Allandale vs Keinbah
Keinbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Allandale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Keinbah, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Allandale: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.03 million in Keinbah, though rent is higher in Keinbah. On these figures, Allandale tends to suit people living alone, while Keinbah suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Keinbah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 93/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Keinbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,027,500 vs $1,600,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Allandale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $405/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Allandale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 122 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Allandale has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
- Keinbah carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Allandale and Keinbah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Keinbah has more residents (109 vs 68); Keinbah rents higher ($405/wk vs $330/wk).
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 | 109 +60% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.8% | -6.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 44 |
| Median household income | $110,448/yr +4% vs other | $106,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk | $405/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,600,000 | $1,027,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 89% |
| Environmental | 0% | 9% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 2% |
| Residential | 5% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 719 across Cessnock same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Allandale carries more crime risk (93 vs 31); Keinbah carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 20).
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | High 93/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 169.2 km | 170 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 117 min | 122 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2320 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2320 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 86 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 36.1 km | 35.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,405/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cessnock same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Allandale | Keinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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