Numbaa vs Pyree

In both, most households own their home. In Numbaa, most households are couple families. In Pyree, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Numbaa tends to suit families with children, couples, and older residents.

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

Numbaa

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)
  • But Pyree has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Numbaa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Numbaa has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
  • Pyree has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Numbaa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (139 min vs 144 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.2 km vs 172.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Numbaa

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)

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

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

Numbaa Pyree
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.

Numbaa Pyree
Walkability 5 / 6
Numbaa — Walkability: 5/100 Pyree — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 68 / 30
Numbaa — Safety: 68/100 Pyree — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 39
Numbaa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pyree — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Pyree has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $80,132); Pyree rents higher ($360/wk vs $300/wk).

Numbaa Pyree
Population 122
+10% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.9% +8.9%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $80,132/yr $101,816/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $360/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Numbaa Pyree
0-4 9.0% / 3.6%
Numbaa — 0-4: 9.0% Pyree — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 16.4% / 13.6%
Numbaa — 5-14: 16.4% Pyree — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 6.6% / 6.4%
Numbaa — 15-19: 6.6% Pyree — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / —
Numbaa — 20-24: not among its largest Pyree — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.9% / 7.3%
Numbaa — 25-34: 4.9% Pyree — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 14.8% / 17.3%
Numbaa — 35-44: 14.8% Pyree — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 10.7% / 14.5%
Numbaa — 45-54: 10.7% Pyree — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 17.2% / 21.8%
Numbaa — 55-64: 17.2% Pyree — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 15.6% / 9.1%
Numbaa — 65-74: 15.6% Pyree — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 9.8% / 2.7%
Numbaa — 75-84: 9.8% Pyree — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / 3.6%
Numbaa — 85+: not among its largest Pyree — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Numbaa 66.7% couple families
Numbaa — Couple Families: 66.7% Numbaa — Lone Person: 33.3% Numbaa — Other Families: 0.0%
Pyree 52.0% couple families
Pyree — Couple Families: 52.0% Pyree — Lone Person: 32.0% Pyree — Other Families: 16.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Numbaa 25.7% renting
Numbaa — Owned Outright: 74.3% Numbaa — Mortgage: 0.0% Numbaa — Renting: 25.7%
Pyree 41.3% renting
Pyree — Owned Outright: 37.0% Pyree — Mortgage: 21.7% Pyree — Renting: 41.3%
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.

Numbaa Pyree
Philippines 4.1% / —
Numbaa — Philippines: 4.1% Pyree — Philippines: not among its largest
England — / 3.6%
Numbaa — England: not among its largest Pyree — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.3% / —
Numbaa — New Zealand: 3.3% Pyree — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Numbaa Pyree
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 21.8%
Numbaa — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Pyree — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 19.1%
Numbaa — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Pyree — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 5.5%
Numbaa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Pyree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.5%
Numbaa — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pyree — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.7%
Numbaa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pyree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Numbaa 50.0% houses
Numbaa — Houses: 50.0% Numbaa — Townhouses: 40.0% Numbaa — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Pyree 82.5% houses
Pyree — Houses: 82.5% Pyree — Townhouses: 20.0% Pyree — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Numbaa has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 5%); Pyree has more rural and farming land (94% vs 81%).

Numbaa Pyree
Rural and farming 81% 94%
Environmental 19% 5%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Numbaa Pyree
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Numbaa Pyree
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pyree carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Pyree carries more crime risk (70 vs 32).

Numbaa Pyree
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
70/100
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

Numbaa Pyree
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Numbaa Pyree
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Pyree sits further from the CBD (172.9 km vs 169.2 km).

Numbaa Pyree
Walkability score 5/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 169.2 km 172.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 139 min 144 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.

Numbaa Pyree
Car (driver) 34.1% / 54.8%
Numbaa — Car (driver): 34.1% Pyree — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 56.1% / 29.0%
Numbaa — Worked from Home: 56.1% Pyree — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Walked Only 9.8% / 16.1%
Numbaa — Walked Only: 9.8% Pyree — Walked Only: 16.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Numbaa Pyree
Elevation 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 4.9 km 3.3 km

NBN connectivity

Numbaa Pyree
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
49 premises

Council rates

Numbaa Pyree
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Numbaa Pyree
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Numbaa Pyree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Numbaa

Family Retirees Rural Townhouses Young Families

Pyree

Rural Townhouses

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