NSW · Ku-ring-gai Council
Warrawee, NSW, 2074
Desirability index
#277 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Warrawee is a smaller suburban community in the Ku-ring-gai area, home to around 3,170 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 476 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-7%), roughly 150.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $945 (flats $770, houses $1,475), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,170
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $3,388
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 66 of 1,124
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,500
- Employment rate
- 59.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 41 / 50 / 323
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $770
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,475
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $945
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 94
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 476
- Against the person
- 115
- Against property
- 265
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 150.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 28 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -7.2%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault34
- Fraud134
- Malicious Damage To Property29
- Steal From Motor Vehicle30
- Transport Regulatory Offences36
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
25 public transport stops in this suburb
- Pacific Hwy At Eulbertie Av
- Pacific Hwy At Eulbertie Av
- Warrawee Public School, Pacific Hwy
- Warrawee Public School, Pacific Hwy
- Warrawee Station, Warrawee Av
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
82 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure10 BOONDAH PLACE WARRAWEE 2074Under Assessment
January 2026
- Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise5/11379Determined
2025· 10 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure29 BANGALLA STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
November 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure39 CHILTON PARADE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure46 HASTINGS ROAD WARRAWEE 2074Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure21 HASTINGS ROAD WARRAWEE 2074Determined
September 2025
- Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise5/11379Determined
- Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure4 CHERRY STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool21 WARRAWEE AVENUE NORTH KELLYVILLE 2155Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure39 CHILTON PARADE WARRAWEE 2074Withdrawn
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure29 BANGALLA STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 WARRAWEE AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
2024· 6 proposals
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation4 CRESCENT CLOSE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure26 BANGALLA STREET WARRAWEE 2074Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure27 BERILDA AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure28 BANGALLA STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure27 FINLAY ROAD WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 DAVIDSON AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
2023· 19 proposals
December 2023
- Demolition; Educational establishment; Erection of a new structure33 BANGALLA STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 PIBRAC AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure46 HASTINGS ROAD WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation21 BANGALLA STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
October 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool8 EULBERTIE AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise5/11379Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6 BRENTWOOD AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
August 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces93 MONTEITH STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs11 WINTON STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling4 CRESCENT CLOSE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Other1496 PACIFIC HIGHWAY WARRAWEE 2074Determined
June 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs10A WINTON STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
May 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development20 WARRAWEE AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development45 CHERRY STREET WARRAWEE 2074Withdrawn
February 2023
- Other39 BLYTHESWOOD AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Dwelling; Demolition21 BANGALLA STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
- Dwelling6 BRENTWOOD AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
January 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development35 BERILDA AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Withdrawn
- Dwelling6 WINTON STREET WARRAWEE 2074Determined
2022· 19 proposals
December 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing44 ROTHWELL ROAD WARRAWEE 2074Determined
November 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development42 MITCHELL CRESCENT WARRAWEE 2074Determined
October 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development2 PIBRAC AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Determined
2021· 19 proposals
19 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bench (20)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Mildred St after Roland AvBus stop
- Mildred St at Blytheswood AvBus stop
- Mildred St at Finlay RdBus stop
- Monteith St before Roland LaneBus stop
- Pacific Hwy at Cherry StBus stop
- Pacific Hwy at Eulbertie AvBus stop
- Pacific Hwy at Marshall AvBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gillespie FieldPark
- Halfpenny ParkPark
- Laura Osborne Houison SanctuaryPark
- Sainty ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 62.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #277 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Pacific Hwy At Eulbertie Avtransport
- Pacific Hwy At Eulbertie Avtransport
- Warrawee Public School, Pacific Hwytransport
- Warrawee Public School, Pacific Hwytransport
- Warrawee Station, Warrawee Avtransport
- Gillespie Fieldgovernmentpark
- Halfpenny Parkgovernmentpark
- Laura Osborne Houison Sanctuarygovernmentpark
- Sainty Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning20 WARRAWEE AVENUE WARRAWEE 2074Lodged 23 May 2023 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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