Local Information

Sutherland Shire is located at the southern coastal border of the Sydney metropolitan area, about 26 kilometres from the Sydney CBD. Sutherland Shire is bounded by the City of Canterbury Bankstown and the Georges River in the north, the South Pacific Ocean in the east, Wollongong City and Royal National Park in the south, and Deadman's Creek, Woronora Dam, Campbelltown City and Liverpool City in the west.

The size of the Sutherland Shire is approximately 369 square kilometres.

Sutherland Shire includes the suburbs and localities of Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Bonnet Bay, Bundeena, Burraneer, Caringbah, Caringbah South, Como, Cronulla, Dolans Bay, Engadine, Grays Point, Greenhills Beach, Gymea, Gymea Bay, Heathcote, Holsworthy (part), Illawong, Jannali, Kangaroo Point, Kareela, Kirrawee, Kurnell, Lilli Pilli, Loftus, Lucas Heights, Maianbar, Menai, Miranda, Oyster Bay, Port Hacking, Royal National Park, Sandy Point, Sutherland, Sylvania, Sylvania Waters, Taren Point, Waterfall, Woolooware, Woronora, Woronora Dam (part), Woronora Heights, Yarrawarrah and Yowie Bay.

The estimated resident population of the Sutherland Shire in 2019 was 230,611 people.

From the 2016 Census data, households in the Sutherland Shire are primarily couples with children 39%.

-Median age group 40 years

-Median weekly household income $1,975

-Median weekly mortgage repayment $563

-Median weekly rent $453

-Households renting 21%

-Households with a mortgage 37%

In general, people in the Sutherland Shire work in a professional occupation.