Woronora Heights NSW 2233
928 addresses · 46 streets
Hughes Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Woronora Heights · 25 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Woronora Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,781 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $3,250 a week, with median rent near $750 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Engadine - Loftus statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Woronora Heights itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 supermarkets
1 pharmacy
2 doctors & medical clinics
2 dentists
1 childcare centre
1 butcher
3 hardware stores
1 hairdresser
1 beauty salon
1 plumber
2 carpenters
2 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Loftus, 2.5 km south-east · Tram stop: Waratah Loop (Sutherland), 2.5 km east · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 4.2 km south-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 12.5 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 64.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 64.3% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 60.9% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 79.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 72.5%
Population by age in Woronora Heights
| 0-4 | 128 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 367 |
| 15-19 | 242 |
| 20-24 | 204 |
| 25-34 | 214 |
| 35-44 | 274 |
| 45-54 | 463 |
| 55-64 | 505 |
| 65-74 | 287 |
| 75-84 | 79 |
| 85+ | 13 |
Dwelling types in Woronora Heights
| House | 838 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 21 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Woronora Heights
| <$650 | 46 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 114 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 197 |
| $3,000+ | 442 |
Top ancestries in Woronora Heights
| Australian | 1,235 |
|---|---|
| English | 1,146 |
| Irish | 388 |
| Scottish | 301 |
| Other | 188 |
| Italian | 117 |
Housing tenure in Woronora Heights
| Owned | 349 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 458 |
| Rented | 35 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Woronora Heights
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 114 |
| 2 | 390 |
| 3 | 190 |
| 4+ | 159 |
Commute to work in Woronora Heights
| Car | 734 |
|---|---|
| Train | 17 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 587 |
Top countries of birth in Woronora Heights
| England | 121 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 38 |
| South Africa | 17 |
| Malaysia | 13 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Italy | 12 |
Languages used at home in Woronora Heights
| Greek | 24 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 18 |
| Italian | 16 |
| Russian | 16 |
| Mandarin | 15 |
| German | 10 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
54,451 bird observations recorded near Woronora Heights — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,729)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (4,706)
- Noisy Miner (4,572)
- Australian Raven (3,576)
- Australian Magpie (3,243)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,701)
- Welcome Swallow (2,109)
- Pied Currawong (1,915)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,767)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,736)
- Red Wattlebird (1,642)
- Silvereye (1,575)
- Masked Lapwing (1,420)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Woronora Heights
- Magpie-lark (1,391)
- Little Wattlebird (1,375)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,338)
- Powerful Owl (1,177)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,150)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,134)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,100)
- Crimson Rosella (1,019)
- Australian White Ibis (976)
- Brown Thornbill (975)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (934)
- Australian Wood Duck (916)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (885)
- Southern Noisy Miner (881)
- Common Myna (868)
- Australian Pelican (821)
- Australian King-parrot (820)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Woronora Heights:
- Barden Ridge (1.7 km)
- Woronora (1.7 km)
- Bangor (1.8 km)
- Loftus (2.2 km)
- Yarrawarrah (2.4 km)
- Menai (2.7 km)
- Sutherland (3 km)
- Engadine (3.2 km)
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Streets
- Albatross Circuit (78)
- Barwing Place (6)
- Bundanoon Road (83)
- Caspian Place (5)
- Curlew Close (5)
- Dotterel Place (18)
- Dove Close (8)
- Egret Place (10)
- Falmar Place (14)
- Finch Place (9)
- Gannet Place (7)
- Goshawk Crescent (14)
- Harrier Place (8)
- Honeyeater Place (11)
- Jabiru Place (10)
- Jaeger Place (13)
- Kestrel Place (16)
- Koel Place (19)
- Lorikeet Close (16)
- Lowan Place (5)
- Lowry Place (17)
- Mallard Street (8)
- Mannikin Drive (33)
- Oriole Street (8)
- Pelican Place (13)
- Penguin Place (16)
- Petrel Place (13)
- Piron Place (5)
- Quail Place (5)
- Quarrion Place (22)
- Sandpiper Place (23)
- Shearwater Avenue (38)
- Silvereye Court (21)
- Spoonbill Avenue (56)
- Tatler Place (10)
- Teal Place (4)
- Tern Place (6)
- The Crescent (1)
- Warrangarree Drive (144)
- Weaver Place (22)
- Whimbrel Place (8)
- Willaroo Avenue (69)
- Woronora River (9)
- Woronora River Frontage (2)
- Wren Court (15)
- Wylah Place (5)
