NSW · Sutherland Shire Council
Woolooware, NSW, 2230
Desirability index
#251 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Woolooware is a smaller suburban community in the Sutherland Shire area, home to around 5,060 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,619 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+15%), roughly 320.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750 (flats $720, houses $1,175), 2 school and preschool sites in the area, 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,060
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,228
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 172 of 2,195
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 66.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 124 / 336 / 782
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)
- $720
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,175
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 380
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)
- 1,619
- Against the person
- 454
- Against property
- 458
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 320
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 11 residents
- State safety percentile
- 20th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +14.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions148
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment145
- Malicious Damage To Property128
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault147
- Transport Regulatory Offences189
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,093.5
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- Woolooware High SchoolSecondary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
64 public transport stops in this suburb
- FTB Hagger Pk
- FTB Swan St S
- STR/LFT Swan St S
- STR/LFT To P1/2
- Woolooware Station
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).
234 planning-related records
2026· 13 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure154/--/DP1307857Under Assessment
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation143/-/1110425Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)14 FAIRS AVENUE WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Swimming pool19 OCEAN VIEW STREET WOOLOOWARE 2230Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure98/-/dp1286512Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation128/-/DP13457Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision118/-/DP12590Under Assessment
March 2026
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)14 CABRAMATTA ROAD WOOLOOWARE 2230Under Assessment
- Educational establishment; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; School143/-/DP1284176Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision179/-/DP1304669Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure8 PANDALA PLACE WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space118//1107182Determined
January 2026
- Demolition; Residential flat building; Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure; Shop; Neighbourhood shop; Residential Accommodation1 PANORAMA AVENUE WOOLOOWARE 2230Under Assessment
2025· 41 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool142/DP1294286Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation122//1286512Determined
November 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)2A RESTORMEL STREET WOOLOOWARE 2230Withdrawn
- Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Self storage units130/755902Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Minor building alterations (external)20 SHORT STREET WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure26 SEAFORTH AVENUE WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Retail Premise36 WILLS ROAD WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
October 2025
- Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure131/280097Determined
- Subdivision205/-/DP1104390Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Fences; Landscaping structures; Minor building alterations (external); Pathways and paving; Swimming pool48 WOOLOOWARE ROAD WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
September 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Residential Accommodation174/-/753817Determined
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure98/DP1295205Determined
August 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Extractive Industries (non-mining)174/DP752162Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space156-158 KINGSWAY WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
- Advertising and signage; Business identification sign461 CAPTAIN COOK DRIVE WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure23 WILLS ROAD WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
July 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation facility (outdoor)461 CAPTAIN COOK DRIVE WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
- Subdivision128/-/DP1294506Determined
- Subdivision205/-/DP1104390Determined
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space134/-/DP1316735Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 HILL STREET WOOLOOWARE 2230Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool215 / / DP1236171Determined
- Home business; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Home occupation; Hours of operation and trading124/-/DP1161125Determined
May 2025
- Seniors housing; Hours of operation and trading152//DP717956Determined
- Residential flat building; Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure119/978906Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Landscaping structures1R Harnleigh Avenue Woolooware 2230Determined
- Industrial development; General industry; Hours of operation and trading144/751315Under Assessment
2024· 21 proposals
21 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 60 proposals
60 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 37 proposals
37 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 40 proposals
40 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 22 proposals
22 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
89 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
- Shearer's CookBakery
- Bench (17)
- Bicycle Parking (5)
- Burraneer Bay Rd opp Craig StBus stop
- Captain Cook Dr opp Captain Cook Playing FieldsBus stop
- Captain Cook Dr opp Shark ParkBus stop
- Denman Av after Dolans RdBus stop
- Denman Av after Gannons RdBus stop
- Denman Av at Harnleigh 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
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Family HillPark
- Foreshore ParkPark
- Hagger ParkPark
- Jenola Fields ReservePark
- Livvi's Place PlaygroundPark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Solander Playing FieldsPark
- Woolooware OvalPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Doctordoctor
- Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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)
- 8
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
- 65.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #251 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
- FTB Hagger Pktransport
- FTB Swan St Stransport
- STR/LFT Swan St Stransport
- STR/LFT To P1/2transport
- Woolooware Stationtransport
- Doctorhealthdoctor
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Family Hillgovernmentpark
- Foreshore Parkgovernmentpark
- Hagger Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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