Sans Souci vs Taren Point

Sans Souci is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 58 in Taren Point. In both, most households own their home. In Taren Point, about half of households are people living alone. Sans Souci is closer to the city centre: 21.3 km, against 24.5 km. On these figures, Taren Point 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

Sans Souci

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Sans Souci

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($855,000 vs $1,402,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 47%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sans Souci

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sans Souci

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 52/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21.3 km vs 24.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Sans Souci

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 71/100)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 52/100)
  • But Taren Point has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Taren Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 2.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sans Souci Taren Point
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.

Sans Souci Taren Point
Walkability 83 / 52
Sans Souci — Walkability: 83/100 Taren Point — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 59 / 29
Sans Souci — Safety: 59/100 Taren Point — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sans Souci — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taren Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sans Souci has more residents (10,864 vs 1,879); Taren Point skews older (58 vs 44).

Sans Souci Taren Point
Population 10,864
+83% vs other
 1,879
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +8.4%
Median age 44 58
Median household income $96,876/yr
+21% vs other
 $76,076/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk $650/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sans Souci Taren Point
0-4 5.5% / 3.6%
Sans Souci — 0-4: 5.5% Taren Point — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 11.1% / 8.6%
Sans Souci — 5-14: 11.1% Taren Point — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 5.7% / 4.1%
Sans Souci — 15-19: 5.7% Taren Point — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 4.5% / 4.1%
Sans Souci — 20-24: 4.5% Taren Point — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 10.5% / 7.5%
Sans Souci — 25-34: 10.5% Taren Point — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.7% / 8.3%
Sans Souci — 35-44: 12.7% Taren Point — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 14.5% / 11.1%
Sans Souci — 45-54: 14.5% Taren Point — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 13.2% / 9.7%
Sans Souci — 55-64: 13.2% Taren Point — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 11.0% / 10.8%
Sans Souci — 65-74: 11.0% Taren Point — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 8.0% / 16.6%
Sans Souci — 75-84: 8.0% Taren Point — 75-84: 16.6%
85+ 3.3% / 16.0%
Sans Souci — 85+: 3.3% Taren Point — 85+: 16.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sans Souci 37.8% lone person
Sans Souci — Lone Person: 37.8% Sans Souci — Couple Families: 43.4% Sans Souci — One Parent Families: 14.9% Sans Souci — Group Household: 2.5% Sans Souci — Other Families: 1.3%
Taren Point 47.1% lone person
Taren Point — Lone Person: 47.1% Taren Point — Couple Families: 38.2% Taren Point — One Parent Families: 10.8% Taren Point — Group Household: 3.0% Taren Point — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sans Souci 27.5% renting
Sans Souci — Owned Outright: 41.3% Sans Souci — Mortgage: 31.2% Sans Souci — Renting: 27.5%
Taren Point 12.0% renting
Taren Point — Owned Outright: 56.4% Taren Point — Mortgage: 31.6% Taren Point — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sans Souci Taren Point
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 13.1%
Sans Souci — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Taren Point — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Certificate III & IV 11.2% / 10.2%
Sans Souci — Certificate III & IV: 11.2% Taren Point — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 10.5%
Sans Souci — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Taren Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 3.4%
Sans Souci — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Taren Point — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Sans Souci — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Taren Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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.

Sans Souci Taren Point
Greece 4.4% / 1.8%
Sans Souci — Greece: 4.4% Taren Point — Greece: 1.8%
England 1.6% / 3.5%
Sans Souci — England: 1.6% Taren Point — England: 3.5%
China 2.4% / 2.3%
Sans Souci — China: 2.4% Taren Point — China: 2.3%
Egypt 2.0% / 1.4%
Sans Souci — Egypt: 2.0% Taren Point — Egypt: 1.4%
Italy 0.9% / 1.3%
Sans Souci — Italy: 0.9% Taren Point — Italy: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.9%
Sans Souci — New Zealand: 1.2% Taren Point — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sans Souci 48.6% houses
Sans Souci — Houses: 48.6% Sans Souci — Flats / Apartments: 21.3% Sans Souci — Townhouses: 30.1%
Taren Point 49.2% houses
Taren Point — Houses: 49.2% Taren Point — Flats / Apartments: 33.2% Taren Point — Townhouses: 17.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Sans Souci Taren Point
Median house price $2,553,000 $2,742,500
Median unit price $855,000 $1,402,500
Median land price — $1,610,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 93 sales
 57 days
from 7 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.

Sans Souci Taren Point
3 bed $2.3M / $2.2M
Sans Souci — 3 bed: $2.3M (43 sales) Taren Point — 3 bed: $2.2M (5 sales)

43 vs 5 sales

4 bed $2.8M / $2.69M
Sans Souci — 4 bed: $2.8M (33 sales) Taren Point — 4 bed: $2.69M (11 sales)

33 vs 11 sales

5 bed $3.49M / $4.4M
Sans Souci — 5 bed: $3.49M (22 sales) Taren Point — 5 bed: $4.4M (5 sales)

22 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Taren Point has more industrially zoned land (35% vs 0%); Taren Point has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 2%).

Sans Souci Taren Point
Residential 75% 23%
Industrial 0% 35%
Environmental 2% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 17%
Parks and recreation 9%
same for both
Planning zones cover 99% of Sans Souci and 100% of Taren Point. 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

Sans Souci Taren Point
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
 1,449
across Sutherland
Approvals change year on year +98% +117%

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.

Sans Souci Taren Point
Houses 2.6%
$960/wk on $1.95M
 3.7%
$1,475/wk on $2.1M
Units 4.2%
$700/wk on $874K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Sans Souci Taren Point
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools Higher than 62% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 29% of NSW —

Liveability

Sans Souci is more walkable (83 vs 52); Sans Souci scores higher overall (76 vs 66).

Sans Souci Taren Point
Grade A B
Score 76/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Taren Point carries more crime risk (71 vs 41).

Sans Souci Taren Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 High
71/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
45/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Sans Souci Taren Point
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Sans Souci

  • St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sans Souci Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St George Christian School (Infants) Independent · Primary

Schools in Taren Point

  • Taren Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sans Souci Taren Point
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 16 5
Childcare 9 1
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Taren Point sits further from the CBD (24.5 km vs 21.3 km).

Sans Souci Taren Point
Walkability score 83/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 21.3 km 24.5 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 58/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 208.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2219
 1.3%
postcode 2229
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 17
postcode 2219
 24
postcode 2229

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.

Sans Souci Taren Point
Car (driver) 49.6% / 52.3%
Sans Souci — Car (driver): 49.6% Taren Point — Car (driver): 52.3%
Worked from Home 41.5% / 40.2%
Sans Souci — Worked from Home: 41.5% Taren Point — Worked from Home: 40.2%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.7%
Sans Souci — Car (passenger): 3.3% Taren Point — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.7% / 2.2%
Sans Souci — Walked Only: 1.7% Taren Point — Walked Only: 2.2%
Train 2.2% / 0.7%
Sans Souci — Train: 2.2% Taren Point — Train: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.3%).

Setting

Sans Souci Taren Point
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 912 m
3.0 km to a named beach
 126 m
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Sans Souci Taren Point
Connectivity score 86/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
4,994 premises
 16%
1,400 premises

Climate

Sans Souci Taren Point
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sans Souci Taren Point
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sans Souci Taren Point
Average residential rate $1,217/yr $1,552/yr
Council Bayside (NSW) Sutherland

Federal electorate

Sans Souci Taren Point
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sans Souci Taren Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sans Souci

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Urban

Taren Point

Apartments Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Quiet Retirees

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