Miranda is the commercial heart of the Sutherland Shire, a well-established southern Sydney suburb roughly 24 km south of the CBD that pairs serious retail gravity (Westfield Miranda) with genuine family-friendly suburbia (2021 population 17,942). It reads as the Shire's shopping and transport hub: a busy Kingsway/Kiora Road centre ringed by leafy low-density residential streets, with the coast and bushland of the Shire close by. Prices sit at the premium end of the Shire market and buyer demand stays consistently strong, reflecting high amenity and scarce stock.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Sutherland Shire |
| Council (LGA) | Sutherland Shire Council |
| Postcode | 2228 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | About 45 minutes by T4 train from Miranda station to Town Hall in the Sydney CBD (the suburb is ~24 km south of the CBD); driving to the… |
| Median house price | ~$1.6M (mid-2026) |
Transport
Rail: Miranda station on the Cronulla branch of the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line (services to the city/Bondi Junction), trains roughly every 15 minutes in peak; Westfield Miranda sits right beside the station. Bus: major interchange on Kiora Road with multiple routes (U-Go Mobility, Transit Systems, Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service) linking Sutherland, Caringbah, Cronulla and surrounds. Road: Kingsway, Port Hacking Road, The Boulevarde and Kiora Road are the main arteries through the suburb.
Schools
Port Hacking High School — co-educational NSW public high school on Kingsway, established 1959, serving the southern Shire. Miranda Public School — NSW public primary school on Kingsway, a couple of minutes' walk from the high school. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School — Catholic primary in Miranda (postcode 2228).
Shopping & Amenities
Westfield Miranda is the centrepiece — one of Sydney's largest shopping centres (opened 1964 as Miranda Fair, 128,410 m² of floor space) with 440+ specialty stores, major department stores, cinemas and dining precincts, adjacent to the station. Smaller centres include Lederer Shopping Centre and The Kiora Centre, plus the Kingsway/Kiora Road shopping strip, with Miranda Library on Wandella Road nearby. Nearest hospital is Sutherland Hospital at Caringbah, about 3 km away.
Parks & Outdoors
Seymour Shaw Park on The Boulevarde is Miranda's big green asset — a major sporting and recreation precinct recently upgraded with multi-use sports fields, clubhouse and spectator seating, including what has been billed as the deepest skate bowl in Sydney (3.8 m) in its youth precinct. Miranda Park offers local green space for informal sport and family use, and Cronulla Beach is only about 5 km east (two train stops) for surf and esplanade life.
Property Market
The median house price in Miranda was around ~$1.6M (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Residential stock is a mix of single-family homes, modern apartments and townhouses, appealing to families, young professionals and retirees (2025); Miranda sits at the premium end of the Sutherland Shire market with low stock, strong clearance rates and consistently solid buyer demand (2026).
New Developments
Seymour Shaw Park sporting precinct — NSW Government-funded upgrade (multi-use sports fields, new clubhouse, spectator seating, youth precinct with Sydney's deepest skate bowl) delivered, announced complete August 2026. Westfield Miranda — new rooftop entertainment centre, Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq (bowling, arcade, VR), received development approval in 2023 for the space near the cinemas and rooftop restaurants. Planet Fitness — plans lodged for a $2.9 million, 1,586 m² 24/7 gym at Westfield Miranda (status: proposal). Infill residential — new and off-the-plan apartment projects along/near Kingsway around the Westfield precinct, including a Landmark Group site at 607 Kingsway still in planning.
Jobs & Local Economy
Westfield Miranda is the suburb's biggest single employment driver as the Shire's main retail and commercial centre, supported by offices and shops along Kingsway and Kiora Road, a light industrial area in the north of the centre on Port Hacking and Box Roads, and local services such as Miranda Library and Miranda Police Station.
Nearby Suburbs
Sylvania, Sylvania Waters, Gymea, Gymea Bay, Yowie Bay, Caringbah
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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