Bar Point vs Mount White

Bar Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 58 in Mount White. In both, most homes are detached houses and most households are people living alone. In Bar Point, the large majority of households own their home. In Mount White, about half of households rent. On these figures, Mount White tends to suit renters.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bar Point has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 65%)
  • Mount White carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bar Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 48%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount White

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount White

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 68 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount White

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bar Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (90.6% vs -6.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bar Point and Mount White drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bar Point Mount White
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bar Point Mount White
Walkability 0 / 0
Bar Point — Walkability: 0/100 Mount White — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 35
Bar Point — Safety: 24/100 Mount White — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 9 / 11
Bar Point — Low fire risk: 9/100 Mount White — Low fire risk: 11/100

Demographics

Mount White has more residents (171 vs 122); Bar Point rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Bar Point Mount White
Population 122 171
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +90.6% -6.6%
Median age 52 58
Median household income $58,500/yr $59,644/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bar Point Mount White
0-4 5.7% / —
Bar Point — 0-4: 5.7% Mount White — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 2.5% / 5.8%
Bar Point — 5-14: 2.5% Mount White — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 — / 4.7%
Bar Point — 15-19: not among its largest Mount White — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 — / 7.0%
Bar Point — 20-24: not among its largest Mount White — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 6.6% / 7.6%
Bar Point — 25-34: 6.6% Mount White — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 17.2% / 3.5%
Bar Point — 35-44: 17.2% Mount White — 35-44: 3.5%
45-54 14.8% / 12.9%
Bar Point — 45-54: 14.8% Mount White — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 22.1% / 24.0%
Bar Point — 55-64: 22.1% Mount White — 55-64: 24.0%
65-74 18.0% / 22.8%
Bar Point — 65-74: 18.0% Mount White — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 7.4% / 5.8%
Bar Point — 75-84: 7.4% Mount White — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 3.3% / 1.8%
Bar Point — 85+: 3.3% Mount White — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bar Point 70.7% lone person
Bar Point — Lone Person: 70.7% Bar Point — Couple Families: 22.0% Bar Point — Group Household: 0.0% Bar Point — One Parent Families: 7.3%
Mount White 69.8% lone person
Mount White — Lone Person: 69.8% Mount White — Couple Families: 22.6% Mount White — Group Household: 7.5% Mount White — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bar Point 17.3% renting
Bar Point — Owned Outright: 48.1% Bar Point — Mortgage: 34.6% Bar Point — Renting: 17.3%
Mount White 45.2% renting
Mount White — Owned Outright: 42.5% Mount White — Mortgage: 12.3% Mount White — Renting: 45.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bar Point Mount White
England 4.9% / 8.2%
Bar Point — England: 4.9% Mount White — England: 8.2%
South Africa 4.1% / —
Bar Point — South Africa: 4.1% Mount White — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.5%
Bar Point — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount White — New Zealand: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bar Point Mount White
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 22.8%
Bar Point — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Mount White — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 11.1%
Bar Point — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Mount White — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree 10.7% / —
Bar Point — Postgraduate Degree: 10.7% Mount White — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 4.1%
Bar Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Mount White — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Bar Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Mount White — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bar Point 94.5% houses
Bar Point — Houses: 94.5% Bar Point — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Mount White 64.9% houses
Mount White — Houses: 64.9% Mount White — Flats / Apartments: 35.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bar Point Mount White
Median house price $670,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bar Point has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 40%); Mount White has more rural and farming land (27% vs 0%).

Bar Point Mount White
Environmental 91% 40%
Rural and farming 0% 27%
Parks and recreation 0% 25%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 8%
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

Bar Point Mount White
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bar Point Mount White
House price Higher than 24% of NSW —
Income Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Bar Point Mount White
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bar Point carries more crime risk (76 vs 65).

Bar Point Mount White
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
89/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
65/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bar Point Mount White
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

Bar Point Mount White
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Bar Point Mount White
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 62 km
+3% vs other
 60.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2083
 1.1%
postcode 2250
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2083
 36
postcode 2250

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.

Bar Point Mount White
Worked from Home 100.0% / 35.0%
Bar Point — Worked from Home: 100.0% Mount White — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Car (driver) — / 58.3%
Bar Point — Car (driver): not among its largest Mount White — Car (driver): 58.3%
Walked Only — / 6.7%
Bar Point — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount White — Walked Only: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Bar Point Mount White
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bar Point Mount White
Connectivity score 19/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

Bar Point Mount White
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bar Point Mount White
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Bar Point Mount White
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bar Point Mount White
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bar Point

Outer Retirees

Mount White

Outer Quiet Retirees

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