Taren Point vs Kurnell

Kurnell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 58 in Taren Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Taren Point, about half of households are people living alone. In Kurnell, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Taren Point: a median of $2.74 million, against $1.82 million in Kurnell, and rent is higher there too. Taren Point is closer to the city centre: 24.5 km, against 33.9 km. On these figures, Taren Point tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Kurnell suits families with children, couples, 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

Kurnell

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 49%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Kurnell

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 47%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,825,000 vs $2,742,500)
  • has cheaper land ($1,100,000 vs $1,610,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kurnell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper rent ($550/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Taren Point

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 26/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (32 min vs 45 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.5 km vs 33.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Taren Point

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (51% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 14%)
  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 26/100)
  • But Kurnell carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 71/100)

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

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

Taren Point Kurnell
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.

Taren Point Kurnell
Walkability 52 / 26
Taren Point — Walkability: 52/100 Kurnell — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 29 / 40
Taren Point — Safety: 29/100 Kurnell — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 43
Taren Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kurnell — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Taren Point skews older (58 vs 38); Kurnell has higher household incomes ($112,372 vs $76,076).

Taren Point Kurnell
Population 1,879 2,528
+35% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +11.5%
Median age 58 38
Median household income $76,076/yr $112,372/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+15% vs other
 $550/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taren Point Kurnell
0-4 3.6% / 7.7%
Taren Point — 0-4: 3.6% Kurnell — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 8.6% / 16.0%
Taren Point — 5-14: 8.6% Kurnell — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 4.1% / 7.9%
Taren Point — 15-19: 4.1% Kurnell — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.1% / 4.4%
Taren Point — 20-24: 4.1% Kurnell — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.5% / 9.6%
Taren Point — 25-34: 7.5% Kurnell — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 8.3% / 14.3%
Taren Point — 35-44: 8.3% Kurnell — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 11.1% / 14.6%
Taren Point — 45-54: 11.1% Kurnell — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 9.7% / 11.7%
Taren Point — 55-64: 9.7% Kurnell — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 10.8% / 8.3%
Taren Point — 65-74: 10.8% Kurnell — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 16.6% / 4.7%
Taren Point — 75-84: 16.6% Kurnell — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 16.0% / 1.4%
Taren Point — 85+: 16.0% Kurnell — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taren Point 38.2% couple families
Taren Point — Couple Families: 38.2% Taren Point — Lone Person: 47.1% Taren Point — One Parent Families: 10.8% Taren Point — Group Household: 3.0% Taren Point — Other Families: 0.8%
Kurnell 58.5% couple families
Kurnell — Couple Families: 58.5% Kurnell — Lone Person: 20.4% Kurnell — One Parent Families: 17.9% Kurnell — Group Household: 2.6% Kurnell — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Taren Point 12.0% renting
Taren Point — Owned Outright: 56.4% Taren Point — Mortgage: 31.6% Taren Point — Renting: 12.0%
Kurnell 16.9% renting
Kurnell — Owned Outright: 34.5% Kurnell — Mortgage: 48.5% Kurnell — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Taren Point Kurnell
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 20.8%
Taren Point — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Kurnell — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 7.1%
Taren Point — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Kurnell — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 9.7%
Taren Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Kurnell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 1.2%
Taren Point — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Kurnell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.1%
Taren Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Kurnell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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.

Taren Point Kurnell
England 3.5% / 3.3%
Taren Point — England: 3.5% Kurnell — England: 3.3%
China 2.3% / 0.3%
Taren Point — China: 2.3% Kurnell — China: 0.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.6%
Taren Point — New Zealand: 0.9% Kurnell — New Zealand: 1.6%
Greece 1.8% / —
Taren Point — Greece: 1.8% Kurnell — Greece: not among its largest
Egypt 1.4% / —
Taren Point — Egypt: 1.4% Kurnell — Egypt: not among its largest
Italy 1.3% / —
Taren Point — Italy: 1.3% Kurnell — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.4%
Taren Point — South Africa: not among its largest Kurnell — South Africa: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Taren Point — Scotland: not among its largest Kurnell — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taren Point 49.2% houses
Taren Point — Houses: 49.2% Taren Point — Flats / Apartments: 33.2% Taren Point — Townhouses: 17.7%
Kurnell 95.2% houses
Kurnell — Houses: 95.2% Kurnell — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Kurnell — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Taren Point Kurnell
Median house price $2,742,500 $1,825,000
Median unit price $1,402,500 $1,150,000
Median land price $1,610,000 $1,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 57 days
from 7 sales
 28 days
from 13 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.

Taren Point Kurnell
3 bed $2.2M / $1.88M
Taren Point — 3 bed: $2.2M (5 sales) Kurnell — 3 bed: $1.88M (19 sales)

5 vs 19 sales

4 bed $2.69M / $1.8M
Taren Point — 4 bed: $2.69M (11 sales) Kurnell — 4 bed: $1.8M (20 sales)

11 vs 20 sales

5 bed $4.4M / $3.05M
Taren Point — 5 bed: $4.4M (5 sales) Kurnell — 5 bed: $3.05M (5 sales)

5 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Kurnell has more land zoned for conservation (62% vs 17%); Taren Point has more industrially zoned land (35% vs 20%).

Taren Point Kurnell
Environmental 17% 62%
Industrial 35% 20%
Residential 23% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 17% 2%
Other and special use 0% 11%
Parks and recreation 9% 4%
Commercial 0% 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

Taren Point Kurnell
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.

Taren Point Kurnell
Houses 3.7%
$1,475/wk on $2.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Taren Point Kurnell
House price Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of NSW —

Liveability

Taren Point is more walkable (52 vs 26); Taren Point scores higher overall (66 vs 45).

Taren Point Kurnell
Grade B C
Score 66/100 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Kurnell carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0); Taren Point carries more crime risk (71 vs 60).

Taren Point Kurnell
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime High
71/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
45/100
 High
79/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Taren Point Kurnell
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Taren Point

  • Taren Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Kurnell

  • Kurnell Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Taren Point Kurnell
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 5 15
Childcare 1 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Kurnell sits further from the CBD (33.9 km vs 24.5 km).

Taren Point Kurnell
Walkability score 52/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 24.5 km 33.9 km
+38% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 45 min
Public transport score 58/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 86.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2229
 0.7%
postcode 2231
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 2229
 43
postcode 2231

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.

Taren Point Kurnell
Car (driver) 52.3% / 63.6%
Taren Point — Car (driver): 52.3% Kurnell — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 40.2% / 29.3%
Taren Point — Worked from Home: 40.2% Kurnell — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 2.8%
Taren Point — Car (passenger): 3.7% Kurnell — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.1%
Taren Point — Walked Only: 2.2% Kurnell — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bicycle 0.7% / 1.0%
Taren Point — Bicycle: 0.7% Kurnell — Bicycle: 1.0%
Train 0.7% / 0.9%
Taren Point — Train: 0.7% Kurnell — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Taren Point Kurnell
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 126 m
3.9 km to a named beach
 277 m
1.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Taren Point Kurnell
Connectivity score 77/100 68/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
1,400 premises
 41%
1,088 premises

Climate

Taren Point Kurnell
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)

Taren Point Kurnell
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 16.1 µg/m³ 16.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.79 pphm 0.64 pphm

Council rates

Taren Point Kurnell
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Taren Point

Apartments Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Quiet Retirees

Kurnell

Acreage Coastal Family Middle-Ring Premium

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