Sanctuary Point vs Worrowing Heights

Sanctuary Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 77 in Worrowing Heights. In both, most households own their home. In Sanctuary Point, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Worrowing Heights, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Worrowing Heights tends to suit people living alone 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

Sanctuary Point

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 7%)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 10%)
  • But Worrowing Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Worrowing Heights

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($5,000 vs $600,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 33%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Worrowing Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($187/wk vs $360/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 34%)
  • But Sanctuary Point has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sanctuary Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (161 min vs 166 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Worrowing Heights

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (94% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (87% vs 27%)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Sanctuary Point is more walkable (60/100 vs 8/100)

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

Investors

Worrowing Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.9% vs 9.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
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.

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Walkability 60 / 8
Sanctuary Point — Walkability: 60/100 Worrowing Heights — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 38 / 72
Sanctuary Point — Safety: 38/100 Worrowing Heights — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 85 / 7
Sanctuary Point — Low fire risk: 85/100 Worrowing Heights — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Sanctuary Point has more residents (7,874 vs 713); Sanctuary Point rents higher ($360/wk vs $187/wk).

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Population 7,874
+91% vs other
 713
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +40.9%
Median age 47 77
Median household income $55,536/yr
+28% vs other
 $39,884/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+48% vs other
 $187/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
0-4 5.3% / 0.8%
Sanctuary Point — 0-4: 5.3% Worrowing Heights — 0-4: 0.8%
5-14 11.1% / 2.0%
Sanctuary Point — 5-14: 11.1% Worrowing Heights — 5-14: 2.0%
15-19 5.5% / 0.8%
Sanctuary Point — 15-19: 5.5% Worrowing Heights — 15-19: 0.8%
20-24 4.8% / —
Sanctuary Point — 20-24: 4.8% Worrowing Heights — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.4% / 0.8%
Sanctuary Point — 25-34: 10.4% Worrowing Heights — 25-34: 0.8%
35-44 10.6% / 1.3%
Sanctuary Point — 35-44: 10.6% Worrowing Heights — 35-44: 1.3%
45-54 11.2% / 2.2%
Sanctuary Point — 45-54: 11.2% Worrowing Heights — 45-54: 2.2%
55-64 14.0% / 5.6%
Sanctuary Point — 55-64: 14.0% Worrowing Heights — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 15.9% / 29.7%
Sanctuary Point — 65-74: 15.9% Worrowing Heights — 65-74: 29.7%
75-84 9.0% / 40.3%
Sanctuary Point — 75-84: 9.0% Worrowing Heights — 75-84: 40.3%
85+ 2.3% / 17.0%
Sanctuary Point — 85+: 2.3% Worrowing Heights — 85+: 17.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sanctuary Point 42.3% lone person
Sanctuary Point — Lone Person: 42.3% Sanctuary Point — Couple Families: 28.9% Sanctuary Point — One Parent Families: 22.8% Sanctuary Point — Group Household: 4.6% Sanctuary Point — Other Families: 1.4%
Worrowing Heights 88.0% lone person
Worrowing Heights — Lone Person: 88.0% Worrowing Heights — Couple Families: 7.0% Worrowing Heights — One Parent Families: 2.5% Worrowing Heights — Group Household: 2.5% Worrowing Heights — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sanctuary Point 28.9% renting
Sanctuary Point — Owned Outright: 42.9% Sanctuary Point — Mortgage: 28.1% Sanctuary Point — Renting: 28.9%
Worrowing Heights 8.9% renting
Worrowing Heights — Owned Outright: 81.1% Worrowing Heights — Mortgage: 10.0% Worrowing Heights — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 17.0%
Sanctuary Point — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Worrowing Heights — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.7%
Sanctuary Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Worrowing Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.5%
Sanctuary Point — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Worrowing Heights — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.3%
Sanctuary Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Worrowing Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.4%
Sanctuary Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Worrowing Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
England 4.3% / 12.3%
Sanctuary Point — England: 4.3% Worrowing Heights — England: 12.3%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.4%
Sanctuary Point — New Zealand: 1.2% Worrowing Heights — New Zealand: 2.4%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.1%
Sanctuary Point — Scotland: 0.5% Worrowing Heights — Scotland: 1.1%
Germany 0.6% / 0.8%
Sanctuary Point — Germany: 0.6% Worrowing Heights — Germany: 0.8%
Egypt — / 0.8%
Sanctuary Point — Egypt: not among its largest Worrowing Heights — Egypt: 0.8%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Sanctuary Point — Philippines: 0.7% Worrowing Heights — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sanctuary Point 94.8% houses
Sanctuary Point — Houses: 94.8% Sanctuary Point — Townhouses: 3.0% Sanctuary Point — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Worrowing Heights 7.2% houses
Worrowing Heights — Houses: 7.2% Worrowing Heights — Townhouses: 94.0% Worrowing Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Median house price $710,500 —
Median unit price $575,000 —
Median land price $600,000 $5,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 182 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Worrowing Heights has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 4%); Worrowing Heights has more rural and farming land (42% vs 5%).

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Residential 68% 0%
Environmental 4% 55%
Rural and farming 5% 42%
Parks and recreation 18% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
Industrial 2% 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

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Houses 4.2%
$600/wk on $750K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
House price Higher than 26% of NSW —
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of NSW —

Liveability

Sanctuary Point is more walkable (60 vs 8); Sanctuary Point scores higher overall (39 vs 19).

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Grade C D
Score 39/100 19/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Worrowing Heights carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 15); Sanctuary Point carries more crime risk (62 vs 28).

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Bushfire Low
15/100
 High
93/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
28/100
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

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sanctuary Point

  • Sanctuary Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Worrowing Heights

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Walkability score 60/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 193.2 km 192.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 166 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.

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Car (driver) 81.8% / 62.5%
Sanctuary Point — Car (driver): 81.8% Worrowing Heights — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 37.5%
Sanctuary Point — Worked from Home: 9.4% Worrowing Heights — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / —
Sanctuary Point — Car (passenger): 7.0% Worrowing Heights — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.2% / —
Sanctuary Point — Walked Only: 1.2% Worrowing Heights — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.3% / —
Sanctuary Point — Bicycle: 0.3% Worrowing Heights — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Connectivity score 75/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
4,620 premises
 0%
417 premises

Climate

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
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

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sanctuary Point Worrowing Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sanctuary Point

Large Blocks Quiet Retirees

Worrowing Heights

Affordable Retirees River Rural Townhouses

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