Sutherland
241,327 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 334 km², 43 suburbs. Council website: sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
241,327
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.1% in a year
Density
723/km²
334 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.8M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$38
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
6.0 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
10 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
43
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income
- $2,288/week
- Median rent
- $500/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,620/month
- Households renting
- 22.3%
- Average household
- 2.7 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 10 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 10 of 10
Suburbs
43 suburbs where Sutherland holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda (NSW) | 17,942 | All | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Cronulla | 17,899 | All | $3.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Engadine | 17,736 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 63% | 9 |
| Caringbah South | 13,168 | All | $2.4MDec 2025 | – / 2% | 10 |
| Caringbah | 12,575 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Sutherland (NSW) | 11,570 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 29% | 9 |
| Kirrawee | 11,007 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 17% | 9 |
| Sylvania | 10,749 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Menai | 10,419 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 79% | 10 |
| Gymea | 8,219 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 2% | 10 |
| Illawong | 7,427 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 67% | 10 |
| Gymea Bay | 6,983 | All | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 16% | 10 |
| Jannali | 6,632 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 46% | 10 |
| Heathcote (NSW) | 6,148 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 90% | 9 |
| Oyster Bay | 5,689 | All | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 19% | 10 |
| Bangor (NSW) | 5,536 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 73% | 10 |
| Woolooware | 5,060 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Loftus | 4,190 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 66% | 10 |
| Barden Ridge | 4,129 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 67% | 10 |
| Como (NSW) | 4,053 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 13% | 10 |
| Burraneer | 3,719 | All | $3.4MDec 2025 | – / 6% | 10 |
| Kareela | 3,572 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 13% | 10 |
| Sylvania Waters | 3,200 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Alfords Point | 3,131 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 79% | 10 |
| Yowie Bay | 3,053 | All | $2.4MDec 2025 | – / 6% | 10 |
| Grays Point | 3,034 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 72% | 10 |
| Woronora Heights | 2,781 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 86% | 10 |
| Yarrawarrah | 2,775 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 80% | 10 |
| Kurnell | 2,528 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 55% | 8 |
| Bonnet Bay | 2,238 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 83% | 10 |
| Bundeena | 2,103 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 5% | 9 |
| Woronora | 2,043 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 75% | 10 |
| Taren Point | 1,879 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Lilli Pilli (Sutherland Shire - NSW) | 1,405 | All | $2.6MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Greenhills Beach | 1,375 | All | $3.8MDec 2025 | 0% / 10% | 10 |
| Port Hacking | 1,210 | All | $3.2MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Dolans Bay | 699 | All | $2.7MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Kangaroo Point (NSW) | 602 | All | $3.6MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Sandy Point (NSW) | 597 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 41% | 10 |
| Maianbar | 539 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 29% | 10 |
| Waterfall | 522 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Royal National Park | 42 | All | – / 99% | ||
| Lucas Heights | 4 | All | – / 86% | ||
| Woronora Dam | 7% | 0% / 99% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Flood planning land
0%
Over 2 of 44 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)
Show the layer on the map →Suburb prices
Across the 41 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $1.1M
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.8M
- Highest suburb median
- $3.8M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 32 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 203
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 55
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 687
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 1,304
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Cook · Simon KENNEDY (LP)59%
- Hughes · David MONCRIEFF (ALP)41%
- Cunningham · Alison BYRNES (ALP)1%
State districts
- Miranda · Eleni Petinos (LIB)39%
- Cronulla · Mark Speakman (LIB)32%
- Heathcote · Maryanne Stuart (ALP)21%
- Holsworthy · Tina Ayyad (LIB)8%
Asking-price cuts
Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 3 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 12 Sep 2026.
- Listings cut
- 8
- of 174 tracked
- Share cut
- 4.6%
- Typical cut
- 3.9%
- median over every cut listing
Most cuts: Sutherland (NSW) (6). All price drops →
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.