Turrella vs Wolli Creek

In Turrella, most households own their home, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. In Wolli Creek, most households rent and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Turrella tends to suit couples, while Wolli Creek suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Turrella

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (47% vs 1%)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 29%)
  • But Wolli Creek has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wolli Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (65% vs 45%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wolli Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (22% vs 15%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Turrella has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 3%)
  • Wolli Creek has more GPs (6 vs 0)

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

Investors

Wolli Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (66.6% vs 6.5%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Turrella Wolli Creek
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.

Turrella Wolli Creek
Walkability 96 / 96
Turrella — Walkability: 96/100 Wolli Creek — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 52 / 35
Turrella — Safety: 52/100 Wolli Creek — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Turrella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wolli Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wolli Creek has more residents (10,654 vs 2,673); Turrella skews older (32 vs 30).

Turrella Wolli Creek
Population 2,673 10,654
+299% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +66.6%
Median age 32 30
Median household income $111,124/yr $112,476/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk $540/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Turrella Wolli Creek
0-4 6.8% / 5.1%
Turrella — 0-4: 6.8% Wolli Creek — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.2% / 2.9%
Turrella — 5-14: 9.2% Wolli Creek — 5-14: 2.9%
15-19 5.1% / 1.6%
Turrella — 15-19: 5.1% Wolli Creek — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 7.9% / 12.8%
Turrella — 20-24: 7.9% Wolli Creek — 20-24: 12.8%
25-34 26.8% / 46.7%
Turrella — 25-34: 26.8% Wolli Creek — 25-34: 46.7%
35-44 15.2% / 18.2%
Turrella — 35-44: 15.2% Wolli Creek — 35-44: 18.2%
45-54 10.5% / 5.6%
Turrella — 45-54: 10.5% Wolli Creek — 45-54: 5.6%
55-64 8.5% / 4.0%
Turrella — 55-64: 8.5% Wolli Creek — 55-64: 4.0%
65-74 6.1% / 2.3%
Turrella — 65-74: 6.1% Wolli Creek — 65-74: 2.3%
75-84 2.9% / 0.8%
Turrella — 75-84: 2.9% Wolli Creek — 75-84: 0.8%
85+ 0.9% / 0.1%
Turrella — 85+: 0.9% Wolli Creek — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Turrella 48.2% couple families
Turrella — Couple Families: 48.2% Turrella — Lone Person: 25.3% Turrella — Group Household: 10.3% Turrella — One Parent Families: 13.9% Turrella — Other Families: 2.4%
Wolli Creek 22.8% couple families
Wolli Creek — Couple Families: 22.8% Wolli Creek — Lone Person: 41.8% Wolli Creek — Group Household: 24.8% Wolli Creek — One Parent Families: 6.1% Wolli Creek — Other Families: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Turrella 44.9% renting
Turrella — Owned Outright: 23.2% Turrella — Mortgage: 31.9% Turrella — Renting: 44.9%
Wolli Creek 64.6% renting
Wolli Creek — Owned Outright: 7.3% Wolli Creek — Mortgage: 28.1% Wolli Creek — Renting: 64.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Turrella Wolli Creek
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 32.3%
Turrella — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% Wolli Creek — Bachelor Degree: 32.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 17.4%
Turrella — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Wolli Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.9%
Turrella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Wolli Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.9% / 5.3%
Turrella — Certificate III & IV: 6.9% Wolli Creek — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.0%
Turrella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wolli Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.3%).

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.

Turrella Wolli Creek
China 6.4% / 20.2%
Turrella — China: 6.4% Wolli Creek — China: 20.2%
Lebanon 5.8% / —
Turrella — Lebanon: 5.8% Wolli Creek — Lebanon: not among its largest
Indonesia 1.4% / 4.3%
Turrella — Indonesia: 1.4% Wolli Creek — Indonesia: 4.3%
Brazil 1.9% / 3.7%
Turrella — Brazil: 1.9% Wolli Creek — Brazil: 3.7%
Philippines 2.7% / 2.6%
Turrella — Philippines: 2.7% Wolli Creek — Philippines: 2.6%
Vietnam 2.6% / 2.3%
Turrella — Vietnam: 2.6% Wolli Creek — Vietnam: 2.3%
India — / 2.5%
Turrella — India: not among its largest Wolli Creek — India: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Turrella 45.1% flats / apartments
Turrella — Flats / Apartments: 45.1% Turrella — Houses: 46.9% Turrella — Townhouses: 8.0%
Wolli Creek 99.1% flats / apartments
Wolli Creek — Flats / Apartments: 99.1% Wolli Creek — Houses: 0.7% Wolli Creek — Townhouses: 0.2%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Turrella Wolli Creek
Median house price $1,725,000 —
Median unit price $815,000 $825,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 7 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.

Turrella Wolli Creek
1 bed $715K / $630K
Turrella — 1 bed: $715K (5 sales) Wolli Creek — 1 bed: $630K (79 sales)

5 vs 79 sales

2 bed $819K / $867K
Turrella — 2 bed: $819K (25 sales) Wolli Creek — 2 bed: $867K (192 sales)

25 vs 192 sales

Zoning mix

Turrella has more industrially zoned land (24% vs 0%).

Turrella Wolli Creek
Residential 57%
same for both
Industrial 24% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 22%
Parks and recreation 2% 18%
Environmental 3% 2%
Other and special use 1%
same for both
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

Turrella Wolli Creek
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +98%
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.

Turrella Wolli Creek
Houses —
same for both
Units 5.3%
$815/wk on $792K
 5.4%
$890/wk on $850K

Ranking within NSW

Turrella Wolli Creek
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 91% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW

Liveability

Turrella Wolli Creek
Grade A
same for both
Score 78/100 82/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Wolli Creek carries more crime risk (65 vs 48).

Turrella Wolli Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
65/100
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 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Turrella Wolli Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Sydney, 5.9 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 5.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 5.7%

Schools in Turrella

  • Arncliffe West Infants School Government · Primary

Schools in Wolli Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Turrella Wolli Creek
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 19
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 5 0
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Turrella Wolli Creek
Walkability score 96/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 17.7 km
+3% vs other
 17.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 22 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 98/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 57.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 2205
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 2205
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.

Turrella Wolli Creek
Worked from Home 41.3% / 52.1%
Turrella — Worked from Home: 41.3% Wolli Creek — Worked from Home: 52.1%
Car (driver) 38.7% / 20.8%
Turrella — Car (driver): 38.7% Wolli Creek — Car (driver): 20.8%
Train 14.8% / 21.8%
Turrella — Train: 14.8% Wolli Creek — Train: 21.8%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 2.0%
Turrella — Car (passenger): 4.4% Wolli Creek — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.7%
Turrella — Walked Only: 0.9% Wolli Creek — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.1%).

Setting

Turrella Wolli Creek
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Turrella Wolli Creek
Connectivity score 90/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
1,064 premises
 59%
5,171 premises

Climate

Turrella Wolli Creek
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)

Turrella Wolli Creek
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

Turrella Wolli Creek
Average residential rate $1,217/yr
same for both
Council Bayside (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Turrella Wolli Creek
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Turrella Wolli Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Turrella

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Trains Transport Hub Urban

Wolli Creek

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub Urban

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Turrella

Turrella vs Earlwood Turrella vs Arncliffe Turrella vs Bardwell Valley Turrella vs Bardwell Park

Other comparisons with Wolli Creek

Wolli Creek vs Marrickville Wolli Creek vs Earlwood Wolli Creek vs Arncliffe Wolli Creek vs Tempe
Full data on Turrella Full data on Wolli Creek
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or