Median house price
$1.56M
+6.8% change
NSW · Sutherland Shire Council
Yarrawarrah, 2233
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,905
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.9%
Median age
42
Median income
$2,724/wk
Employment rate
64.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,565,000
Languages at home
6.2%non-English
Most common: Gujarati, Arabic, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Yarrawarrah is a practical mid-sized suburb in Sutherland Shire Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with family life visible on every street. Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas.
Dining is thinner on the ground than in busier metro pockets, so many residents head to neighbouring suburbs for a night out. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Getting around is straightforward, with buses tying neighbouring communities together.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Desirability lands around average here: softer safety weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment holding up better.
At a glance
Yarrawarrah snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$843/wk
Houses $900 · Units $700
Population (ERP)
2,905
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.8%
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
#181
among Metro Sydney · Established
Safety
3rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
51st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
73rd
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
- 54.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 22% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 1587th in Australia
- State rank
- 466th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #181 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #343 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $700
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $900
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $843
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 94
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,565,000
- Median price change
- +6.8%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
2,905(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +0.9% over 5 years · 51th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +0.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +16
- Change in 5 years
- +25
- Growth rank in NSW
- 51th 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 (~2,900), extrapolated at -0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,775
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,724
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 26 of 943
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,730
- Employment rate
- 64.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 876 / 36 / 6
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 64
- Against the person
- 22
- Against property
- 24
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 22
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 126 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.8%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault63
- Fraud55
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment68
- Malicious Damage To Property85
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault54
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- 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
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 1,063
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 73th
School list
- Yarrawarrah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1081 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 249 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Marton Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1063 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 318 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Engadine High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 1,063 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Loftus Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 337 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- Engadine Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1059 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 411 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
59 public transport stops in this suburb
- Porter Rd Opp Engadine High School
- Sladden Rd After Brooke St
- Sladden Rd At Brooke St
- Sladden Rd At Old Bush Rd
- Sladden Rd Opp Dalziel St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
55 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 pharmacies · 5 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 59 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 47/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.36
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.08
Food & drink(1)
- Pizza LeagueRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- Convenience store
Community(2)
- Yarrawarrah Community CentreCommunity centre
- Yarrawarrah Public SchoolSchool
Old Bush Road, Yarrawarrah
Health & services(1)
- Yarrawarrah PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(10)
- Old Bush Road ReservePark
- Yarra Vista Court ReservePark
- Yarrawarrah ReservePark
- Playground (5)
- Sports field
- Yarawarrah OvalSports field
Transport(34)
34 bus stops
Other(3)
- Time To ChillBeauty salon
- Drinking water (2)
- Parking (3)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Old Bush Road ReservePark
- Yarra Vista Court ReservePark
- Yarrawarrah ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- President Private Hospital (4.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Yarrawarrah PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 90
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 31.0
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.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 7 proposals
July 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure78 GILES STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Under Assessment
- Demolition55 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Under Assessment
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 BARADINE PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 GILES STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
April 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 CANOBOLAS PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure97 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4 EXMOUTH PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
2025· 9 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure108 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Dual occupancy; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)112 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
August 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool59 GILES STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
July 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool40A OLD BUSH ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure108 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
May 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure5 LAURINA AVENUE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
April 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces8 NORSEMAN PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation34 BROOKE STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
March 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 CANOBOLAS PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool12 GILES STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool81 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4 BRIDGEVIEW ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
July 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 CANOBOLAS PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
June 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation34 BROOKE STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Withdrawn
May 2024
- Home occupation; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia34 BRIDGEVIEW ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
April 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation12 MERRIWA PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation40 NULLABOR PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 NORSEMAN PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4 BRIDGEVIEW ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
2023· 9 proposals
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 EXMOUTH PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure55 GILES STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
October 2023
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 GLENORA ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
September 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Other10 KIMBAR PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
August 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing17 BROOKE STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing26 NULLABOR PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
June 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces8 NORSEMAN PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
March 2023
- Secondary dwelling9 HAKEA STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
January 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development21 GLENORA ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
2022· 7 proposals
December 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development58 GILES STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
November 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Garages, carports and car parking spaces2 EXMOUTH PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
October 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing6 MEEKATHARRA PLACE YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs13 OLD BUSH ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development112 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
August 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing108 SLADDEN ROAD YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development34 BROOKE STREET YARRAWARRAH 2233Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Hughes
- Member of Parliament
- David MONCRIEFF (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 114,887
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.6%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 46.9%Labor 53.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).
Coalition 48.1%Labor 51.9%
1.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +9.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- YarrawarrahLabor 49.7% · Coalition 50.3% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Engadine NorthLabor 52.5% · Coalition 47.5% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- LoftusLabor 58.8% · Coalition 41.2% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- Engadine EastLabor 53.6% · Coalition 46.4% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- EngadineLabor 57.0% · Coalition 43.0% TPP (2025)2.3 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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