Jannali vs Kareela

Jannali is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Kareela. In both, most households own their home. In Jannali, about half of households are couple families. In Kareela, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Jannali tends to suit people living alone, while Kareela suits 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

Kareela

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 8)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 51%)
  • But Jannali has more childcare (12 vs 2)

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

Jannali

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($428/wk vs $695/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kareela

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 42 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (29 km vs 32.2 km)
  • But Jannali is more walkable (88/100 vs 75/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Jannali

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 12%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Kareela carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 49/100)

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

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

Jannali Kareela
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.

Jannali Kareela
Walkability 88 / 75
Jannali — Walkability: 88/100 Kareela — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 51 / 78
Jannali — Safety: 51/100 Kareela — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jannali — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kareela — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jannali has more residents (6,632 vs 3,572); Kareela rents higher ($695/wk vs $428/wk).

Jannali Kareela
Population 6,632
+46% vs other
 3,572
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +3.3%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $115,440/yr $143,780/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $428/wk $695/wk
+62% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jannali Kareela
0-4 6.5% / 5.6%
Jannali — 0-4: 6.5% Kareela — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.9% / 15.5%
Jannali — 5-14: 13.9% Kareela — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.4% / 6.3%
Jannali — 15-19: 5.4% Kareela — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.8% / 5.0%
Jannali — 20-24: 4.8% Kareela — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 12.8% / 6.4%
Jannali — 25-34: 12.8% Kareela — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 14.7% / 14.7%
Jannali — 35-44: 14.7% Kareela — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 14.6% / 14.5%
Jannali — 45-54: 14.6% Kareela — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 11.0% / 10.2%
Jannali — 55-64: 11.0% Kareela — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 8.2% / 11.7%
Jannali — 65-74: 8.2% Kareela — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 4.9% / 8.8%
Jannali — 75-84: 4.9% Kareela — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 3.0% / 1.6%
Jannali — 85+: 3.0% Kareela — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jannali 47.8% couple families
Jannali — Couple Families: 47.8% Jannali — Lone Person: 33.1% Jannali — One Parent Families: 15.6% Jannali — Group Household: 2.2% Jannali — Other Families: 1.3%
Kareela 69.6% couple families
Kareela — Couple Families: 69.6% Kareela — Lone Person: 17.0% Kareela — One Parent Families: 12.1% Kareela — Group Household: 0.9% Kareela — 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.

Jannali 29.1% renting
Jannali — Owned Outright: 29.7% Jannali — Mortgage: 41.2% Jannali — Renting: 29.1%
Kareela 4.9% renting
Kareela — Owned Outright: 47.4% Kareela — Mortgage: 47.7% Kareela — Renting: 4.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jannali Kareela
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 16.6%
Jannali — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Kareela — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 12.5%
Jannali — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Kareela — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.6%
Jannali — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Kareela — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 5.9%
Jannali — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Kareela — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.3%
Jannali — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Kareela — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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

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.

Jannali Kareela
England 4.7% / 3.8%
Jannali — England: 4.7% Kareela — England: 3.8%
China 2.2% / 3.8%
Jannali — China: 2.2% Kareela — China: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.5%
Jannali — New Zealand: 1.6% Kareela — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.7%
Jannali — Philippines: 0.8% Kareela — Philippines: 0.7%
Germany — / 1.0%
Jannali — Germany: not among its largest Kareela — Germany: 1.0%
India 0.8% / —
Jannali — India: 0.8% Kareela — India: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.7%
Jannali — Greece: not among its largest Kareela — Greece: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jannali 50.9% houses
Jannali — Houses: 50.9% Jannali — Townhouses: 25.4% Jannali — Flats / Apartments: 23.7%
Kareela 88.5% houses
Kareela — Houses: 88.5% Kareela — Townhouses: 11.2% Kareela — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jannali Kareela
Median house price $1,735,000 $1,741,000
Median unit price $795,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 26 sales
 22 days
from 53 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.

Jannali Kareela
3 bed $1.6M / $1.59M
Jannali — 3 bed: $1.6M (37 sales) Kareela — 3 bed: $1.59M (23 sales)

37 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.89M / $1.74M
Jannali — 4 bed: $1.89M (16 sales) Kareela — 4 bed: $1.74M (43 sales)

16 vs 43 sales

5 bed $2M / $2.01M
Jannali — 5 bed: $2M (13 sales) Kareela — 5 bed: $2.01M (18 sales)

13 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Jannali Kareela
Residential 51% 33%
Environmental 35% 34%
Parks and recreation 5% 28%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 4%
Commercial 2% 1%
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

Jannali Kareela
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.

Jannali Kareela
Houses 4.2%
$1,000/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units 5.1%
$780/wk on $800K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Jannali Kareela
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 69% of NSW —

Liveability

Jannali scores higher overall (83 vs 69); Jannali is more walkable (88 vs 75).

Jannali Kareela
Grade A B
Score 83/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Jannali carries more crime risk (49 vs 22).

Jannali Kareela
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
22/100
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

Jannali Kareela
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Jannali

  • Jannali East Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Jannali Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • The Jannali High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Kareela

  • Kareela Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School, Kareela Independent · Primary · Special school
  • Bates Drive School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Jannali Kareela
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 8 14
Childcare 12 2
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Jannali sits further from the CBD (32.2 km vs 29 km).

Jannali Kareela
Walkability score 88/100 75/100
Distance to Sydney 32.2 km
+10% vs other
 29 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 37 min
Public transport score 80/100
Rail · Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 89.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 73.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 2226
 1.5%
postcode 2232
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 2226
 22
postcode 2232

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.

Jannali Kareela
Worked from Home 52.8% / 49.0%
Jannali — Worked from Home: 52.8% Kareela — Worked from Home: 49.0%
Car (driver) 36.7% / 43.2%
Jannali — Car (driver): 36.7% Kareela — Car (driver): 43.2%
Train 6.3% / 2.9%
Jannali — Train: 6.3% Kareela — Train: 2.9%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 3.1%
Jannali — Car (passenger): 2.5% Kareela — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.9%
Jannali — Walked Only: 1.2% Kareela — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Jannali Kareela
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Jannali Kareela
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
2,802 premises
 11%
1,253 premises

Climate

Jannali Kareela
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Jannali Kareela
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

Jannali Kareela
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Jannali Kareela
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jannali Kareela
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jannali

Outer Parks Premium Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

Kareela

Outer Parks Quiet River

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