Kirrawee vs Sutherland

In both, most households own their home. In Sutherland, most homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kirrawee: a median of $1.79 million, against $1.63 million in Sutherland, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sutherland tends to suit 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

Kirrawee

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (50% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 46%)
  • But Sutherland has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sutherland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $500/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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kirrawee carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 75/100)
  • Sutherland has more units and townhouses to downsize into (81% vs 50%)

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 7.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kirrawee Sutherland
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.

Kirrawee Sutherland
Walkability 96 / 92
Kirrawee — Walkability: 96/100 Sutherland — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 47 / 25
Kirrawee — Safety: 47/100 Sutherland — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 6 / 42
Kirrawee — Low fire risk: 6/100 Sutherland — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Kirrawee rents higher ($500/wk vs $450/wk); Kirrawee skews older (39 vs 37).

Kirrawee Sutherland
Population 11,007 11,570
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +7.0%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $107,640/yr
+6% vs other
 $101,348/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+10% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kirrawee Sutherland
0-4 6.7% / 6.3%
Kirrawee — 0-4: 6.7% Sutherland — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.6% / 9.2%
Kirrawee — 5-14: 11.6% Sutherland — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 5.6% / 3.9%
Kirrawee — 15-19: 5.6% Sutherland — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 5.5% / 5.6%
Kirrawee — 20-24: 5.5% Sutherland — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 13.7% / 20.2%
Kirrawee — 25-34: 13.7% Sutherland — 25-34: 20.2%
35-44 14.6% / 16.2%
Kirrawee — 35-44: 14.6% Sutherland — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 13.0% / 12.3%
Kirrawee — 45-54: 13.0% Sutherland — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 10.2% / 10.7%
Kirrawee — 55-64: 10.2% Sutherland — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 8.5% / 7.3%
Kirrawee — 65-74: 8.5% Sutherland — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 6.6% / 5.4%
Kirrawee — 75-84: 6.6% Sutherland — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 4.1% / 2.9%
Kirrawee — 85+: 4.1% Sutherland — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kirrawee 36.5% lone person
Kirrawee — Lone Person: 36.5% Kirrawee — Couple Families: 44.8% Kirrawee — One Parent Families: 13.8% Kirrawee — Group Household: 3.9% Kirrawee — Other Families: 1.1%
Sutherland 46.9% lone person
Sutherland — Lone Person: 46.9% Sutherland — Couple Families: 31.4% Sutherland — One Parent Families: 15.0% Sutherland — Group Household: 5.1% Sutherland — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kirrawee 30.8% renting
Kirrawee — Owned Outright: 30.3% Kirrawee — Mortgage: 38.8% Kirrawee — Renting: 30.8%
Sutherland 43.5% renting
Sutherland — Owned Outright: 22.9% Sutherland — Mortgage: 33.6% Sutherland — Renting: 43.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kirrawee Sutherland
England 3.6% / 3.4%
Kirrawee — England: 3.6% Sutherland — England: 3.4%
China 2.2% / 2.0%
Kirrawee — China: 2.2% Sutherland — China: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.5%
Kirrawee — New Zealand: 1.7% Sutherland — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.3%
Kirrawee — Philippines: 1.0% Sutherland — Philippines: 1.3%
India 0.7% / 1.3%
Kirrawee — India: 0.7% Sutherland — India: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Kirrawee Sutherland
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 18.5%
Kirrawee — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Sutherland — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 14.6%
Kirrawee — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Sutherland — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.5%
Kirrawee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Sutherland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 7.1%
Kirrawee — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Sutherland — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.2%
Kirrawee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Sutherland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kirrawee 35.2% flats / apartments
Kirrawee — Flats / Apartments: 35.2% Kirrawee — Houses: 49.5% Kirrawee — Townhouses: 15.2%
Sutherland 66.8% flats / apartments
Sutherland — Flats / Apartments: 66.8% Sutherland — Houses: 19.3% Sutherland — Townhouses: 13.9%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Kirrawee Sutherland
Median house price $1,792,500 $1,633,500
Median unit price $857,500 $825,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 73 sales
 22 days
from 29 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.

Kirrawee Sutherland
3 bed $1.65M / $1.55M
Kirrawee — 3 bed: $1.65M (52 sales) Sutherland — 3 bed: $1.55M (19 sales)

52 vs 19 sales

4 bed $1.87M / $1.73M
Kirrawee — 4 bed: $1.87M (42 sales) Sutherland — 4 bed: $1.73M (16 sales)

42 vs 16 sales

5 bed $2.1M / $1.88M
Kirrawee — 5 bed: $2.1M (10 sales) Sutherland — 5 bed: $1.88M (5 sales)

10 vs 5 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kirrawee Sutherland
1 bed $760K / $672K
Kirrawee — 1 bed: $760K (17 sales) Sutherland — 1 bed: $672K (25 sales)

17 vs 25 sales

2 bed $880K / $828K
Kirrawee — 2 bed: $880K (59 sales) Sutherland — 2 bed: $828K (226 sales)

59 vs 226 sales

3 bed $1.32M / $1.2M
Kirrawee — 3 bed: $1.32M (6 sales) Sutherland — 3 bed: $1.2M (15 sales)

6 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Kirrawee has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Kirrawee Sutherland
Residential 59% 42%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 24%
Industrial 16% 0%
Environmental 10% 15%
Parks and recreation 2% 10%
Commercial 0% 9%
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

Kirrawee Sutherland
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.

Kirrawee Sutherland
Houses 3.5%
$1,150/wk on $1.7M
 3.2%
$850/wk on $1.38M
Units 4.2%
$720/wk on $882K
 4.3%
$700/wk on $855K

Ranking within NSW

Kirrawee Sutherland
House price Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW —
Schools — Higher than 80% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW

Liveability

Sutherland scores higher overall (61 vs 56).

Kirrawee Sutherland
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kirrawee carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 58); Sutherland carries more crime risk (75 vs 53).

Kirrawee Sutherland
Bushfire High
94/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
75/100
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

Kirrawee Sutherland
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Kirrawee

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

Schools in Sutherland

  • Sutherland North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sutherland Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's College Sutherland Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Minerva School Government · Combined · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kirrawee Sutherland
Supermarkets 5 2
Cafes & restaurants 22 15
Parks & reserves 13 15
Childcare 11 10
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 2 3
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 4 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Kirrawee Sutherland
Walkability score 96/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 30.4 km 31 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 40 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 112.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 161.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Kirrawee Sutherland
Worked from Home 44.5% / 46.6%
Kirrawee — Worked from Home: 44.5% Sutherland — Worked from Home: 46.6%
Car (driver) 45.1% / 41.2%
Kirrawee — Car (driver): 45.1% Sutherland — Car (driver): 41.2%
Train 4.7% / 7.0%
Kirrawee — Train: 4.7% Sutherland — Train: 7.0%
Walked Only 2.5% / 2.6%
Kirrawee — Walked Only: 2.5% Sutherland — Walked Only: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 2.1%
Kirrawee — Car (passenger): 2.8% Sutherland — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.6%).

Setting

Kirrawee Sutherland
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kirrawee Sutherland
Connectivity score 83/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
6,078 premises
 23%
6,498 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Kirrawee Sutherland
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

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

Federal electorate

Kirrawee Sutherland
Division Cook Hughes
Member Simon Kennedy David Moncrieff
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kirrawee

Apartments Outer Parks Urban

Sutherland

Apartments Outer Parks Professionals Trains Urban

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