Woronora vs Woronora Heights

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Woronora Heights tends to suit couples.

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

Woronora Heights

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 33/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

Woronora Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($667,500 vs $1,290,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woronora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($580/wk vs $750/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woronora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 51 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Woronora Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 33/100)

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

Woronora and Woronora Heights 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 Woronora Heights
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 Woronora Heights
Walkability 51 / 57
Woronora — Walkability: 51/100 Woronora Heights — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 67 / 80
Woronora — Safety: 67/100 Woronora Heights — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
Woronora — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woronora Heights — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Woronora Heights has more residents (2,781 vs 2,043); Woronora Heights rents higher ($750/wk vs $580/wk).

Woronora Woronora Heights
Population 2,043 2,781
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.2% -2.6%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $135,928/yr $169,000/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $580/wk $750/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woronora Woronora Heights
0-4 4.9% / 4.6%
Woronora — 0-4: 4.9% Woronora Heights — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.0% / 13.2%
Woronora — 5-14: 12.0% Woronora Heights — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.9% / 8.7%
Woronora — 15-19: 7.9% Woronora Heights — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 6.2% / 7.3%
Woronora — 20-24: 6.2% Woronora Heights — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 9.0% / 7.7%
Woronora — 25-34: 9.0% Woronora Heights — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.2% / 9.9%
Woronora — 35-44: 11.2% Woronora Heights — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 16.6% / 16.6%
Woronora — 45-54: 16.6% Woronora Heights — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 14.1% / 18.2%
Woronora — 55-64: 14.1% Woronora Heights — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 11.7% / 10.3%
Woronora — 65-74: 11.7% Woronora Heights — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 5.5% / 2.8%
Woronora — 75-84: 5.5% Woronora Heights — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.2% / 0.5%
Woronora — 85+: 1.2% Woronora Heights — 85+: 0.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woronora 64.5% couple families
Woronora — Couple Families: 64.5% Woronora — Lone Person: 20.1% Woronora — One Parent Families: 12.1% Woronora — Group Household: 3.4% Woronora — Other Families: 0.0%
Woronora Heights 79.8% couple families
Woronora Heights — Couple Families: 79.8% Woronora Heights — Lone Person: 8.5% Woronora Heights — One Parent Families: 10.3% Woronora Heights — Group Household: 0.8% Woronora Heights — 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.

Woronora 9.8% renting
Woronora — Owned Outright: 44.3% Woronora — Mortgage: 45.9% Woronora — Renting: 9.8%
Woronora Heights 4.2% renting
Woronora Heights — Owned Outright: 41.4% Woronora Heights — Mortgage: 54.4% Woronora Heights — Renting: 4.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woronora Woronora Heights
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 16.4%
Woronora — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Woronora Heights — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.3% / 14.0%
Woronora — Bachelor Degree: 16.3% Woronora Heights — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 12.1%
Woronora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Woronora Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 4.2%
Woronora — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Woronora Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.7%
Woronora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Woronora Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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 Woronora Heights
England 4.9% / 4.4%
Woronora — England: 4.9% Woronora Heights — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.4%
Woronora — New Zealand: 1.4% Woronora Heights — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.6%
Woronora — South Africa: 0.6% Woronora Heights — South Africa: 0.6%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.4%
Woronora — Philippines: 0.6% Woronora Heights — Philippines: 0.4%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Woronora — Ireland: 0.7% Woronora Heights — Ireland: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Woronora — Malaysia: not among its largest Woronora Heights — Malaysia: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woronora 95.3% houses
Woronora — Houses: 95.3% Woronora — Townhouses: 3.1% Woronora — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Woronora Heights 98.1% houses
Woronora Heights — Houses: 98.1% Woronora Heights — Townhouses: 2.5% Woronora Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woronora Woronora Heights
Median house price $1,670,000 $1,710,000
Median unit price $1,290,000 $667,500
Median land price $912,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 32 sales
 28 days
from 11 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 Woronora Heights
3 bed $1.5M / $1.52M
Woronora — 3 bed: $1.5M (5 sales) Woronora Heights — 3 bed: $1.52M (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.7M / $1.66M
Woronora — 4 bed: $1.7M (19 sales) Woronora Heights — 4 bed: $1.66M (24 sales)

19 vs 24 sales

5 bed $1.6M / $1.82M
Woronora — 5 bed: $1.6M (10 sales) Woronora Heights — 5 bed: $1.82M (15 sales)

10 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Woronora Woronora Heights
Environmental 93% 95%
Parks and recreation 5% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
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

Woronora Woronora Heights
New dwellings approved 1,449
across Sutherland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Woronora Woronora Heights
House price Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Woronora scores higher overall (77 vs 72).

Woronora Woronora Heights
Grade A
same for both
Score 77/100 72/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woronora Heights carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Woronora carries more crime risk (33 vs 20).

Woronora Woronora Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
20/100
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
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Woronora

  • Woronora River Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Woronora Heights

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

Amenities in the suburb

Woronora Woronora Heights
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 2
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Woronora Woronora Heights
Walkability score 51/100 57/100
Distance to Sydney 39.8 km 40.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 51 min
Public transport score 72/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2232
 1.0%
postcode 2233
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 2232
 37
postcode 2233

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 Woronora Heights
Car (driver) 49.6% / 50.5%
Woronora — Car (driver): 49.6% Woronora Heights — Car (driver): 50.5%
Worked from Home 43.6% / 43.0%
Woronora — Worked from Home: 43.6% Woronora Heights — Worked from Home: 43.0%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 3.2%
Woronora — Car (passenger): 2.3% Woronora Heights — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 2.9% / 1.9%
Woronora — Train: 2.9% Woronora Heights — Train: 1.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.7%
Woronora — Walked Only: 1.3% Woronora Heights — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.5%).

Setting

Woronora Woronora Heights
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.7 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Woronora Woronora Heights
Connectivity score 87/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
790 premises
 54%
895 premises

Climate

Woronora Woronora Heights
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 Woronora Heights
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.8 µg/m³
PM10 16.1 µg/m³ 18.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.79 pphm 0.72 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woronora

Large Blocks Outer Quiet River

Woronora Heights

Large Blocks Outer

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