Sutherland Shire

New South Wales · Sydney - Sutherland · 230,140 people · 42 suburbs · 13 postcodes

Sutherland Shire at a glance

230,140

Population

#8 of 130 in NSW

157

km² area

1,465/km² density

41.0

Median age

+1.3 vs NSW

$2,414

Median HH income/wk

#16 of 130 in NSW

1090

SEIFA IRSAD

#17 of 130 in NSW

Schools

61 gov, 15 Cath, 5 indep

19.3%

Born overseas

22.8%

Renting

Map shows the Sutherland Shire LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sutherland Shire is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 42 suburbs across 13 postcodes and an area of 157 km². Sutherland Shire has a population of 230,140 , ranking #8 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Miranda (17,942 residents), and the highest median household income is in Greenhills Beach at $4,704/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $2,414/week and median age is 41.0. About 19.3% of residents were born overseas and 13.8% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

18.5%

11.7%

24.8%

26.3%

18.8%

0–14 (18.5%) 15–24 (11.7%) 25–44 (24.8%) 45–64 (26.3%) 65+ (18.8%)

Show counts

0–14 years	42,507 (18.5%)
15–24 years	26,958 (11.7%)
25–44 years	57,018 (24.8%)
45–64 years	60,498 (26.3%)
65+ years	43,251 (18.8%)

19.3%

Born overseas

13.8%

Speak a language other than English at home

1.4%

First Nations

2.7

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

37.4%

39.8%

22.8%

Owned outright (37.4%) Mortgaged (39.8%) Renting (22.8%)

Dwelling type mix

70.6%

12.2%

17.2%

Separate house (70.6%) Semi/townhouse (12.2%) Flat/apartment (17.2%)

$571

Median weekly rent

$2,745

Median monthly mortgage

39.7%

Households with 0-1 cars

60.3%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

3.1%

Unemployment rate

67,617

In full-time work

36,731

In part-time work

Schools in Sutherland Shire

81 schools across Sutherland Shire: 75.3% Government, 18.5% Catholic, 6.2% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1078 (range 956 to 1172). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

75.3%

18.5%

NSW average for comparison

69.6%

16.9%

13.5%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

64.2%

22.2%

Primary (64.2%) Secondary (22.2%) Combined (7.4%) Special (6.2%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 1078 NSW median 1005LGA range 956 to 1172

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 81 schools in Sutherland Shire, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Endeavour Sports High School	Government	Secondary	Caringbah	1,381	1040
St Patrick's College Sutherland	Catholic	Secondary	Sutherland	1,227	1093
Inaburra School	Independent	Combined	Bangor	1,211	1123
Cronulla High School	Government	Secondary	Cronulla	1,205	1050
Kirrawee High School	Government	Secondary	Kirrawee	1,185	1092
Aquinas Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Menai	1,140	1082
Engadine High School	Government	Secondary	Engadine	1,063	1051
Menai High School	Government	Secondary	Menai	1,062	1046
St John Bosco College	Catholic	Secondary	Engadine	986	1081
Port Hacking High School	Government	Secondary	Miranda	950	1050
Shire Christian School	Independent	Combined	Barden Ridge	926	1116
The Jannali High School	Government	Secondary	Jannali	925	1051
Caringbah High School	Government	Secondary	Caringbah	908	1172
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Menai	803	1098
Lucas Heights Community School	Government	Combined	Barden Ridge	796	1038
Woolooware High School	Government	Secondary	Woolooware	788	1063
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Engadine	772	1094
Gymea Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Gymea Bay	763	1091
Sylvania High School	Government	Secondary	Sylvania	750	1039
Heathcote High School	Government	Secondary	Heathcote	633	1028
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Sutherland	603	1106
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Caringbah	599	1110
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Gymea	596	1109
Burraneer Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Cronulla	573	1101
Gymea Technology High School	Government	Secondary	Gymea	554	1048
Engadine West Public School	Government	Primary	Engadine	541	1057
Caringbah North Public School	Government	Primary	Caringbah	538	1086
De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah	Catholic	Secondary	Caringbah	536	1078
Cronulla Public School	Government	Primary	Cronulla	516	1064
Bangor Public School	Government	Primary	Bangor	503	1077
St Aloysius College Cronulla	Catholic	Secondary	Cronulla	482	1089
Sylvania Heights Public School	Government	Primary	Sylvania	482	1056
Woolooware Public School	Government	Primary	Cronulla	462	1086
Laguna Street Public School	Government	Primary	Caringbah	440	1084
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer	Catholic	Secondary	Cronulla	421	1086
Oyster Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Oyster Bay	416	1098
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay	Catholic	Primary	Como	414	1127
Engadine Public School	Government	Primary	Engadine	411	1059
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda	Catholic	Primary	Miranda	396	1090
Caringbah Public School	Government	Primary	Caringbah	394	1088
Gymea North Public School	Government	Primary	Gymea	362	1075
Grays Point Public School	Government	Primary	Grays Point	353	1113
Sutherland Public School	Government	Primary	Sutherland	344	1101
Loftus Public School	Government	Primary	Loftus	337	1079
Yowie Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Yowie Bay	329	1093
Tharawal Public School	Government	Primary	Menai	328	1085
Kirrawee Public School	Government	Primary	Kirrawee	326	1050
Lilli Pilli Public School	Government	Primary	Lilli Pilli	323	1113
Marton Public School	Government	Primary	Engadine	318	1063
Jannali East Public School	Government	Primary	Jannali	313	1081
Miranda Public School	Government	Primary	Miranda	300	1024
Miranda North Public School	Government	Primary	Miranda	291	1046
Como West Public School	Government	Primary	Como	275	1109
Heathcote Public School	Government	Primary	Heathcote	273	1056
Kareela Public School	Government	Primary	Kareela	272	1102
Cronulla South Public School	Government	Primary	Cronulla	261	1093
Yarrawarrah Public School	Government	Primary	Engadine	249	1081
Sutherland North Public School	Government	Primary	Sutherland	225	1073
Kurnell Public School	Government	Primary	Kurnell	211	1030
Bonnet Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Bonnet Bay	197	1090
Illawong Public School	Government	Primary	Illawong	191	1069
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Cronulla	178	1123
St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Woolooware	175	1124
Bundeena Public School	Government	Primary	Bundeena	174	1067
Sylvania Public School	Government	Primary	Sylvania	167	1038
Alfords Point Public School	Government	Primary	Alfords Point	165	1037
Menai Public School	Government	Primary	Menai	154	1036
Sydney Montessori School	Independent	Combined	Gymea	147	1118
Jannali Public School	Government	Primary	Jannali	139	1062
Taren Point Public School	Government	Primary	Taren Point	114	1043
Heathcote East Public School	Government	Primary	Heathcote	106	1072
Como Public School	Government	Primary	Como	103	1071
Woronora River Public School	Government	Primary	Woronora	70	1054
Cook School	Government	Special	Loftus	66	956
Bates Drive School	Government	Special	Kareela	62	1018
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town	Independent	Special	Engadine	55	962
Minerva School	Government	Special	Sutherland	47	1039
Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School	Independent	Combined	Engadine	42	1108
Waterfall Public School	Government	Primary	Waterfall	17	1031
Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre	Government	Combined	Kurnell
Sutherland Hospital School	Government	Special	Caringbah

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Sutherland Shire. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

1090

Ranked #17 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1079

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1078

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

1064

Suburbs in Sutherland Shire

Sutherland Shire contains 42 suburbs and 13 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Miranda	2228	17,942	$1,920/wk	39
Cronulla	2230	17,899	$2,058/wk	43
Engadine	2233	17,736	$2,303/wk	39
Caringbah South	2229	13,168	$2,721/wk	42
Caringbah	2229	12,575	$1,890/wk	37
Sutherland	2232	11,570	$1,949/wk	37
Kirrawee	2232	11,007	$2,070/wk	39
Sylvania	2224	10,749	$1,961/wk	46
Menai	2234	10,419	$2,575/wk	39
Gymea	2227	8,219	$2,049/wk	39
Illawong	2234	7,427	$2,778/wk	44
Gymea Bay	2227	6,983	$3,047/wk	42
Jannali	2226	6,632	$2,220/wk	39
Heathcote	2233	6,148	$2,240/wk	43
Oyster Bay	2225	5,689	$3,137/wk	40
Bangor	2234	5,536	$2,626/wk	43
Woolooware	2230	5,060	$2,228/wk	39
Loftus	2232	4,190	$2,425/wk	39
Barden Ridge	2234	4,129	$3,134/wk	41
Como	2226	4,053	$3,152/wk	40
Burraneer	2230	3,719	$3,490/wk	43
Kareela	2232	3,572	$2,765/wk	42
Sylvania Waters	2224	3,200	$2,371/wk	43
Alfords Point	2234	3,131	$2,969/wk	43
Yowie Bay	2228	3,053	$2,959/wk	46
Grays Point	2232	3,034	$3,061/wk	44
Woronora Heights	2233	2,781	$3,250/wk	43
Yarrawarrah	2233	2,775	$2,724/wk	42
Kurnell	2231	2,528	$2,161/wk	38
Bonnet Bay	2226	2,238	$3,087/wk	44
Bundeena	2230	2,103	$1,832/wk	50
Woronora	2232	2,043	$2,614/wk	44
Taren Point	2229	1,879	$1,463/wk	58
Lilli Pilli	2229	1,405	$3,625/wk	44
Greenhills Beach	2230	1,375	$4,704/wk	37
Port Hacking	2229	1,210	$3,394/wk	40
Dolans Bay	2229	699	$3,542/wk	41
Kangaroo Point	2224	602	$4,111/wk	46
Sandy Point	2172	597	$2,986/wk	41
Maianbar	2230	539	$2,339/wk	50
Waterfall	2233	522	$2,232/wk	41
Lucas Heights	2234	4		56

Postcodes covered

2172, 2224, 2225, 2226, 2227, 2228, 2229, 2230, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2536

Compare Sutherland Shire with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Sutherland Shire and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Sutherland Shire (NSW)	230,140	41.0	$2,414/wk	1090	22.8%	19.3%
Georges River	136,515	38.8	$2,033/wk	1050	33.2%	45.4%
Canterbury-Bankstown	385,402	36.4	$1,603/wk	966	39.4%	44.8%
Bayside (NSW)	175,826	36.9	$1,969/wk	1046	44.0%	48.4%
Wollongong	214,498	39.3	$1,759/wk	1000	31.9%	21.0%
Randwick	134,249	37.4	$2,308/wk	1112	47.8%	39.6%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Sutherland Shire

What is the population of Sutherland Shire?

The 2021 Census recorded 230,140 people living in Sutherland Shire, across 42 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Sutherland Shire?

Sutherland Shire contains 42 suburbs. The most populous are Miranda, Cronulla, Engadine, Caringbah South, Caringbah.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Sutherland Shire?

Sutherland Shire covers 13 postcodes: 2172, 2224, 2225, 2226, 2227, 2228, 2229, 2230, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2536.

What is the median household income in Sutherland Shire?

The population-weighted median household income across Sutherland Shire is $2,414 per week (2021 Census), ranking #16 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Sutherland Shire?

Sutherland Shire has 81 schools, including 61 government, 15 Catholic, and 5 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Sutherland Shire?

Sutherland Shire has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1090, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.