Jannali vs Woronora

Jannali is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Woronora. In both, most households own their home. In Jannali, about half of households are couple families. In Woronora, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Jannali is closer to the city centre: 32.2 km, against 39.8 km. On these figures, Jannali tends to suit people living alone, while Woronora 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Jannali has more childcare (12 vs 1)
  • Woronora has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Jannali

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($795,000 vs $1,290,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jannali

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($428/wk vs $580/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jannali

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 51/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (32.2 km vs 39.8 km)

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 5%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 51/100)
  • But Woronora carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Jannali

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Jannali and Woronora 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 Woronora
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 Woronora
Walkability 88 / 51
Jannali — Walkability: 88/100 Woronora — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 51 / 67
Jannali — Safety: 51/100 Woronora — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jannali — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woronora — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jannali has more residents (6,632 vs 2,043); Woronora rents higher ($580/wk vs $428/wk).

Jannali Woronora
Population 6,632
+69% vs other
 2,043
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% -7.2%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $115,440/yr $135,928/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $428/wk $580/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jannali Woronora
0-4 6.5% / 4.9%
Jannali — 0-4: 6.5% Woronora — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.9% / 12.0%
Jannali — 5-14: 13.9% Woronora — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.4% / 7.9%
Jannali — 15-19: 5.4% Woronora — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.8% / 6.2%
Jannali — 20-24: 4.8% Woronora — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 12.8% / 9.0%
Jannali — 25-34: 12.8% Woronora — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 14.7% / 11.2%
Jannali — 35-44: 14.7% Woronora — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.6% / 16.6%
Jannali — 45-54: 14.6% Woronora — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 11.0% / 14.1%
Jannali — 55-64: 11.0% Woronora — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 8.2% / 11.7%
Jannali — 65-74: 8.2% Woronora — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 4.9% / 5.5%
Jannali — 75-84: 4.9% Woronora — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 3.0% / 1.2%
Jannali — 85+: 3.0% Woronora — 85+: 1.2%

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

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%
Woronora 64.5% couple families
Woronora — Couple Families: 64.5% Woronora — Lone Person: 20.1% Woronora — One Parent Families: 12.1% Woronora — Group Household: 3.4% Woronora — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Woronora 9.8% renting
Woronora — Owned Outright: 44.3% Woronora — Mortgage: 45.9% Woronora — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jannali Woronora
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 16.3%
Jannali — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Woronora — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 15.6%
Jannali — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Woronora — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 10.3%
Jannali — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Woronora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 6.4%
Jannali — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Woronora — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.1%
Jannali — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Woronora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Jannali Woronora
England 4.7% / 4.9%
Jannali — England: 4.7% Woronora — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.4%
Jannali — New Zealand: 1.6% Woronora — New Zealand: 1.4%
China 2.2% / 0.5%
Jannali — China: 2.2% Woronora — China: 0.5%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.6%
Jannali — Philippines: 0.8% Woronora — Philippines: 0.6%
Ireland 0.5% / 0.7%
Jannali — Ireland: 0.5% Woronora — Ireland: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.6%
Jannali — South Africa: 0.6% Woronora — South Africa: 0.6%
India 0.8% / —
Jannali — India: 0.8% Woronora — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

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%
Woronora 95.3% houses
Woronora — Houses: 95.3% Woronora — Townhouses: 3.1% Woronora — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jannali Woronora
Median house price $1,735,000 $1,670,000
Median unit price $795,000 $1,290,000
Median land price — $912,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 26 sales
 28 days
from 32 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 Woronora
2 bed $1.56M / $1.45M
Jannali — 2 bed: $1.56M (6 sales) Woronora — 2 bed: $1.45M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

3 bed $1.6M / $1.5M
Jannali — 3 bed: $1.6M (37 sales) Woronora — 3 bed: $1.5M (5 sales)

37 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.89M / $1.7M
Jannali — 4 bed: $1.89M (16 sales) Woronora — 4 bed: $1.7M (19 sales)

16 vs 19 sales

5 bed $2M / $1.6M
Jannali — 5 bed: $2M (13 sales) Woronora — 5 bed: $1.6M (10 sales)

13 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Woronora has more land zoned for conservation (93% vs 35%).

Jannali Woronora
Environmental 35% 93%
Residential 51% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 2%
Parks and recreation 5%
same for both
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Jannali Woronora
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools Higher than 94% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 69% of NSW —

Liveability

Jannali is more walkable (88 vs 51); Jannali scores higher overall (83 vs 77).

Jannali Woronora
Grade A
same for both
Score 83/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Jannali carries more crime risk (49 vs 33).

Jannali Woronora
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
33/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Jannali Woronora
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

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 Woronora

  • Woronora River Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Woronora sits further from the CBD (39.8 km vs 32.2 km).

Jannali Woronora
Walkability score 88/100 51/100
Distance to Sydney 32.2 km 39.8 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 44 min
Public transport score 80/100
Rail · Bus
 72/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 89.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Woronora
Worked from Home 52.8% / 43.6%
Jannali — Worked from Home: 52.8% Woronora — Worked from Home: 43.6%
Car (driver) 36.7% / 49.6%
Jannali — Car (driver): 36.7% Woronora — Car (driver): 49.6%
Train 6.3% / 2.9%
Jannali — Train: 6.3% Woronora — Train: 2.9%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.3%
Jannali — Car (passenger): 2.5% Woronora — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.3%
Jannali — Walked Only: 1.2% Woronora — Walked Only: 1.3%

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

Setting

Jannali Woronora
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 7.7 km

NBN connectivity

Jannali Woronora
Connectivity score 76/100 87/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
2,802 premises
 56%
790 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Jannali Woronora
Division Cook Hughes
Member Simon Kennedy David Moncrieff
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Jannali Woronora
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

Woronora

Large Blocks Outer Quiet River

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