Median price trend for houses
Based on 49 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,330,000
Down 1.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $2.23m
- 4 bed
- $2.5m
- 5+ bed
- $2.44m
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The quick read on
Yowie Bay
NSW 2228 · Sutherland Shire
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,330,000
- Median unit
- $1,600,000
- Population
- 3,053
- Postcode
- 2228
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ABS 2021
Yowie Bay, New South Wales
Property market insights for Yowie Bay
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yowie Bay NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,350 per week
Up 12.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Yowie Bay, NSW is currently $2,330,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Yowie Bay has a 12-month growth rate of -1.3% for houses and 0.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,230,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,500,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,440,000 in Yowie Bay.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Yowie Bay is $1,350 per week. The median house rent has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Yowie Bay is $1,600,000, which has remained unchanged since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,600,000 in Yowie Bay.
Crime and safety
Is Yowie Bay safe?
The overall rate for Yowie Bay is 1,202 offences per 100,000 residents — 65% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Yowie Bay.
Overall crime rate
1,202
offences per 100,000 residents
65% belowGreater Sydney
Yowie BayGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Yowie Bay?
Yowie Bay NSW 2228 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
3,053 people call Yowie Bay home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,959 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,053
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $750 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.0%Below
15–3419.8%Below
35–5426.6%Below
55–7425.5%Above
75 and over11.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses86.3%Above
Townhouses6.3%Below
Apartments7.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.4%Above
Paying a mortgage41.7%Above
Renting8.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.6%Below
One car22.2%Below
Two cars46.1%Above
Three or more28.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home36.7%Below
Drove to work40.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.8%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Yowie Bay
36.7% of workers in Yowie Bay worked from home on Census day.
3.1% of Yowie Bay residents were born in England.
31.3% of people in Yowie Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yowie Bay
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yowie Bay NSW 2228.
Is Yowie Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.0% of Yowie Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
893 family households lived in Yowie Bay; 55.2% were couple families and 9.5% were one-parent families.
31.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Yowie Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yowie Bay had 3,053 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Yowie Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 86.3% of occupied private dwellings in Yowie Bay.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 7.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Yowie Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
41.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
8.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Yowie Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yowie Bay had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 15.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 31.9%, while 37.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yowie Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
36.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
40.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
0.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yowie Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 22.2% of the total.
75.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yowie Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
73.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.0% reported a different address.
14.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Yowie Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.2% of residents used only English at home.
10.4% used a language other than English at home.
1.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Yowie Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
14.9% of Yowie Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.1% was born in Australia.
1.4% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yowie Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.8% of ancestry responses in Yowie Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 37.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Yowie Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 21.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.0% of workers, and education and training employed 10.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yowie Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.7%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
32.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yowie Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.5% reported asthma, 9.0% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yowie Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yowie Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,959 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $750 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yowie Bay compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 36.7% in Yowie Bay, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 50.4% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 8.0% in Yowie Bay, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Yowie Bay
Is Yowie Bay expensive?
The median house price is $2,330,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,600,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Yowie Bay good for families?
The Census counted 893 local families, and 17.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Yowie Bay?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $2,230,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Yowie Bay
27 streets in Yowie Bay
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Attunga Rd
- Balowrie St
- Binda Rd
- Calypso Pl
- Cliff Haven Pl
- Clifford Rd
- Coolum Pl
- Coora Rd
- Forest Rd
- George St
- Glen-Ayr Ave
- Kalang Ln
- Kiora Rd
- Kiwong St
- Maroopna Rd
- Muneela Pl
- Nottingham Pl
- Otago Rd
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- Pindrie St
- Quest Ave
- Sherwood Ave
- Warrah Rd
- Wonga Rd
- Wyralla Rd
- Yarraga Pl
- Yellambie St
- York Cl
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