Burraneer is an outer metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Burraneer Bay and the Gunnamatta Bay.
Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for outer metropolitan suburbs. Household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 89% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 60% above the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 78% above the peer median, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group.
Burraneer is a better fit for people who value school quality and university qualifications more than lower housing costs.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (504)
Strengths
Household incomes are a relative strength
Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
Working from home is more common than in comparable places
University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
Weaknesses
Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group
What stands out
Burraneer Bay
Gunnamatta Bay
Dolans Bay
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★★★☆☆
Retirees★☆☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★☆☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Burraneer compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$3.21M
+0.4% change
Median rent
$750/wk
Houses $1,175 · Units $720
Population (ERP)
4,116
+4.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#96
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Crime rate
30th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
98th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
10%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
82nd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
49.7/100 — Average
State standing
Top 33% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
2048th in Australia
State rank
696th in NSW
Peer rank
#96 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#428 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
95%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$720
Houses (January to March 2026)
$1,175
All types (January to March 2026)
$750
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
380
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$3,213,000
Median price change
+0.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+4.6% annual · +14.2% over 5 years · 98th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+4.6%
5-year growth
+14.2%
Change in 1 year
+181
Change in 5 years
+511
Growth rank in NSW
98th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,450), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,719
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$3,490
Dwelling vacancy
4.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
55 of 1,266
Median monthly mortgage
$3,987
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$660
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
46.2% / 43.6% / 10.2%
Employment rate
64.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
39.3% / 0.9% / 45%
Walked or cycled to work
1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,031 / 118 / 51 (+ 6 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
33.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 14.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified33.5% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified12.1% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational14.8% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below39.6% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce31.5%
Engineering and related technologies13.7%
Society and culture11.6%
Education11.6%
Health9.8%
Architecture and building7.6%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$73,320
90th percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$77,633
87th percentile in NSW · +19% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
22.0%
89th percentile in NSW · +59% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$121,486
90th percentile in NSW · +92% vs Australia
Residents with business income
10.0%
38th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2230 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
21,552
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,774
Median net rent
$312
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,090
Taxable income vs state median
+31%
Salary / wages vs state median
+24%
Rental investment vs state median
+57%
Super vs state median
+73%
Business income vs state median
0%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
8.4% speak a language other than English at home; 13.5% born overseas
Language at home
3,349 English only · 306 other
Non-English at home
8.4%
Born overseas
495 (13.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
33 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
3,550
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
11
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Greek26 · 26.8%
Italian19 · 19.6%
Arabic9 · 9.3%
Croatian9 · 9.3%
Spanish8 · 8.2%
Portuguese7 · 7.2%
Japanese6 · 6.2%
Macedonian4 · 4.1%
Religion
66.6%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 66.6%, while 29.2% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
29.2%
32.8%
Christianity
66.6%
47.6%
Other / not stated
4.2%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
35.5%
22.4%
Anglican
18.9%
11.9%
Eastern Orthodox
4.4%
2.5%
Uniting Church
2.6%
2.1%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2230, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
206
Against the person
58
Against property
58
Rate per 1,000 residents
50
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 64 residents
State crime-rate percentile
30.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+14.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
18
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
4.37
Most common offence types
Breach Bail Conditions19
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment18
Malicious Damage To Property16
Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault19
Transport Regulatory Offences24
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
1,091
Median ICSEA percentile
82th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College BurraneerSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1086 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 421 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
St Aloysius College CronullaSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1089 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 482 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1124 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 175 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Burraneer Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1101 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 573 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Cronulla Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 516 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
St Aloysius Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1123 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 178 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Caringbah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1088 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 394 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Cronulla South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1093 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 261 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Lilli Pilli Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1113 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 323 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Woolooware Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1086 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 462 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Burraneer Bay PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Cronulla HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Cronulla PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Woolooware HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 69 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.54
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.81
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.08
Food & drink(3)
Royal Motor Yacht ClubBar
Burraneer Bakery & DeliCafe
141 Woolooware Road
Mims Espresso and EateryCafe
145-149 Woolooware Road
Everyday services(1)
AmpolPetrol station
Community(2)
Burraneer Bay Public SchoolSchool
161-165 Burraneer Bay Road
Our Lady of Mercy College BurraneerSchool
62-66 Dominic Street
Sport & outdoors(10)
Drinking water
Lugano Avenue Small Craft Launching FacilityMarina
Binaville Avenue ReservePark
Bonnie View Street ReservePark
Burraneer ParkPark
Park
Playground (3)
Sports field
Transport(34)
34 bus stops
Other(8)
Bench (9)
Bicycle Parking
Parking (2)
Picnic Table (2)
Mail Boxes Etc.Post Box
Post Box (2)
Street LibraryPublic Bookcase
Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
Nearest hospital
Cronulla Medical Practice (1.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Minor building alterations (external); Pathways and paving; Swimming pool
28 RUTHERFORD AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Additional Information Requested
Erection of a new structure; Jetty
1 BERMUDA PLACE BURRANEER 2230Under Assessment
August 2026
Subdivision
18 CROSS ROAD BURRANEER 2230Under Assessment
Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
63 BURRANEER BAY ROAD BURRANEER 2230Under Assessment
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
22 WYLMAR AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Under Assessment
Educational establishment; Erection of a new structure; School
2-6 CROSS ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
251A WOOLOOWARE ROAD BURRANEER 2230Additional Information Requested
June 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
5 PORTVIEW PLACE BURRANEER 2230Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
347A WOOLOOWARE ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
14 SHELL ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)
31 RUTHERFORD AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Determined
May 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
22 BULLS ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
2 BERMUDA PLACE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Residential Accommodation
411 WOOLOOWARE ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
13 LOCH LOMOND CRESCENT BURRANEER 2230Additional Information Requested
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
7 BULLS ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
April 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Carport
8 DUNKELD CLOSE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Minor building alterations (external)
22 WYLMAR AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Withdrawn
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
44 RUTHERFORD AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Determined
March 2026
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)
272 WOOLOOWARE ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Erection of a new structure; Water recreation structure
28 RUTHERFORD AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
4 MASEFIELD PLACE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
19 DOMINIC STREET BURRANEER 2230Determined
February 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
17 EURABALONG ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Landscaping structures; Swimming pool
5 WYLMAR AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
39 RUTHERFORD AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
349 WOOLOOWARE ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
January 2026
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Fences
10 BELL PLACE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
25 WYLMAR AVENUE BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
159 WOOLOOWARE ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
November 2025
Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Landscaping structures; Water recreation structure; Jetty
42 BULLS ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
411 WOOLOOWARE ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
7 BULLS ROAD BURRANEER 2230Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Cook
Member of Parliament
Simon KENNEDY (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
118,855
Turnout (2025)
93.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 57.2%Labor 42.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.0 km away).
Coalition 61.0%Labor 39.0%
3.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
BurraneerLabor 33.9% · Coalition 66.1% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
CronullaLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
Burraneer BayLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
Cronulla CentralLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
Cronulla SouthLabor 42.0% · Coalition 58.0% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)