Mount Warrigal vs Warilla

Mount Warrigal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Warilla. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Warilla 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

Mount Warrigal

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 71%)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 50%)
  • But Warilla has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Mount Warrigal leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 40%)
  • Warilla has cheaper units ($720,000 vs $845,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $405/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Warilla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 64/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (101.1 km vs 103.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Warilla

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 64/100)
  • But Mount Warrigal carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Mount Warrigal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Warrigal Warilla
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.

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Walkability 64 / 87
Mount Warrigal — Walkability: 64/100 Warilla — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 36 / 16
Mount Warrigal — Safety: 36/100 Warilla — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Warrigal — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warilla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Warrigal has higher household incomes ($70,980 vs $51,324); Mount Warrigal rents higher ($405/wk vs $300/wk).

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Population 4,880 6,226
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% -3.5%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $70,980/yr
+28% vs other
 $51,324/yr
Median weekly rent $405/wk
+26% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Warrigal Warilla
0-4 5.9% / 5.1%
Mount Warrigal — 0-4: 5.9% Warilla — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.6% / 11.6%
Mount Warrigal — 5-14: 12.6% Warilla — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 5.6% / 6.0%
Mount Warrigal — 15-19: 5.6% Warilla — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.9% / 5.8%
Mount Warrigal — 20-24: 5.9% Warilla — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.5% / 10.3%
Mount Warrigal — 25-34: 11.5% Warilla — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 10.8% / 10.1%
Mount Warrigal — 35-44: 10.8% Warilla — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.9% / 12.5%
Mount Warrigal — 45-54: 11.9% Warilla — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.6% / 13.9%
Mount Warrigal — 55-64: 12.6% Warilla — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.0% / 11.8%
Mount Warrigal — 65-74: 12.0% Warilla — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 8.9% / 9.5%
Mount Warrigal — 75-84: 8.9% Warilla — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 2.5% / 3.3%
Mount Warrigal — 85+: 2.5% Warilla — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Warrigal 29.9% lone person
Mount Warrigal — Lone Person: 29.9% Mount Warrigal — Couple Families: 40.5% Mount Warrigal — One Parent Families: 25.6% Mount Warrigal — Group Household: 2.4% Mount Warrigal — Other Families: 1.6%
Warilla 43.7% lone person
Warilla — Lone Person: 43.7% Warilla — Couple Families: 26.2% Warilla — One Parent Families: 24.3% Warilla — Group Household: 4.2% Warilla — 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.

Mount Warrigal 26.4% renting
Mount Warrigal — Owned Outright: 43.4% Mount Warrigal — Mortgage: 30.2% Mount Warrigal — Renting: 26.4%
Warilla 41.9% renting
Warilla — Owned Outright: 36.0% Warilla — Mortgage: 22.1% Warilla — Renting: 41.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 16.7%
Mount Warrigal — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Warilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.4%
Mount Warrigal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Warilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 4.7%
Mount Warrigal — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Warilla — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.3%
Mount Warrigal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Warilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.6%
Mount Warrigal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Warilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Mount Warrigal Warilla
England 3.8% / 4.5%
Mount Warrigal — England: 3.8% Warilla — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 0.9%
Mount Warrigal — New Zealand: 1.6% Warilla — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany 1.0% / 0.8%
Mount Warrigal — Germany: 1.0% Warilla — Germany: 0.8%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.1%
Mount Warrigal — Scotland: 0.5% Warilla — Scotland: 1.1%
Italy 1.0% / 0.4%
Mount Warrigal — Italy: 1.0% Warilla — Italy: 0.4%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.8%
Mount Warrigal — Philippines: 0.5% Warilla — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Warrigal 98.3% houses
Mount Warrigal — Houses: 98.3% Mount Warrigal — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Mount Warrigal — Townhouses: 1.2%
Warilla 70.9% houses
Warilla — Houses: 70.9% Warilla — Flats / Apartments: 15.3% Warilla — Townhouses: 13.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Median house price $940,000 $900,000
Median unit price $845,000 $720,000
Median land price — $950,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 29 sales
 26 days
from 39 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.

Mount Warrigal Warilla
3 bed $920K / $878K
Mount Warrigal — 3 bed: $920K (47 sales) Warilla — 3 bed: $878K (48 sales)

47 vs 48 sales

4 bed $965K / $1.02M
Mount Warrigal — 4 bed: $965K (30 sales) Warilla — 4 bed: $1.02M (19 sales)

30 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Residential 83% 72%
Parks and recreation 14% 18%
Commercial 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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

Mount Warrigal Warilla
New dwellings approved 883
across Shellharbour
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Houses 4.4%
$780/wk on $928K
 3.5%
$700/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Warrigal Warilla
House price Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 66% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Warilla is more walkable (87 vs 64).

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Grade C B
Score 48/100 49/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Warilla carries more crime risk (84 vs 64).

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
84/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
64/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mount Warrigal

  • Mount Warrigal Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Warilla

  • Warilla Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Warilla North Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Peterborough School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 12 18
Childcare 2 3
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Mount Warrigal sits further from the CBD (103.3 km vs 101.1 km).

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Walkability score 64/100 87/100
Distance to Sydney 103.3 km
+2% vs other
 101.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 96 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 62.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 85.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2528
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 2528
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.

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Car (driver) 72.0% / 73.3%
Mount Warrigal — Car (driver): 72.0% Warilla — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 18.8% / 15.7%
Mount Warrigal — Worked from Home: 18.8% Warilla — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 5.9%
Mount Warrigal — Car (passenger): 5.8% Warilla — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 0.9% / 2.5%
Mount Warrigal — Walked Only: 0.9% Warilla — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 1.4% / 1.9%
Mount Warrigal — Bus: 1.4% Warilla — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 912 m
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Connectivity score 75/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,992 premises
 42%
3,123 premises

Climate

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Warrigal Warilla
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Average residential rate $1,788/yr
same for both
Council Shellharbour
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Warrigal Warilla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Warrigal

Coastal Parks Quiet

Warilla

Coastal Parks

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