Suburb profile

Kareela NSW 2232

Kareela is located in the Sutherland Shire region of New South Wales, postcode 2232. It has 1,308 properties across 50 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Kareela, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Kareela

Kareela, NSW 2232, sits in the Sutherland Shire and neighbours Gymea, Jannali, Sylvania and Kirrawee. Its 50 streets hold 1,308 properties, 1,248 of them houses and 60 units.

Census figures are for the Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali area, which had 22,063 residents, a median age of 40 and an average household of 2.9 people. Median household income was $2,745 a week, the median mortgage repayment $3,000 a month and the median rent $500 a week. Of 7,383 dwellings, 5,586 were separate houses, 1,150 semi-detached, 622 flats and 18 other; 2,788 were owned outright, 3,391 owned with a mortgage and 1,095 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Kareela

  • 22,063Peoplelive in the area
  • 40Median ageyears
  • $2,745Median household incomea week
  • $500Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses5,586
  • Townhouses and semis1,150
  • Flats and apartments622
  • Other18

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$3,000a month
  • Household size2.9people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,788Owned with a mortgage 3,391Rented 1,095Other 109

For sale and rent in Kareela

Luke LombardiLuke Lombardi
Updated 18 hours ago

Auction | Guide $1,475,000

66 Freya Street, Kareela NSW 2232

4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 3 car spaces 556.4 m² land House

Inspect Thu, 29 Oct 5:00pm

Auction Sat, 31 Oct 1:00pm

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Troy ClearyTroy Cleary
Updated 21 hours ago

For Sale | Guide $2,000,000 - $2,100,000

87 Rival Street, Kareela NSW 2232

6 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 2 car spaces 556 m² land House

Inspect Sat, 31 Oct 10:00am

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Properties in Kareela

Schools in Kareela

  • Kareela Public School

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.