 6.6%
Grays Point — 75-84: 6.7% Kirrawee — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.1% / 4.1%
Grays Point — 85+: 2.1% Kirrawee — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grays Point 72.8% couple families
Grays Point — Couple Families: 72.8% Grays Point — Lone Person: 15.2% Grays Point — One Parent Families: 9.9% Grays Point — Group Household: 1.5% Grays Point — Other Families: 0.6%
Kirrawee 44.8% couple families
Kirrawee — Couple Families: 44.8% Kirrawee — Lone Person: 36.5% Kirrawee — One Parent Families: 13.8% Kirrawee — Group Household: 3.9% Kirrawee — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grays Point 6.5% renting
Grays Point — Owned Outright: 45.9% Grays Point — Mortgage: 47.6% Grays Point — Renting: 6.5%
Kirrawee 30.8% renting
Kirrawee — Owned Outright: 30.3% Kirrawee — Mortgage: 38.8% Kirrawee — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grays Point Kirrawee
Bachelor Degree 17.3% / 16.2%
Grays Point — Bachelor Degree: 17.3% Kirrawee — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 14.0%
Grays Point — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Kirrawee — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.7%
Grays Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Kirrawee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / 5.1%
Grays Point — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Kirrawee — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.8%
Grays Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Kirrawee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Grays Point Kirrawee
England 4.8% / 3.6%
Grays Point — England: 4.8% Kirrawee — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.7%
Grays Point — New Zealand: 0.9% Kirrawee — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 0.4% / 2.2%
Grays Point — China: 0.4% Kirrawee — China: 2.2%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.7%
Grays Point — South Africa: 0.9% Kirrawee — South Africa: 0.7%
India 0.4% / 0.7%
Grays Point — India: 0.4% Kirrawee — India: 0.7%
Germany 1.0% / —
Grays Point — Germany: 1.0% Kirrawee — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.0%
Grays Point — Philippines: not among its largest Kirrawee — Philippines: 1.0%
Scotland 0.8% / —
Grays Point — Scotland: 0.8% Kirrawee — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grays Point 98.0% houses
Grays Point — Houses: 98.0% Grays Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Grays Point — Townhouses: 1.6%
Kirrawee 49.5% houses
Kirrawee — Houses: 49.5% Kirrawee — Flats / Apartments: 35.2% Kirrawee — Townhouses: 15.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grays Point Kirrawee
Median house price $1,802,500 $1,792,500
Median unit price $1,150,000 $857,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 44 sales
 22 days
from 73 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.

Grays Point Kirrawee
3 bed $1.65M / $1.65M
Grays Point — 3 bed: $1.65M (20 sales) Kirrawee — 3 bed: $1.65M (52 sales)

20 vs 52 sales

4 bed $1.85M / $1.87M
Grays Point — 4 bed: $1.85M (26 sales) Kirrawee — 4 bed: $1.87M (42 sales)

26 vs 42 sales

5 bed $2.48M / $2.1M
Grays Point — 5 bed: $2.48M (13 sales) Kirrawee — 5 bed: $2.1M (10 sales)

13 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Grays Point has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 10%); Kirrawee has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Grays Point Kirrawee
Environmental 95% 10%
Residential 0% 59%
Industrial 0% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 12%
Parks and recreation 3% 2%
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

Grays Point Kirrawee
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.

Grays Point Kirrawee
Houses 3.8%
$1,250/wk on $1.69M
 3.5%
$1,150/wk on $1.7M
Units — 4.2%
$720/wk on $882K

Ranking within NSW

Grays Point Kirrawee
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Kirrawee is more walkable (96 vs 56).

Grays Point Kirrawee
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 56/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kirrawee carries more crime risk (53 vs 20).

Grays Point Kirrawee
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
94/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
53/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Grays Point Kirrawee
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Grays Point

  • Grays Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Kirrawee

  • Kirrawee High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kirrawee Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grays Point Kirrawee
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 1 22
Parks & reserves 3 13
Childcare 3 11
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Grays Point sits further from the CBD (33.2 km vs 30.4 km).

Grays Point Kirrawee
Walkability score 56/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 33.2 km
+8% vs other
 30.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 41 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 58.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 112.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2232
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 2232
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.

Grays Point Kirrawee
Car (driver) 47.5% / 45.1%
Grays Point — Car (driver): 47.5% Kirrawee — Car (driver): 45.1%
Worked from Home 47.7% / 44.5%
Grays Point — Worked from Home: 47.7% Kirrawee — Worked from Home: 44.5%
Train 1.0% / 4.7%
Grays Point — Train: 1.0% Kirrawee — Train: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 2.8%
Grays Point — Car (passenger): 2.8% Kirrawee — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 0.4% / 2.5%
Grays Point — Walked Only: 0.4% Kirrawee — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle 0.5% / 0.4%
Grays Point — Bicycle: 0.5% Kirrawee — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.7%).

Setting

Grays Point Kirrawee
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Grays Point Kirrawee
Connectivity score 91/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,075 premises
 44%
6,078 premises

Climate

Grays Point Kirrawee
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Grays Point Kirrawee
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

Grays Point Kirrawee
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Grays Point Kirrawee
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grays Point Kirrawee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grays Point

Outer Parks Professionals Quiet River

Kirrawee

Apartments Outer Parks Urban

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