Kareela is bounded by Oyster Bay in the north, the eastern edge of Kareela Golf Course, Box Road and the Princes Highway in the east, Gundain Road and Garnet Road in the south and the waterway in the west.
The size of Kareela is approximately 1.7 square kilometres.
It has 7 parks covering nearly 12.1% of total area.
The estimated resident population of Kareela in 2019 was 3,234 people.
From the 2016 Census data, households in Kareela are primarily couples with children 50%.
-Median age group 41 years
-Median weekly household income $2,284
-Median weekly mortgage repayment $650
-Median weekly rent $642
-Households renting 4%
-Households with a mortgage 44%
In general, people in Kareela work in a professional occupation.
- Government Schools
- Independent Schools
Primary
- Kareela Public School
- Oyster Bay Public School
- Jannali East Public School
- Gymea North Public School
- Sylvania Heights Public School
- Sutherland North Public School
- Como Public School
- Jannali Public School
Secondary
- Gymea Technology High School
- The Jannali High School
- Sylvania High School
- Port Hacking High School
- Kirrawee High School
Special
- Bates Drive School
- Minerva School
- Cook School
Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay
- St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School
- Sydney Montessori School
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
Secondary
- St Patrick's College Sutherland
Special
- Aspect South East Sydney School, Kareela
- Aspect South East Sydney School, Kirrawee