WOOLOOWARE DUPLEX SEMI DETACHED HOUSE

Upmarket, leafy suburb is charming and safe, although prices may prove too much of a barrier for some.

Summary: A neat and tidy pocket of upmarket Sutherland Shire living, Woolooware is a pretty, village-type suburb traditionally home to larger and impressive homes that’s gradually seeing more pockets of dense development crop up. With plenty of greenery, easy access to beaches nearby, and a wide range of public facilities and spaces oriented specifically at families and sports, it’s also an area in which property is typically tightly-held long-term by residents with no real desire to leave.

This is a largely peaceful suburb with adequate (if fairly minimal) amenities that still provides the benefit of train connectivity through to the Sydney CBD – a boon for a suburb of its size. It’s starting to see some “spillover” effects from higher density developments both within and from neighbouring suburbs via some increased congestion, but otherwise its combination of nature, schools, safety and proximity to appealing spots nearby make it highly desirable for families in particular – who can afford it.

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Key stats

Region: Sutherland Shire

Population: 4,000

Postcode: 2230

Ethnic Breakdown: English 29.9%, Australian 27.3%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 7.6%, Italian 3.0%

Time to CBD (Public Transport): 50 minutes

Time to CBD (Driving): 50 minutes

Nearest Train Station: Woolooware

Highlights/attractions: Shark Park

Ideal for: Families, retirees

In many ways, Woolooware feels like someone took a chunk out of Sydney’s Upper North Shore and transplanted it directly into the eastern portion of Sutherland Shire.

There are many similarities between Woolooware and these other affluent, upmarket and largely leafy suburban areas that extends not only from its streetscape, but to its relative proportion of amenities and overall atmosphere as well.

Woolooware also garners many of the same benefits – large housing block sizes, lower crime rates, solid schools and more – while also adding in an extra proximity to beautiful coastal areas that these other suburbs otherwise can’t offer.

Combine it all together, and you’ve got quite an appealing package, but one that’s certainly not cheap to enjoy fully. 

One of the key selling points of Woolooware has always been its train station. While Woolooware physically sits a fair way to the south of Sydney city, it differentiates itself from many other “sleepy” upmarket suburbs by also having heavy rail connectivity that can have you in the CBD in under an hour.

As the second-to-last stop on the Cronulla line, it’s not the quickest rail journey in the world, but a 50-ish minute trip through to Town Hall is still nothing to sneeze at by Sydney public transport commute standards. It also guarantees you’ll have a seat in the morning, if nothing else.