Gymea Bay vs Yowie Bay

Gymea Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Yowie Bay. 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 Yowie Bay: a median of $2.4 million, against $2.08 million in Gymea Bay, and rent is higher there too.

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

Gymea Bay

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 32/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gymea Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,080,000 vs $2,400,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gymea Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($680/wk vs $750/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Gymea Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 32/100)

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

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

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
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.

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Walkability 62 / 57
Gymea Bay — Walkability: 62/100 Yowie Bay — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 85 / 68
Gymea Bay — Safety: 85/100 Yowie Bay — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Gymea Bay — Low fire risk: 80/100 Yowie Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gymea Bay has more residents (6,983 vs 3,053); Yowie Bay rents higher ($750/wk vs $680/wk).

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Population 6,983
+56% vs other
 3,053
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% -0.7%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $158,444/yr
+3% vs other
 $153,868/yr
Median weekly rent $680/wk $750/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
0-4 5.4% / 4.3%
Gymea Bay — 0-4: 5.4% Yowie Bay — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.1% / 12.7%
Gymea Bay — 5-14: 15.1% Yowie Bay — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 8.6% / 8.6%
Gymea Bay — 15-19: 8.6% Yowie Bay — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 6.1% / 6.1%
Gymea Bay — 20-24: 6.1% Yowie Bay — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 7.0% / 5.1%
Gymea Bay — 25-34: 7.0% Yowie Bay — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 11.7% / 10.0%
Gymea Bay — 35-44: 11.7% Yowie Bay — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 16.6% / 16.5%
Gymea Bay — 45-54: 16.6% Yowie Bay — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 12.3% / 14.8%
Gymea Bay — 55-64: 12.3% Yowie Bay — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 9.2% / 10.7%
Gymea Bay — 65-74: 9.2% Yowie Bay — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 5.6% / 7.1%
Gymea Bay — 75-84: 5.6% Yowie Bay — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.3% / 4.0%
Gymea Bay — 85+: 2.3% Yowie Bay — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gymea Bay 71.1% couple families
Gymea Bay — Couple Families: 71.1% Gymea Bay — Lone Person: 14.8% Gymea Bay — One Parent Families: 12.6% Gymea Bay — Group Household: 1.1% Gymea Bay — Other Families: 0.4%
Yowie Bay 65.8% couple families
Yowie Bay — Couple Families: 65.8% Yowie Bay — Lone Person: 21.8% Yowie Bay — One Parent Families: 11.3% Yowie Bay — Group Household: 0.7% Yowie Bay — 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.

Gymea Bay 7.4% renting
Gymea Bay — Owned Outright: 44.7% Gymea Bay — Mortgage: 48.0% Gymea Bay — Renting: 7.4%
Yowie Bay 8.0% renting
Yowie Bay — Owned Outright: 50.4% Yowie Bay — Mortgage: 41.7% Yowie Bay — Renting: 8.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 18.1%
Gymea Bay — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Yowie Bay — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 12.8%
Gymea Bay — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Yowie Bay — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 9.1%
Gymea Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Yowie Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 4.5%
Gymea Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Yowie Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.3%
Gymea Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Yowie Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
England 4.2% / 3.1%
Gymea Bay — England: 4.2% Yowie Bay — England: 3.1%
China 1.0% / 1.4%
Gymea Bay — China: 1.0% Yowie Bay — China: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.8%
Gymea Bay — New Zealand: 1.0% Yowie Bay — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.6%
Gymea Bay — South Africa: 0.6% Yowie Bay — South Africa: 0.6%
Italy 0.3% / 0.8%
Gymea Bay — Italy: 0.3% Yowie Bay — Italy: 0.8%
Greece — / 0.6%
Gymea Bay — Greece: not among its largest Yowie Bay — Greece: 0.6%
Ireland 0.4% / —
Gymea Bay — Ireland: 0.4% Yowie Bay — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gymea Bay 90.3% houses
Gymea Bay — Houses: 90.3% Gymea Bay — Townhouses: 8.5% Gymea Bay — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Yowie Bay 85.9% houses
Yowie Bay — Houses: 85.9% Yowie Bay — Townhouses: 6.3% Yowie Bay — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Median house price $2,080,000 $2,400,000
Median unit price $1,600,000
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 42 sales
 28 days
from 23 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.

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
3 bed $1.8M / $2.17M
Gymea Bay — 3 bed: $1.8M (29 sales) Yowie Bay — 3 bed: $2.17M (13 sales)

29 vs 13 sales

4 bed $2.1M / $2.4M
Gymea Bay — 4 bed: $2.1M (45 sales) Yowie Bay — 4 bed: $2.4M (19 sales)

45 vs 19 sales

5 bed $2.38M / $2.8M
Gymea Bay — 5 bed: $2.38M (30 sales) Yowie Bay — 5 bed: $2.8M (13 sales)

30 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Environmental 54% 63%
Residential 41% 32%
Parks and recreation 3%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
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.

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Houses 3.3%
$1,100/wk on $1.75M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of NSW —

Liveability

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Grade A
same for both
Score 82/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gymea Bay carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Yowie Bay carries more crime risk (32 vs 15).

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Bushfire Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
32/100
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

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Gymea Bay

  • Gymea Bay Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yowie Bay

  • Yowie Bay Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 8 3
Childcare 4 2
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Walkability score 62/100 57/100
Distance to Sydney 31.4 km
+5% vs other
 29.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 40 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 56/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 41.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2227
 1.6%
postcode 2228
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2227
 19
postcode 2228

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.

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Car (driver) 45.8% / 49.0%
Gymea Bay — Car (driver): 45.8% Yowie Bay — Car (driver): 49.0%
Worked from Home 49.4% / 44.8%
Gymea Bay — Worked from Home: 49.4% Yowie Bay — Worked from Home: 44.8%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.8%
Gymea Bay — Car (passenger): 2.4% Yowie Bay — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Train 1.8% / 1.2%
Gymea Bay — Train: 1.8% Yowie Bay — Train: 1.2%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.0%
Gymea Bay — Walked Only: 0.6% Yowie Bay — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.4%).

Setting

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 3.5 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Connectivity score 91/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
2,422 premises
 49%
1,172 premises

Climate

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
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

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Gymea Bay Yowie Bay
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gymea Bay

Outer Parks Premium Quiet River

Yowie Bay

Outer Parks Premium

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