St Georges Basin vs Worrowing Heights
St Georges Basin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 77 in Worrowing Heights. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In St Georges Basin, 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
St Georges Basin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 7%)
- is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 10%)
- But Worrowing Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 38/100)
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 $442,500)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 35%)
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 $350/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 31%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Worrowing Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Worrowing Heights
ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (94% vs 14%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (87% vs 35%)
- But St Georges Basin has more GPs (2 vs 0)
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 10.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
St Georges Basin 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.
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
St Georges Basin has more residents (3,215 vs 713); St Georges Basin rents higher ($350/wk vs $187/wk).
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,215 +78% vs other | 713 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.4% | +40.9% |
| Median age | 53 | 77 |
| Median household income | $57,876/yr +31% vs other | $39,884/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +47% vs other | $187/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
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 (12.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $817,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $442,500 | $5,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 85 days from 51 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Worrowing Heights has more rural and farming land (42% vs 11%); St Georges Basin has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 55%).
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 81% | 55% |
| Rural and farming | 11% | 42% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| 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
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.8% $630/wk on $860K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 41% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 63% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Worrowing Heights is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D same for both | |
| Score | 21/100 | 19/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
St Georges Basin carries more crime risk (38 vs 28).
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | High 93/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | 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
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 2 |
Mobility
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 193 km | 192.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 164 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).
Setting
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.4 km | 3.3 km 3.7 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 58/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the building |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 43% 2,005 premises | 0% 417 premises |
Climate
| St Georges Basin | 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
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| St Georges Basin | Worrowing Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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