Miranda vs Caringbah

In both, most households own their home. In Caringbah, about half of homes are flats or apartments.

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

Miranda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (40% vs 28%)
  • has more childcare (18 vs 13)
  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 9)
  • But Caringbah has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 4)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Caringbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (72% vs 60%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Miranda is growing faster (17.4% vs 7.9%)
  • Caringbah returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Miranda Caringbah
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.

Miranda Caringbah
Walkability 96 / 90
Miranda — Walkability: 96/100 Caringbah — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 19 / 27
Miranda — Safety: 19/100 Caringbah — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Miranda — Low fire risk: 100/100 Caringbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Miranda has more residents (17,942 vs 12,575); Miranda skews older (39 vs 37).

Miranda Caringbah
Population 17,942
+30% vs other
 12,575
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% +7.9%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $99,840/yr
+2% vs other
 $98,280/yr
Median weekly rent $488/wk
+4% vs other
 $470/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Miranda Caringbah
0-4 6.0% / 7.0%
Miranda — 0-4: 6.0% Caringbah — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 11.6% / 11.4%
Miranda — 5-14: 11.6% Caringbah — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.9% / 4.7%
Miranda — 15-19: 4.9% Caringbah — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.2% / 5.7%
Miranda — 20-24: 5.2% Caringbah — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 14.5% / 16.6%
Miranda — 25-34: 14.5% Caringbah — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 14.9% / 15.1%
Miranda — 35-44: 14.9% Caringbah — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 12.3% / 13.4%
Miranda — 45-54: 12.3% Caringbah — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 10.2% / 10.6%
Miranda — 55-64: 10.2% Caringbah — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 8.7% / 8.5%
Miranda — 65-74: 8.7% Caringbah — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 7.1% / 4.9%
Miranda — 75-84: 7.1% Caringbah — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 4.6% / 2.2%
Miranda — 85+: 4.6% Caringbah — 85+: 2.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Miranda 38.2% lone person
Miranda — Lone Person: 38.2% Miranda — Couple Families: 40.6% Miranda — One Parent Families: 15.3% Miranda — Group Household: 4.2% Miranda — Other Families: 1.7%
Caringbah 43.1% lone person
Caringbah — Lone Person: 43.1% Caringbah — Couple Families: 36.1% Caringbah — One Parent Families: 15.2% Caringbah — Group Household: 4.4% Caringbah — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Miranda 36.3% renting
Miranda — Owned Outright: 29.4% Miranda — Mortgage: 34.3% Miranda — Renting: 36.3%
Caringbah 38.9% renting
Caringbah — Owned Outright: 26.7% Caringbah — Mortgage: 34.4% Caringbah — Renting: 38.9%
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.

Miranda Caringbah
England 3.7% / 3.8%
Miranda — England: 3.7% Caringbah — England: 3.8%
China 3.1% / 1.8%
Miranda — China: 3.1% Caringbah — China: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.0%
Miranda — New Zealand: 2.1% Caringbah — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.0%
Miranda — Philippines: 1.4% Caringbah — Philippines: 1.0%
India 1.0% / 0.8%
Miranda — India: 1.0% Caringbah — India: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Miranda Caringbah
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 14.7%
Miranda — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Caringbah — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 15.6%
Miranda — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Caringbah — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.3%
Miranda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Caringbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 4.3%
Miranda — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Caringbah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.8%
Miranda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Caringbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Miranda 42.4% flats / apartments
Miranda — Flats / Apartments: 42.4% Miranda — Houses: 40.2% Miranda — Townhouses: 17.4%
Caringbah 45.0% flats / apartments
Caringbah — Flats / Apartments: 45.0% Caringbah — Houses: 27.7% Caringbah — Townhouses: 27.3%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Miranda Caringbah
Median house price $1,860,000 $1,985,000
Median unit price $817,500 $820,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 78 sales
 24 days
from 51 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.

Miranda Caringbah
1 bed $643K / $575K
Miranda — 1 bed: $643K (26 sales) Caringbah — 1 bed: $575K (39 sales)

26 vs 39 sales

2 bed $820K / $839K
Miranda — 2 bed: $820K (101 sales) Caringbah — 2 bed: $839K (134 sales)

101 vs 134 sales

3 bed $932K / $1.2M
Miranda — 3 bed: $932K (32 sales) Caringbah — 3 bed: $1.2M (29 sales)

32 vs 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.

Miranda Caringbah
2 bed $1.78M / $1.71M
Miranda — 2 bed: $1.78M (9 sales) Caringbah — 2 bed: $1.71M (10 sales)

9 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.78M / $1.77M
Miranda — 3 bed: $1.78M (52 sales) Caringbah — 3 bed: $1.77M (25 sales)

52 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.98M / $2M
Miranda — 4 bed: $1.98M (41 sales) Caringbah — 4 bed: $2M (23 sales)

41 vs 23 sales

5 bed $2.02M / $2.05M
Miranda — 5 bed: $2.02M (23 sales) Caringbah — 5 bed: $2.05M (21 sales)

23 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Caringbah has more industrially zoned land (25% vs 4%).

Miranda Caringbah
Residential 68% 50%
Industrial 4% 25%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 14%
Commercial 6% 7%
Parks and recreation 6% 4%
Environmental 3% 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

Miranda Caringbah
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.

Miranda Caringbah
Houses 3.4%
$1,190/wk on $1.8M
 4.0%
$990/wk on $1.3M
Units 4.9%
$740/wk on $789K
 4.8%
$740/wk on $810K

Ranking within NSW

Miranda Caringbah
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Miranda scores higher overall (74 vs 69).

Miranda Caringbah
Grade A
same for both
Score 74/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Miranda Caringbah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
73/100
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

Miranda Caringbah
Inside the suburb 4 7
Rated above peers 2
same for both
Rated at peers 2 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Miranda

  • Miranda Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Miranda North Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Port Hacking High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Caringbah

  • Caringbah High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Caringbah North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Endeavour Sports High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School, Caringbah Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Miranda Caringbah
Supermarkets 4 2
Cafes & restaurants 6 32
Parks & reserves 12 9
Childcare 18 13
GPs 8
same for both
Pharmacies 8 9
Hospitals 1 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 4
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Miranda Caringbah
Walkability score 96/100 90/100
Distance to Sydney 26.8 km
+2% vs other
 26.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 251.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 210.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 2228
 1.3%
postcode 2229
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 2228
 24
postcode 2229

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.

Miranda Caringbah
Car (driver) 47.4% / 49.7%
Miranda — Car (driver): 47.4% Caringbah — Car (driver): 49.7%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 38.9%
Miranda — Worked from Home: 40.0% Caringbah — Worked from Home: 38.9%
Walked Only 4.4% / 3.8%
Miranda — Walked Only: 4.4% Caringbah — Walked Only: 3.8%
Train 4.0% / 3.6%
Miranda — Train: 4.0% Caringbah — Train: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.1%
Miranda — Car (passenger): 3.3% Caringbah — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.7%).

Setting

Miranda Caringbah
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km 821 m
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Miranda Caringbah
Connectivity score 81/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
10,391 premises
 26%
8,061 premises

Climate

Miranda Caringbah
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm 1,129 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 9.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Miranda Caringbah
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

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

Federal electorate

Miranda Caringbah
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Miranda Caringbah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Miranda

Apartments Coastal Outer Parks Urban

Caringbah

Apartments Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Urban

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