Warrawee vs Wahroonga

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 $2.77 million in Wahroonga, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wahroonga 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

Wahroonga

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (17 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (31 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Warrawee has cheaper units ($912,500 vs $1,172,500)
  • Wahroonga has cheaper houses ($2,770,000 vs $4,120,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wahroonga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($600/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

They split

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

  • Warrawee has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 26%)
  • Wahroonga has more GPs (6 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

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

Warrawee Wahroonga
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.

Warrawee Wahroonga
Walkability 90 / 86
Warrawee — Walkability: 90/100 Wahroonga — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 67 / 75
Warrawee — Safety: 67/100 Wahroonga — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 44
Warrawee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wahroonga — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Wahroonga has more residents (17,853 vs 3,170); Warrawee has higher household incomes ($176,176 vs $155,896).

Warrawee Wahroonga
Population 3,170 17,853
+463% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +2.8%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $176,176/yr
+12% vs other
 $155,896/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+8% vs other
 $600/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warrawee Wahroonga
0-4 4.0% / 4.5%
Warrawee — 0-4: 4.0% Wahroonga — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.1% / 14.2%
Warrawee — 5-14: 14.1% Wahroonga — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 8.6% / 7.6%
Warrawee — 15-19: 8.6% Wahroonga — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.4% / 5.4%
Warrawee — 20-24: 6.4% Wahroonga — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.2% / 6.6%
Warrawee — 25-34: 7.2% Wahroonga — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 13.6% / 12.6%
Warrawee — 35-44: 13.6% Wahroonga — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.0% / 15.1%
Warrawee — 45-54: 15.0% Wahroonga — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 13.6% / 11.7%
Warrawee — 55-64: 13.6% Wahroonga — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 9.2% / 9.3%
Warrawee — 65-74: 9.2% Wahroonga — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.9% / 7.6%
Warrawee — 75-84: 5.9% Wahroonga — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 2.2% / 5.3%
Warrawee — 85+: 2.2% Wahroonga — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Wahroonga 62.6% couple families
Wahroonga — Couple Families: 62.6% Wahroonga — Lone Person: 22.7% Wahroonga — One Parent Families: 12.0% Wahroonga — Group Household: 1.8% Wahroonga — 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.

Warrawee 19.2% renting
Warrawee — Owned Outright: 41.1% Warrawee — Mortgage: 39.7% Warrawee — Renting: 19.2%
Wahroonga 18.6% renting
Wahroonga — Owned Outright: 40.1% Wahroonga — Mortgage: 41.3% Wahroonga — Renting: 18.6%
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.

Warrawee Wahroonga
China 10.3% / 8.2%
Warrawee — China: 10.3% Wahroonga — China: 8.2%
England 4.8% / 4.9%
Warrawee — England: 4.8% Wahroonga — England: 4.9%
India 3.3% / 2.9%
Warrawee — India: 3.3% Wahroonga — India: 2.9%
South Africa 3.0% / 2.6%
Warrawee — South Africa: 3.0% Wahroonga — South Africa: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Warrawee — New Zealand: 1.7% Wahroonga — New Zealand: 1.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Warrawee Wahroonga
Bachelor Degree 26.9% / 25.1%
Warrawee — Bachelor Degree: 26.9% Wahroonga — Bachelor Degree: 25.1%
Postgraduate Degree 15.8% / 12.7%
Warrawee — Postgraduate Degree: 15.8% Wahroonga — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.9%
Warrawee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Wahroonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 3.0% / 4.5%
Warrawee — Certificate III & IV: 3.0% Wahroonga — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.9%
Warrawee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Wahroonga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warrawee 63.9% houses
Warrawee — Houses: 63.9% Warrawee — Flats / Apartments: 31.4% Warrawee — Townhouses: 4.7%
Wahroonga 74.5% houses
Wahroonga — Houses: 74.5% Wahroonga — Flats / Apartments: 19.8% Wahroonga — Townhouses: 5.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Warrawee Wahroonga
Median house price $4,120,000 $2,770,000
Median unit price $912,500 $1,172,500
Median land price — $1,457,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 24 sales
 23 days
from 201 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.

Warrawee Wahroonga
4 bed $2.87M / $2.5M
Warrawee — 4 bed: $2.87M (16 sales) Wahroonga — 4 bed: $2.5M (100 sales)

16 vs 100 sales

5 bed $5.03M / $3.51M
Warrawee — 5 bed: $5.03M (23 sales) Wahroonga — 5 bed: $3.51M (64 sales)

23 vs 64 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.

Warrawee Wahroonga
2 bed $865K / $850K
Warrawee — 2 bed: $865K (26 sales) Wahroonga — 2 bed: $850K (23 sales)

26 vs 23 sales

3 bed $1.34M / $1.38M
Warrawee — 3 bed: $1.34M (10 sales) Wahroonga — 3 bed: $1.38M (29 sales)

10 vs 29 sales

Zoning mix

Wahroonga has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 5%).

Warrawee Wahroonga
Residential 86% 63%
Environmental 5% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 8%
Parks and recreation 1% 2%
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

Warrawee Wahroonga
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.

Warrawee Wahroonga
Houses — 2.6%
$1,395/wk on $2.77M
Units — 5.0%
$728/wk on $755K

Ranking within NSW

Warrawee Wahroonga
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 60% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 98% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 9% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Warrawee scores higher overall (91 vs 74).

Warrawee Wahroonga
Grade A+ A
Score 91/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wahroonga carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0).

Warrawee Wahroonga
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
25/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Warrawee Wahroonga
Inside the suburb 1 15
Rated above peers 1 4
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 5.9 km
 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.1% 4.4%

Schools in Warrawee

  • Warrawee Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wahroonga

  • Abbotsleigh Independent · Combined above peers
  • Knox Grammar Preparatory School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Wahroonga Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Waitara Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Wahroonga Adventist School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Broken Bay Cross Campus Course Centre Catholic · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Warrawee Wahroonga
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 13
Parks & reserves 4 31
Childcare 2 17
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 5
Hospitals 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 28

Mobility

Warrawee Wahroonga
Walkability score 90/100 86/100
Distance to Sydney 23.3 km 24.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 31 min
Public transport score 96/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 33.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 323.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.7%
postcode 2074
 3.3%
postcode 2076
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2074
 30
postcode 2076

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.

Warrawee Wahroonga
Worked from Home 66.3% / 60.5%
Warrawee — Worked from Home: 66.3% Wahroonga — Worked from Home: 60.5%
Car (driver) 26.9% / 30.1%
Warrawee — Car (driver): 26.9% Wahroonga — Car (driver): 30.1%
Train 3.7% / 3.6%
Warrawee — Train: 3.7% Wahroonga — Train: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 2.8%
Warrawee — Car (passenger): 2.0% Wahroonga — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.5%
Warrawee — Walked Only: 0.7% Wahroonga — Walked Only: 2.5%

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

Setting

Warrawee Wahroonga
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km 15.7 km

NBN connectivity

Warrawee Wahroonga
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
1,192 premises
 3%
7,074 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Warrawee Wahroonga
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Warrawee

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

Wahroonga

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals River Transport Hub

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