Myola vs Woollamia

Woollamia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 65 in Myola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Myola, most households are people living alone. In Woollamia, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Myola: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.6 million in Woollamia. On these figures, Myola tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Woollamia suits couples.

Myola and Woollamia are very different in scale and character. Woollamia is significantly larger with 653 residents compared to Myola's 94, and offers a notably higher median household income of $84,500 versus $50,908. Myola skews older with a median age of 65 years and has minimal bushfire risk, but carries a substantially higher crime risk score of 77 compared to Woollamia's 16. Woollamia is more walkable with a score of 25 and sits slightly closer to the CBD, making it better suited to those seeking community amenities and lower safety concerns, while Myola appeals to those prioritising a quiet, established demographic and natural disaster resilience.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Woollamia

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 39%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Woollamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,600,000 vs $1,802,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woollamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woollamia

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 157 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (180.4 km vs 186.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Myola has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 3%)
  • Woollamia carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Woollamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.6% vs -12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Myola Woollamia
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.

Myola Woollamia
Walkability 10 / 25
Myola — Walkability: 10/100 Woollamia — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 22 / 77
Myola — Safety: 22/100 Woollamia — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 7
Myola — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woollamia — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Woollamia has more residents (653 vs 94); Woollamia has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $50,908).

Myola Woollamia
Population 94 653
+595% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.1% +16.6%
Median age 65 51
Median household income $50,908/yr $84,500/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $333/wk
+4% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myola Woollamia
0-4 — / 4.3%
Myola — 0-4: not among its largest Woollamia — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 6.4% / 10.6%
Myola — 5-14: 6.4% Woollamia — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 — / 3.2%
Myola — 15-19: not among its largest Woollamia — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 4.3% / 3.5%
Myola — 20-24: 4.3% Woollamia — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 7.4% / 7.2%
Myola — 25-34: 7.4% Woollamia — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 3.2% / 11.0%
Myola — 35-44: 3.2% Woollamia — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 14.9% / 15.3%
Myola — 45-54: 14.9% Woollamia — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 14.9% / 21.1%
Myola — 55-64: 14.9% Woollamia — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 28.7% / 15.9%
Myola — 65-74: 28.7% Woollamia — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 17.0% / 7.4%
Myola — 75-84: 17.0% Woollamia — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 7.4% / 1.5%
Myola — 85+: 7.4% Woollamia — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myola 60.9% lone person
Myola — Lone Person: 60.9% Myola — Couple Families: 13.0% Myola — One Parent Families: 26.1% Myola — Group Household: 0.0%
Woollamia 35.1% lone person
Woollamia — Lone Person: 35.1% Woollamia — Couple Families: 53.0% Woollamia — One Parent Families: 7.3% Woollamia — Group Household: 4.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myola 9.1% renting
Myola — Owned Outright: 70.5% Myola — Mortgage: 20.5% Myola — Renting: 9.1%
Woollamia 7.7% renting
Woollamia — Owned Outright: 55.3% Woollamia — Mortgage: 37.0% Woollamia — Renting: 7.7%
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.

Myola Woollamia
England 4.3% / 5.8%
Myola — England: 4.3% Woollamia — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 5.3% / 0.6%
Myola — New Zealand: 5.3% Woollamia — New Zealand: 0.6%
China — / 1.1%
Myola — China: not among its largest Woollamia — China: 1.1%
Greece — / 0.8%
Myola — Greece: not among its largest Woollamia — Greece: 0.8%
Italy — / 0.6%
Myola — Italy: not among its largest Woollamia — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Myola Woollamia
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 25.0%
Myola — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Woollamia — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 11.6%
Myola — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Woollamia — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 8.3%
Myola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Woollamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 2.8%
Myola — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Woollamia — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Myola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woollamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myola 65.1% houses
Myola — Houses: 65.1% Myola — Flats / Apartments: 34.9%
Woollamia 96.7% houses
Woollamia — Houses: 96.7% Woollamia — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Myola Woollamia
Median house price $1,802,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,000,000

Zoning mix

Myola has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 31%); Woollamia has more rural and farming land (47% vs 13%).

Myola Woollamia
Environmental 71% 31%
Rural and farming 13% 47%
Residential 7% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 1%
Planning zones cover 96% of Myola and 100% of Woollamia. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Myola Woollamia
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Myola Woollamia
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 53% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Woollamia is more walkable (25 vs 10).

Myola Woollamia
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Woollamia carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 0); Myola carries more crime risk (78 vs 23).

Myola Woollamia
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
93/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Myola Woollamia
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Myola

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

Schools in Woollamia

  • Trinity Grammar School Field Studies Centre, Woollamia Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Myola Woollamia
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Myola sits further from the CBD (186.8 km vs 180.4 km).

Myola Woollamia
Walkability score 10/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 186.8 km
+3% vs other
 180.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 151 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2540
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2540
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.

Myola Woollamia
Car (driver) 65.0% / 73.6%
Myola — Car (driver): 65.0% Woollamia — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 17.3%
Myola — Worked from Home: 35.0% Woollamia — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Walked Only — / 6.1%
Myola — Walked Only: not among its largest Woollamia — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Myola — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woollamia — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Myola Woollamia
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 292 m
1.9 km to a named beach
 3.4 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Myola Woollamia
Connectivity score 72/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
101 premises
 0%
325 premises

Climate

Myola Woollamia
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Myola Woollamia
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Myola Woollamia
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myola Woollamia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myola

Coastal Premium Professionals Retirees

Woollamia

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