Low-density, family-oriented suburb roughly 26 km south of the Sydney CBD in the Sutherland Shire, established in 1939 and named after the Gymea lily (Doryanthes excelsa), which the local Dharawal people called kai'mia. At the 2021 census it had 8,219 residents, 76.1% born in Australia. Domain profiles Gymea as a 'family-friendly low-density haven' whose Gymea Bay Road shopping village is 'packed full of boutique grocers and eateries', with buyers and agents describing a close community that 'has got everything' — an easy family suburb at the heart of the Shire with the Royal National Park close by. The suburb keeps an active local culture of youth sport — cricket, rugby league, swimming, football (Gymea United FC, billed as the largest club in the Oceania region) and netball — and hosts the annual Gymea Village Fair on the last Sunday of October.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Sutherland Shire |
| Council (LGA) | Sutherland Shire Council |
| Postcode | 2227 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Roughly 40–50 minutes to the Sydney CBD by train: direct T4 (Cronulla line) services from Gymea reach Central Station in about 45 minutes… |
| Median house price | ~$1.8M (realestate.com.au median house price of $1,801,000 based on 53 sales over the past 12 months, up 3%, retrieved Sep 2026); Domain data put the suburb's median around $1,912,500 — trackers cluster in the $1.8–1.9M band (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $1,050,000 ; property.com.au lists a $940,000 median for two-bedroom apartments and auspropertyfinder ~$1.04M overall |
| Typical rent | Houses around $1,100/week and units around $750/week |
| Price growth | Houses +23.65% and units +22.27% in median value over five years as at 31 May 2026… |
Transport
Gymea railway station is on the Cronulla branch of the Illawarra railway line, operated as the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, with adjacent stations at Kirrawee and Miranda; the station opened in 1939 when the line to Cronulla was extended through the Shire, and today sits in the middle of the Gymea Bay Road village strip. Sydney Trains runs T4 services at least three times an hour through the station, connecting to Sutherland and the city. Local bus services stop at the Gymea station interchange on Gymea Bay Road, linking the suburb with neighbouring centres across the Sutherland Shire, and the Kingsway arterial runs along the suburb's northern boundary.
Schools
Gymea North Public School is the suburb's NSW government primary school and, with Gymea Technology High School, forms the catchment for much of the suburb. St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School is the local Catholic primary, and Sydney Montessori School also operates primary and secondary programs locally. Many Gymea children attend schools in neighbouring Gymea Bay — including Gymea Bay Public School, the largest primary school in the Sutherland Shire — and in Kirrawee. The suburb is also home to a Sydney Institute of TAFE campus on the corner of Kingsway and Manchester Road, used for vocational study.
Shopping & Amenities
The suburb's commercial heart is Gymea Shopping Village, the strip around the railway station along Gymea Bay Road, which has become a popular shopping and café-culture district with many cafés, restaurants, boutiques and gourmet food shops. The Gymea Hotel — opened in 1959 as the Gymea Rex Hotel — anchors the village on Gymea Bay Road, and Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre (art galleries, art studios, a theatrette, gardens and a café) is a cultural drawcard on the suburb's northern edge. For bigger retail, Westfield Miranda is just two train stops or a few minutes' drive away, and Southgate Sylvania shopping centre is close to the north across the Georges River side of the Shire, while the village hosts the annual Gymea Village Fair street festival each October.
Parks & Outdoors
Gymea sits on the edge of Sydney's bush: the Royal National Park and Port Hacking River are effectively 'on the doorstep', with Gymea Bay Baths tucked into a peaceful, bush-lined cove off Ellesmere Road and walking, cycling, fishing and boating all close at hand. The Gymea lily that gives the suburb its name still grows abundantly a few kilometres south in the Royal National Park. The suburb maintains an active sports culture — Gymea United FC, Gymea Bay Amateur Swimming Club, and well-established cricket, rugby league and netball clubs — and Sutherland Shire Council's plant nursery, run with Bushcare volunteers, is in Gymea. Local parks and reserves, including playgrounds in the Gymea–Gymea Bay area, are managed under Sutherland Shire Council's ongoing park-renewal program.
Property Market
The median house price in Gymea was around ~$1.8M (realestate.com.au median house price of $1,801,000 based on 53 sales over the past 12 months, up 3%, retrieved Sep 2026); Domain data put the suburb's median around $1,912,500 — trackers cluster in the $1.8–1.9M band (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Classic Shire family suburb: mostly low-density housing — older brick homes on generous blocks in the post-war streets plus pockets of townhouses and low-rise infill near the station and village. Gymea is more affordable than beachside Shire suburbs, which keeps demand strong from families wanting the Sutherland-to-Cronulla rail corridor and catchment schools. Note: 2025–26 median estimates vary slightly between trackers (roughly $1.8–1.9M for houses and $1.0–1.05M for units depending on sales window).
New Developments
Gymea's growth is modest and mostly infill, protecting its low-density family character. The Gymea town centre recently completed a streetscape revitalisation project along the Gymea Bay Road village, part of Sutherland Shire Council's town-centre improvement program (Citygreen case study). Sutherland Shire Council continues to process a steady stream of development applications in the village core — including commercial and complying-development work at 62 Gymea Bay Road lodged in 2026 — and Council has delivered a program of local park renewals across the Gymea area.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment centres on the Gymea village strip — retail, cafés, restaurants and hospitality around the Gymea Hotel — plus health and professional services along Gymea Bay Road, with Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and the TAFE campus adding arts and education jobs. Sutherland and Miranda, two of the Shire's biggest employment and shopping hubs (including Westfield Miranda), are one to three train stops or a short drive away, and many residents commute to Sydney CBD jobs on the direct T4 service.
Nearby Suburbs
Kirrawee, Miranda, Sutherland, Loftus, Yowie Bay
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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