Turramurra vs Warrawee

In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Warrawee: a median of $4.12 million, against $3 million in Turramurra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Turramurra tends to suit 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

Turramurra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Turramurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($3,005,000 vs $4,120,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Turramurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($590/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Turramurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

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

Turramurra Warrawee
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.

Turramurra Warrawee
Walkability 90 / 90
Turramurra — Walkability: 90/100 Warrawee — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 64 / 67
Turramurra — Safety: 64/100 Warrawee — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Turramurra — Low fire risk: 31/100 Warrawee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Turramurra has more residents (12,850 vs 3,170); Warrawee has higher household incomes ($176,176 vs $158,392).

Turramurra Warrawee
Population 12,850
+75% vs other
 3,170
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% +5.8%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $158,392/yr $176,176/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $590/wk $650/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Turramurra Warrawee
0-4 4.8% / 4.0%
Turramurra — 0-4: 4.8% Warrawee — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 14.3% / 14.1%
Turramurra — 5-14: 14.3% Warrawee — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.1% / 8.6%
Turramurra — 15-19: 7.1% Warrawee — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 5.4% / 6.4%
Turramurra — 20-24: 5.4% Warrawee — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 7.8% / 7.2%
Turramurra — 25-34: 7.8% Warrawee — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 13.7% / 13.6%
Turramurra — 35-44: 13.7% Warrawee — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 15.0% / 15.0%
Turramurra — 45-54: 15.0% Warrawee — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 12.4% / 13.6%
Turramurra — 55-64: 12.4% Warrawee — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 9.9% / 9.2%
Turramurra — 65-74: 9.9% Warrawee — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 6.4% / 5.9%
Turramurra — 75-84: 6.4% Warrawee — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 3.4% / 2.2%
Turramurra — 85+: 3.4% Warrawee — 85+: 2.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Turramurra 61.1% couple families
Turramurra — Couple Families: 61.1% Turramurra — Lone Person: 23.9% Turramurra — One Parent Families: 12.4% Turramurra — Group Household: 1.7% Turramurra — Other Families: 1.0%
Warrawee 64.1% couple families
Warrawee — Couple Families: 64.1% Warrawee — Lone Person: 20.5% Warrawee — One Parent Families: 13.0% Warrawee — Group Household: 1.4% Warrawee — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Turramurra 19.8% renting
Turramurra — Owned Outright: 40.5% Turramurra — Mortgage: 39.6% Turramurra — Renting: 19.8%
Warrawee 19.2% renting
Warrawee — Owned Outright: 41.1% Warrawee — Mortgage: 39.7% Warrawee — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Turramurra Warrawee
China 8.4% / 10.3%
Turramurra — China: 8.4% Warrawee — China: 10.3%
England 5.5% / 4.8%
Turramurra — England: 5.5% Warrawee — England: 4.8%
India 2.7% / 3.3%
Turramurra — India: 2.7% Warrawee — India: 3.3%
South Africa 2.7% / 3.0%
Turramurra — South Africa: 2.7% Warrawee — South Africa: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.7%
Turramurra — New Zealand: 1.9% Warrawee — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

Qualifications

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

Turramurra Warrawee
Bachelor Degree 26.6% / 26.9%
Turramurra — Bachelor Degree: 26.6% Warrawee — Bachelor Degree: 26.9%
Postgraduate Degree 14.1% / 15.8%
Turramurra — Postgraduate Degree: 14.1% Warrawee — Postgraduate Degree: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.2%
Turramurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Warrawee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 4.0% / 3.0%
Turramurra — Certificate III & IV: 4.0% Warrawee — Certificate III & IV: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.0%
Turramurra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Warrawee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Turramurra 68.1% houses
Turramurra — Houses: 68.1% Turramurra — Flats / Apartments: 27.4% Turramurra — Townhouses: 4.6%
Warrawee 63.9% houses
Warrawee — Houses: 63.9% Warrawee — Flats / Apartments: 31.4% Warrawee — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Turramurra Warrawee
Median house price $3,005,000 $4,120,000
Median unit price $837,500 $912,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 137 sales
 25 days
from 24 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.

Turramurra Warrawee
4 bed $2.7M / $2.87M
Turramurra — 4 bed: $2.7M (72 sales) Warrawee — 4 bed: $2.87M (16 sales)

72 vs 16 sales

5 bed $3.66M / $5.03M
Turramurra — 5 bed: $3.66M (57 sales) Warrawee — 5 bed: $5.03M (23 sales)

57 vs 23 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.

Turramurra Warrawee
1 bed $635K / $638K
Turramurra — 1 bed: $635K (32 sales) Warrawee — 1 bed: $638K (6 sales)

32 vs 6 sales

2 bed $888K / $865K
Turramurra — 2 bed: $888K (53 sales) Warrawee — 2 bed: $865K (26 sales)

53 vs 26 sales

3 bed $1.38M / $1.34M
Turramurra — 3 bed: $1.38M (19 sales) Warrawee — 3 bed: $1.34M (10 sales)

19 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Turramurra has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 5%).

Turramurra Warrawee
Residential 72% 86%
Environmental 21% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 9%
Parks and recreation 3% 1%
Commercial 1% 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

Turramurra Warrawee
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Turramurra Warrawee
Houses 2.7%
$1,450/wk on $2.77M
 —
Units 4.9%
$750/wk on $800K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Turramurra Warrawee
House price Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 98% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 11% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of NSW —

Liveability

Warrawee scores higher overall (91 vs 73).

Turramurra Warrawee
Grade A A+
Score 73/100 91/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Turramurra carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0).

Turramurra Warrawee
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
33/100
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

Turramurra Warrawee
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 5.3 km
 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.3% 5.1%

Schools in Turramurra

  • Turramurra Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Warrawee

  • Warrawee Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Turramurra Warrawee
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 14 4
Childcare 13 2
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Turramurra Warrawee
Walkability score 90/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 22.1 km 23.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 28 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 96/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 282.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.7%
postcode 2074
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2074
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.

Turramurra Warrawee
Worked from Home 64.5% / 66.3%
Turramurra — Worked from Home: 64.5% Warrawee — Worked from Home: 66.3%
Car (driver) 27.6% / 26.9%
Turramurra — Car (driver): 27.6% Warrawee — Car (driver): 26.9%
Train 3.8% / 3.7%
Turramurra — Train: 3.8% Warrawee — Train: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 2.0%
Turramurra — Car (passenger): 2.1% Warrawee — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.7%
Turramurra — Walked Only: 1.4% Warrawee — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Turramurra Warrawee
Elevation 176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.9 km 14.7 km

NBN connectivity

Turramurra Warrawee
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
5,421 premises
 8%
1,192 premises

Climate

Turramurra Warrawee
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Turramurra Warrawee
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Turramurra Warrawee
Average residential rate $1,626/yr
same for both
Council Ku-ring-gai
same for both

Federal electorate

Turramurra Warrawee
Division Bradfield
same for both
Member Nicolette Boele
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Turramurra Warrawee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Turramurra

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

Warrawee

Apartments Easy Commute Luxury Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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