Sylvania Waters vs Miranda

Miranda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Sylvania Waters. In both, most households own their home. In Sylvania Waters, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sylvania Waters: a median of $2.55 million, against $1.86 million in Miranda, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sylvania Waters tends to suit couples, while Miranda suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Sylvania Waters carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 81/100)
  • Miranda has more childcare (18 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Miranda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,860,000 vs $2,550,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Miranda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($488/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Miranda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 59/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Miranda

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 20%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 59/100)
  • But Sylvania Waters carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Sylvania Waters returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 3.4%)
  • Miranda is growing faster (17.4% vs 1.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sylvania Waters Miranda
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.

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Walkability 59 / 96
Sylvania Waters — Walkability: 59/100 Miranda — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 63 / 19
Sylvania Waters — Safety: 63/100 Miranda — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sylvania Waters — Low fire risk: 100/100 Miranda — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Miranda has more residents (17,942 vs 3,200); Sylvania Waters has higher household incomes ($123,292 vs $99,840).

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Population 3,200 17,942
+461% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +17.4%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $123,292/yr
+19% vs other
 $99,840/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+19% vs other
 $488/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sylvania Waters Miranda
0-4 5.0% / 6.0%
Sylvania Waters — 0-4: 5.0% Miranda — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.8% / 11.6%
Sylvania Waters — 5-14: 11.8% Miranda — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.8% / 4.9%
Sylvania Waters — 15-19: 6.8% Miranda — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.2% / 5.2%
Sylvania Waters — 20-24: 6.2% Miranda — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.4% / 14.5%
Sylvania Waters — 25-34: 10.4% Miranda — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 11.2% / 14.9%
Sylvania Waters — 35-44: 11.2% Miranda — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 15.0% / 12.3%
Sylvania Waters — 45-54: 15.0% Miranda — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 13.6% / 10.2%
Sylvania Waters — 55-64: 13.6% Miranda — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 9.7% / 8.7%
Sylvania Waters — 65-74: 9.7% Miranda — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 7.5% / 7.1%
Sylvania Waters — 75-84: 7.5% Miranda — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.7% / 4.6%
Sylvania Waters — 85+: 2.7% Miranda — 85+: 4.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sylvania Waters 60.4% couple families
Sylvania Waters — Couple Families: 60.4% Sylvania Waters — Lone Person: 20.9% Sylvania Waters — One Parent Families: 14.3% Sylvania Waters — Group Household: 3.3% Sylvania Waters — Other Families: 1.1%
Miranda 40.6% couple families
Miranda — Couple Families: 40.6% Miranda — Lone Person: 38.2% Miranda — One Parent Families: 15.3% Miranda — Group Household: 4.2% Miranda — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sylvania Waters 15.4% renting
Sylvania Waters — Owned Outright: 44.0% Sylvania Waters — Mortgage: 40.5% Sylvania Waters — Renting: 15.4%
Miranda 36.3% renting
Miranda — Owned Outright: 29.4% Miranda — Mortgage: 34.3% Miranda — Renting: 36.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 15.2%
Sylvania Waters — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Miranda — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 13.5%
Sylvania Waters — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Miranda — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.3%
Sylvania Waters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Miranda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 5.0%
Sylvania Waters — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Miranda — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.7%
Sylvania Waters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Miranda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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.

Sylvania Waters Miranda
China 6.2% / 3.1%
Sylvania Waters — China: 6.2% Miranda — China: 3.1%
England 1.8% / 3.7%
Sylvania Waters — England: 1.8% Miranda — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.1%
Sylvania Waters — New Zealand: 1.2% Miranda — New Zealand: 2.1%
Greece 1.9% / 0.7%
Sylvania Waters — Greece: 1.9% Miranda — Greece: 0.7%
Egypt 1.7% / 0.7%
Sylvania Waters — Egypt: 1.7% Miranda — Egypt: 0.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.4%
Sylvania Waters — Philippines: 0.8% Miranda — Philippines: 1.4%
Italy 1.2% / 0.7%
Sylvania Waters — Italy: 1.2% Miranda — Italy: 0.7%
India — / 1.0%
Sylvania Waters — India: not among its largest Miranda — India: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sylvania Waters 79.8% houses
Sylvania Waters — Houses: 79.8% Sylvania Waters — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Sylvania Waters — Townhouses: 10.4%
Miranda 40.2% houses
Miranda — Houses: 40.2% Miranda — Flats / Apartments: 42.4% Miranda — Townhouses: 17.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Median house price $2,550,000 $1,860,000
Median unit price $762,500 $817,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 24 sales
 24 days
from 78 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Sylvania Waters Miranda
2 bed $760K / $820K
Sylvania Waters — 2 bed: $760K (5 sales) Miranda — 2 bed: $820K (101 sales)

5 vs 101 sales

3 bed $810K / $932K
Sylvania Waters — 3 bed: $810K (7 sales) Miranda — 3 bed: $932K (32 sales)

7 vs 32 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.

Sylvania Waters Miranda
3 bed $1.99M / $1.78M
Sylvania Waters — 3 bed: $1.99M (14 sales) Miranda — 3 bed: $1.78M (52 sales)

14 vs 52 sales

4 bed $2.5M / $1.98M
Sylvania Waters — 4 bed: $2.5M (33 sales) Miranda — 4 bed: $1.98M (41 sales)

33 vs 41 sales

5 bed $3.15M / $2.02M
Sylvania Waters — 5 bed: $3.15M (19 sales) Miranda — 5 bed: $2.02M (23 sales)

19 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Residential 79% 68%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 12%
Parks and recreation 12% 6%
Environmental 6% 3%
Commercial 1% 6%
Industrial 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

Sylvania Waters Miranda
New dwellings approved 1,449
across Sutherland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
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.

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Houses 4.5%
$1,350/wk on $1.55M
 3.4%
$1,190/wk on $1.8M
Units — 4.9%
$740/wk on $789K

Ranking within NSW

Sylvania Waters Miranda
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 87% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Miranda is more walkable (96 vs 59).

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Grade A
same for both
Score 78/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Miranda carries more crime risk (81 vs 37).

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
37/100
 High
81/100
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
same for both

Schools

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sylvania Waters

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

Schools in Miranda

  • Miranda Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Miranda North Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Port Hacking High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 1 18
GPs 0 8
Pharmacies 0 8
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 8
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Walkability score 59/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 26.2 km 26.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min
same for both
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 251.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 2224
 1.6%
postcode 2228
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2224
 19
postcode 2228

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.

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Car (driver) 55.9% / 47.4%
Sylvania Waters — Car (driver): 55.9% Miranda — Car (driver): 47.4%
Worked from Home 36.6% / 40.0%
Sylvania Waters — Worked from Home: 36.6% Miranda — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.3%
Sylvania Waters — Car (passenger): 4.3% Miranda — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 1.2% / 4.4%
Sylvania Waters — Walked Only: 1.2% Miranda — Walked Only: 4.4%
Train 1.3% / 4.0%
Sylvania Waters — Train: 1.3% Miranda — Train: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.9%).

Setting

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km 2.7 km

NBN connectivity

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Connectivity score 75/100 81/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,235 premises
 33%
10,391 premises

Climate

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Sylvania Waters Miranda
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

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sylvania Waters Miranda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sylvania Waters

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Quiet Urban

Miranda

Apartments Coastal Outer Parks Urban

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