Woronora Heights vs Barden Ridge

Comparing Woronora Heights and Barden Ridge, NSW: Barden Ridge carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 45); Barden Ridge has more residents (4,129 vs 2,781); and Woronora Heights scores higher overall (72 vs 58).

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

Barden Ridge

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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 house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Barden Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($685/wk vs $750/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Barden Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 51 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (37.9 km vs 40.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
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.

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Walkability 57 / 54
Woronora Heights — Walkability: 57/100 Barden Ridge — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 80 / 80
Woronora Heights — Safety: 80/100 Barden Ridge — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 55 / 8
Woronora Heights — Low fire risk: 55/100 Barden Ridge — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Barden Ridge has more residents (4,129 vs 2,781); Woronora Heights skews older (43 vs 41).

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Population 2,781 4,129
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% -4.6%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $169,000/yr
+4% vs other
 $162,968/yr
Median weekly rent $750/wk
+9% vs other
 $685/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
0-4 4.6% / 5.2%
Woronora Heights — 0-4: 4.6% Barden Ridge — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.2% / 13.0%
Woronora Heights — 5-14: 13.2% Barden Ridge — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 8.7% / 8.2%
Woronora Heights — 15-19: 8.7% Barden Ridge — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 7.3% / 8.3%
Woronora Heights — 20-24: 7.3% Barden Ridge — 20-24: 8.3%
25-34 7.7% / 9.4%
Woronora Heights — 25-34: 7.7% Barden Ridge — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 9.9% / 10.4%
Woronora Heights — 35-44: 9.9% Barden Ridge — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 16.6% / 15.4%
Woronora Heights — 45-54: 16.6% Barden Ridge — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 18.2% / 16.7%
Woronora Heights — 55-64: 18.2% Barden Ridge — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 10.3% / 9.2%
Woronora Heights — 65-74: 10.3% Barden Ridge — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 2.8% / 3.0%
Woronora Heights — 75-84: 2.8% Barden Ridge — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 0.5% / 1.5%
Woronora Heights — 85+: 0.5% Barden Ridge — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woronora Heights 79.8% couple families
Woronora Heights — Couple Families: 79.8% Woronora Heights — One Parent Families: 10.3% Woronora Heights — Lone Person: 8.5% Woronora Heights — Group Household: 0.8% Woronora Heights — Other Families: 0.6%
Barden Ridge 75.2% couple families
Barden Ridge — Couple Families: 75.2% Barden Ridge — One Parent Families: 13.5% Barden Ridge — Lone Person: 9.8% Barden Ridge — Group Household: 1.0% Barden Ridge — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woronora Heights 4.2% renting
Woronora Heights — Owned Outright: 41.4% Woronora Heights — Mortgage: 54.4% Woronora Heights — Renting: 4.2%
Barden Ridge 6.2% renting
Barden Ridge — Owned Outright: 43.6% Barden Ridge — Mortgage: 50.2% Barden Ridge — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 16.7%
Woronora Heights — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Barden Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 14.6%
Woronora Heights — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Barden Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 9.3%
Woronora Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Barden Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 4.3%
Woronora Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Barden Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.0%
Woronora Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Barden Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
England 4.4% / 2.8%
Woronora Heights — England: 4.4% Barden Ridge — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.4% / 0.6%
Woronora Heights — New Zealand: 1.4% Barden Ridge — New Zealand: 0.6%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.0%
Woronora Heights — South Africa: 0.6% Barden Ridge — South Africa: 1.0%
China 0.4% / 1.0%
Woronora Heights — China: 0.4% Barden Ridge — China: 1.0%
Italy 0.4% / 0.6%
Woronora Heights — Italy: 0.4% Barden Ridge — Italy: 0.6%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Woronora Heights — Philippines: 0.4% Barden Ridge — Philippines: 0.5%
Malaysia 0.5% / —
Woronora Heights — Malaysia: 0.5% Barden Ridge — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woronora Heights 98.1% houses
Woronora Heights — Houses: 98.1% Woronora Heights — Townhouses: 2.5% Woronora Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Barden Ridge 91.8% houses
Barden Ridge — Houses: 91.8% Barden Ridge — Townhouses: 7.8% Barden Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Median house price $1,710,000 $1,765,000
Median unit price $667,500 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 11 sales
 22 days
from 28 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.

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
3 bed $1.52M / $1.38M
Woronora Heights — 3 bed: $1.52M (7 sales) Barden Ridge — 3 bed: $1.38M (8 sales)

7 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.66M / $1.77M
Woronora Heights — 4 bed: $1.66M (24 sales) Barden Ridge — 4 bed: $1.77M (38 sales)

24 vs 38 sales

5 bed $1.82M / $1.86M
Woronora Heights — 5 bed: $1.82M (15 sales) Barden Ridge — 5 bed: $1.86M (17 sales)

15 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Woronora Heights has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 43%).

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Environmental 95% 43%
Other and special use 0% 25%
Parks and recreation 3% 21%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
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

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
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.

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Houses — 3.6%
$1,175/wk on $1.7M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Woronora Heights scores higher overall (72 vs 58).

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Grade A B
Score 72/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Barden Ridge carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 45).

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
20/100
same for both
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Woronora Heights

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

Schools in Barden Ridge

  • Shire Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Lucas Heights Community School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 2 5
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Woronora Heights sits further from the CBD (40.6 km vs 37.9 km).

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Walkability score 57/100 54/100
Distance to Sydney 40.6 km
+7% vs other
 37.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 37 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 58.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2233
 1.4%
postcode 2234
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 2233
 48
postcode 2234

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.

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Car (driver) 50.5% / 52.2%
Woronora Heights — Car (driver): 50.5% Barden Ridge — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 42.3%
Woronora Heights — Worked from Home: 43.0% Barden Ridge — Worked from Home: 42.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.0%
Woronora Heights — Car (passenger): 3.2% Barden Ridge — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Train 1.9% / 1.4%
Woronora Heights — Train: 1.9% Barden Ridge — Train: 1.4%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.9%
Woronora Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Barden Ridge — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 11.4 km

NBN connectivity

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Connectivity score 81/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
895 premises
 13%
1,439 premises

Climate

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Division Hughes
same for both
Member David Moncrieff
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woronora Heights Barden Ridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woronora Heights

Large Blocks Outer

Barden Ridge

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