Bayside residential suburb in southern Sydney about 24 km south of the CBD, wrapped around a bay on the north shore of the Port Hacking estuary in the Sutherland Shire. The name, first recorded as 'Ewey Bay' on an 1827 survey map, is thought to come from an Aboriginal word; land was released as the 'Village of Weerona' in 1889 and the suburb was officially named Yowie Bay in 1973. Yowie Bay is a leafy, quiet, tightly held family suburb — local agents call it 'the most tightly held suburb in Sydney' (median ownership holding period of about 22.8 years) — with homes and jetties lining the water and about 3,000 residents (3,074 at the 2016 census) over a compact 1.8 km² peninsula.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Sutherland Shire |
| Council (LGA) | Sutherland Shire |
| Postcode | 2228 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Yowie Bay is about 24 km south of the Sydney CBD. By public transport the trip is roughly 55–65 minutes door-to-door:… |
| Median house price | $2,370,000 (median house price based on 37 sales over the past 12 months, down 5%, realestate.com.au Yowie Bay suburb data, retrieved Sep 2026); other realestate.com.au windows show $2,350,000–$2,490,000, and the 4-bedroom house median was $2,605,000 (18 sales, property.com.au) (mid-2026) |
| Typical rent | $1,179/week (median weekly rent, Q1 2026, NSW Rental Bond Board active-bond data via AreaSearch; up 1.0% year-on-year) |
Transport
Yowie Bay has no railway station; the suburb is served by bus route 973, a Miranda to Yowie Bay loop service running to and from Miranda Interchange. The nearest train stations are on the T4 Illawarra line at Miranda, immediately north of the suburb, and Caringbah to the north-east. The suburb's northern edge borders Miranda, with Westfield Miranda and the Miranda interchange a short ride or drive away.
Schools
Yowie Bay Public School — NSW government primary school and the suburb's only school, described by Wikipedia as 'one small school'. There is no high school within Yowie Bay; public secondary options sit in adjacent suburbs such as Port Hacking High School in Miranda and Endeavour Sports High School in Caringbah (NSW Department of Education).
Shopping & Amenities
Yowie Bay is mostly residential with only scattered commercial development — including a local grocer and a cafe — plus a marina at the end of Wonga Road with a liquor shop nearby. The Port Hacking Open Sailing Club is based on Yowie Bay. For major shopping, residents use Westfield Miranda immediately north in the adjacent suburb of Miranda.
Parks & Outdoors
Waterfront living is the suburb's defining feature: Yowie Bay sits on the bay of the same name on the north shore of the Port Hacking estuary, with homes, jetties and water views across to Caringbah South and Gymea Bay. A double boat ramp with a floating pontoon at the end of Wonga Road — the Yowie Bay boat ramp — provides access to Port Hacking for trailered boats, and Kalang Lane Reserve, near the Wonga Road ramp, was upgraded with new play equipment under the council's playground renewal program in 2021–22. The suburb has about 6 parks covering roughly 2% of its 1.8 km² area. The Port Hacking Open Sailing Club on the foreshore supports sailing on the bay.
Property Market
The median house price in Yowie Bay was around $2,370,000 (median house price based on 37 sales over the past 12 months, down 5%, realestate.com.au Yowie Bay suburb data, retrieved Sep 2026); other realestate.com.au windows show $2,350,000–$2,490,000, and the 4-bedroom house median was $2,605,000 (18 sales, property.com.au) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. A prestige bayside market with modest sales turnover — 35–37 house sales in 12 months — so medians shift between trackers and windows: $2.35M–$2.49M across realestate.com.au figures (Sep 2026) with 4-bedroom houses around $2.6M. The suburb is one of Sydney's most tightly held, with an average ownership period of about 22.8 years reported by selling agents, and waterfront and water-view properties command strong premiums. Unit stock is minimal, so no reliable unit median is published. House medians here sit roughly $0.5–0.6M above the Sutherland Shire average, reflecting the Port Hacking frontage.
New Developments
Minimal development activity: Yowie Bay is a compact, tightly held residential peninsula with no significant new development pipeline identified — the suburb's handful of recent projects are limited to council infrastructure such as the Kalang Lane Reserve playground renewal (2021–22) rather than private developments. New supply comes mainly from individual knockdown-rebuilds of older bayside homes on large waterfront allotments.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment in Yowie Bay is limited to the small shops, the marina and the public school; most residents commute out of the suburb. Westfield Miranda, in the adjacent suburb of Miranda to the north, is the major retail and services hub for the area, and the Caringbah commercial centre is close by to the north-east. Sydney CBD workers are about 24 km away, typically commuting by T4 train via Miranda or by car.
Nearby Suburbs
Miranda, Caringbah, Caringbah South, Lilli Pilli, Royal National Park, Grays Point, Gymea Bay, Gymea
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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