Loftus vs Woronora Heights

Loftus is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Woronora Heights. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Loftus is closer to the city centre: 34 km, against 40.6 km. On these figures, Woronora Heights tends to suit 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

Loftus

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • But Woronora Heights is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Woronora Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($667,500 vs $1,377,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Loftus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($550/wk vs $750/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Loftus

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 57/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34 km vs 40.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 51 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Loftus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 57/100)

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

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

Loftus Woronora Heights
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.

Loftus Woronora Heights
Walkability 73 / 57
Loftus — Walkability: 73/100 Woronora Heights — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 77 / 80
Loftus — Safety: 77/100 Woronora Heights — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 12 / 55
Loftus — Low fire risk: 12/100 Woronora Heights — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Loftus has more residents (4,190 vs 2,781); Woronora Heights rents higher ($750/wk vs $550/wk).

Loftus Woronora Heights
Population 4,190
+34% vs other
 2,781
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% -2.6%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $126,100/yr $169,000/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $550/wk $750/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Loftus Woronora Heights
0-4 6.9% / 4.6%
Loftus — 0-4: 6.9% Woronora Heights — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.7% / 13.2%
Loftus — 5-14: 14.7% Woronora Heights — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.6% / 8.7%
Loftus — 15-19: 7.6% Woronora Heights — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 4.9% / 7.3%
Loftus — 20-24: 4.9% Woronora Heights — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 9.4% / 7.7%
Loftus — 25-34: 9.4% Woronora Heights — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 13.2% / 9.9%
Loftus — 35-44: 13.2% Woronora Heights — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 15.0% / 16.6%
Loftus — 45-54: 15.0% Woronora Heights — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 10.2% / 18.2%
Loftus — 55-64: 10.2% Woronora Heights — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 8.8% / 10.3%
Loftus — 65-74: 8.8% Woronora Heights — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 7.0% / 2.8%
Loftus — 75-84: 7.0% Woronora Heights — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 2.3% / 0.5%
Loftus — 85+: 2.3% Woronora Heights — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Loftus 60.9% couple families
Loftus — Couple Families: 60.9% Loftus — Lone Person: 21.8% Loftus — One Parent Families: 15.1% Loftus — Group Household: 1.3% Loftus — Other Families: 0.8%
Woronora Heights 79.8% couple families
Woronora Heights — Couple Families: 79.8% Woronora Heights — Lone Person: 8.5% Woronora Heights — One Parent Families: 10.3% Woronora Heights — Group Household: 0.8% Woronora Heights — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Loftus 11.3% renting
Loftus — Owned Outright: 43.9% Loftus — Mortgage: 44.8% Loftus — Renting: 11.3%
Woronora Heights 4.2% renting
Woronora Heights — Owned Outright: 41.4% Woronora Heights — Mortgage: 54.4% Woronora Heights — Renting: 4.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Loftus Woronora Heights
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 16.4%
Loftus — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Woronora Heights — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 14.0%
Loftus — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Woronora Heights — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 12.1%
Loftus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Woronora Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 4.2%
Loftus — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Woronora Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.7%
Loftus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Woronora Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Loftus Woronora Heights
England 3.1% / 4.4%
Loftus — England: 3.1% Woronora Heights — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Loftus — New Zealand: 1.1% Woronora Heights — New Zealand: 1.4%
China 0.5% / 0.4%
Loftus — China: 0.5% Woronora Heights — China: 0.4%
South Africa 0.3% / 0.6%
Loftus — South Africa: 0.3% Woronora Heights — South Africa: 0.6%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.4%
Loftus — Philippines: 0.3% Woronora Heights — Philippines: 0.4%
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Loftus — Malaysia: not among its largest Woronora Heights — Malaysia: 0.5%
Ireland 0.4% / —
Loftus — Ireland: 0.4% Woronora Heights — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Loftus 87.9% houses
Loftus — Houses: 87.9% Loftus — Townhouses: 11.6% Loftus — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Woronora Heights 98.1% houses
Woronora Heights — Houses: 98.1% Woronora Heights — Townhouses: 2.5% Woronora Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Loftus Woronora Heights
Median house price $1,640,000 $1,710,000
Median unit price $1,377,500 $667,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 27 sales
 28 days
from 11 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.

Loftus Woronora Heights
3 bed $1.62M / $1.52M
Loftus — 3 bed: $1.62M (13 sales) Woronora Heights — 3 bed: $1.52M (7 sales)

13 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.8M / $1.66M
Loftus — 4 bed: $1.8M (15 sales) Woronora Heights — 4 bed: $1.66M (24 sales)

15 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Woronora Heights has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 71%).

Loftus Woronora Heights
Environmental 71% 95%
Residential 15% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 2%
Parks and recreation 2% 3%
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

Loftus Woronora Heights
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.

Loftus Woronora Heights
Houses 3.7%
$1,000/wk on $1.4M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Loftus Woronora Heights
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Schools Higher than 29% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of NSW —

Liveability

Woronora Heights scores higher overall (72 vs 50); Loftus is more walkable (73 vs 57).

Loftus Woronora Heights
Grade B A
Score 50/100 72/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Loftus carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 45).

Loftus Woronora Heights
Bushfire High
88/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
20/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Loftus Woronora Heights
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Loftus

  • Loftus Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School, Loftus Independent · Primary · Special school
  • Cook School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Woronora Heights

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Loftus Woronora Heights
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 5 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Woronora Heights sits further from the CBD (40.6 km vs 34 km).

Loftus Woronora Heights
Walkability score 73/100 57/100
Distance to Sydney 34 km 40.6 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 51 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 61.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2232
 1.0%
postcode 2233
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 2232
 37
postcode 2233

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.

Loftus Woronora Heights
Car (driver) 46.2% / 50.5%
Loftus — Car (driver): 46.2% Woronora Heights — Car (driver): 50.5%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 43.0%
Loftus — Worked from Home: 45.5% Woronora Heights — Worked from Home: 43.0%
Train 4.1% / 1.9%
Loftus — Train: 4.1% Woronora Heights — Train: 1.9%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.2%
Loftus — Car (passenger): 2.7% Woronora Heights — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.7%
Loftus — Walked Only: 0.6% Woronora Heights — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.5%).

Setting

Loftus Woronora Heights
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Loftus Woronora Heights
Connectivity score 90/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
1,597 premises
 54%
895 premises

Climate

Loftus Woronora Heights
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Loftus Woronora Heights
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.8 µg/m³
PM10 16.1 µg/m³ 18.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.79 pphm 0.72 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Loftus Woronora Heights
Division Hughes
same for both
Member David Moncrieff
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Loftus Woronora Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Loftus

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River

Woronora Heights

Large Blocks Outer

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