Bangor is a quiet, leafy residential suburb in southern Sydney about 28 km south of the Sydney CBD, in the Sutherland Shire local government area, in the area commonly called Menai, sitting south of the Georges River and west of the Woronora River. The name was chosen in 1895 by landowner Owen Jones after his Welsh birthplace, and the eastern section of Menai was renamed Bangor in 1976 as the area was developed. At the 2021 census it had 5,536 residents across a compact 4.1 km². Its streets are named on an Aboriginal theme and the suburb is made up almost entirely of 1970s–80s detached family homes with high owner-occupation — a classic family suburb popular with buyers wanting the Menai Valley lifestyle.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Sutherland Shire |
| Council (LGA) | Sutherland Shire |
| Postcode | 2234 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Bangor is about 28 km south of the Sydney CBD. By car the commute typically runs 45–60 minutes depending on traffic via Menai Road and the… |
| Median house price | $1,760,000 (median house price, YIP suburb report, retrieved Sep 2026); propertyvalue.com.au puts the median sale price at ~$1.8M — consistent spread of roughly $1.76–1.80M (mid-2026) |
Transport
Bangor has no railway station; the main road through the suburb is Menai Road, and the Bangor Bypass was completed in February 2005 to relieve traffic through the area. U-Go Mobility buses (routes 961 and 962) connect Bangor to Menai, Illawong, Alfords Point, Barden Ridge, Padstow, Bankstown, Sutherland, Kirrawee, Gymea and Miranda, while Metrobus M92 runs between Sutherland and Parramatta via Bankstown, with a weekend bus service also running to Cronulla. The closest train station is Sutherland on the T4 Illawarra line, though Padstow on the T8 Airport & South line is also frequently used — U-Go Mobility buses service Bangor from both stations.
Schools
Bangor Public School — NSW government primary school (Kindergarten–Year 6), the suburb's local public school. Inaburra School — independent co-educational Christian school (Kindergarten–Year 12) in Bangor. Secondary students in the public system travel to nearby government high schools, most commonly Menai High School in the adjacent suburb of Illawong.
Shopping & Amenities
Bangor is mostly residential with a small suburban shopping centre on Menai Road — the Bangor Shopping Centre, which commenced renovations in late 2018 and also houses the Little Fins Swim School. The Bangor Tavern, a pub on Menai Road, serves the suburb, and residents use the larger Menai Marketplace, Menai Metro and Menai Central shopping centres in the immediately adjacent suburb of Menai.
Parks & Outdoors
Bangor has two sporting ovals — Akuna Oval and Billa Oval — the latter the home ground of the Bangor Brumbies soccer club, while the Menai Roosters football team and the Bangor–Barden Ridge Cricket Club use Akuna Oval. It also has tennis courts at Pyree Street and Yala Road, Yala Road netball courts, and children's playgrounds at Akuna Reserve, Billa Oval, Jelba Reserve, Kodala Way Reserve and Ross Reserve (which holds the Bangor Scout Group's scout hall). The nearby Woronora and Georges rivers and extensive bush areas on the suburb's edges are popular for bushwalking, mountain biking, boating, canoeing and fishing, and a family-friendly cycleway runs from Sutherland to Padstow through Bangor.
Property Market
The median house price in Bangor was around $1,760,000 (median house price, YIP suburb report, retrieved Sep 2026); propertyvalue.com.au puts the median sale price at ~$1.8M — consistent spread of roughly $1.76–1.80M (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Bangor is a small (4.1 km²), almost entirely detached-house suburb developed in the 1970s–80s as the eastern section of Menai, with high owner-occupation and very few units — no reliable unit median is published. House medians cluster around $1.76–1.8M across trackers. The market is dominated by family homes and knock-down-rebuild activity rather than unit development.
New Developments
Residential development in Bangor is essentially complete — the suburb was formed in 1976 when Menai's eastern section was renamed, and its housing stock dates from the 1970s–80s, so current activity is limited to infill and knock-down-rebuild of family homes. The most recent notable changes are infrastructure and retail: the Bangor Bypass opened in February 2005 to take through-traffic off Bangor's local streets, and the Bangor Shopping Centre on Menai Road underwent renovations from late 2018.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment in Bangor itself is modest — the small Bangor Shopping Centre, Bangor Tavern and Inaburra School are among the suburb's main workplaces. Many residents commute to retail and commercial jobs in the adjacent Menai Marketplace complex or the wider Sutherland Shire hubs (Sutherland, Miranda), and to the Sydney CBD and Bankstown/Parramatta corridors via the T4/T8 rail lines and M92 Metrobus served by local buses.
Nearby Suburbs
Alfords Point, Barden Ridge, Bonnet Bay, Illawong, Menai, Woronora, Woronora Heights
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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