Pyree vs Worrigee
Worrigee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 46 in Pyree. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Worrigee tends to suit families with children.
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
Worrigee
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 70/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Worrigee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pyree
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $390/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Worrigee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (168.7 km vs 172.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Worrigee
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 70/100)
- But Pyree has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 6%)
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
Pyree and Worrigee drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Worrigee has more residents (5,384 vs 110); Pyree skews older (46 vs 33).
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 110 | 5,384 +4795% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | +6.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 33 |
| Median household income | $101,816/yr +19% vs other | $82,472/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $390/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $810,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $639,000 |
| Median land price | — | $767,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 27 days from 29 sales |
Zoning mix
Pyree has more rural and farming land (94% vs 19%); Worrigee has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 5%).
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 19% |
| Environmental | 5% | 45% |
| Residential | 0% | 29% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 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
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.1% $688/wk on $865K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 79% of NSW |
Liveability
Worrigee is more walkable (14 vs 6).
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 25/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Pyree carries more crime risk (70 vs 48); Worrigee carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 61).
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 11 | 1 |
Mobility
Pyree sits further from the CBD (172.9 km vs 168.7 km).
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 172.9 km +2% vs other | 168.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 141 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.4%).
Setting
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.3 km | 8.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 71/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 49% 1,984 premises |
Council rates
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pyree | Worrigee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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