Belbora vs Kimbriki

Kimbriki is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Belbora. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Belbora tends to suit people living alone.

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

Kimbriki

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 63/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Kimbriki

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 52%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kimbriki

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Belbora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (220 min vs 236 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (309.2 km vs 322.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kimbriki

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Kimbriki

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Belbora Kimbriki
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.

Belbora Kimbriki
Walkability 0 / 0
Belbora — Walkability: 0/100 Kimbriki — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 86
Belbora — Safety: 37/100 Kimbriki — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 57 / 54
Belbora — Low fire risk: 57/100 Kimbriki — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Kimbriki has more residents (156 vs 123); Kimbriki has higher household incomes ($63,336 vs $50,492).

Belbora Kimbriki
Population 123 156
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +20.0%
Median age 55 49
Median household income $50,492/yr $63,336/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belbora Kimbriki
0-4 — / 1.9%
Belbora — 0-4: not among its largest Kimbriki — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 13.0% / 9.0%
Belbora — 5-14: 13.0% Kimbriki — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 6.5% / 6.4%
Belbora — 15-19: 6.5% Kimbriki — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 2.4% / 7.1%
Belbora — 20-24: 2.4% Kimbriki — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 5.7% / 8.3%
Belbora — 25-34: 5.7% Kimbriki — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 9.8% / 9.0%
Belbora — 35-44: 9.8% Kimbriki — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 15.4% / 17.9%
Belbora — 45-54: 15.4% Kimbriki — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 24.4% / 14.7%
Belbora — 55-64: 24.4% Kimbriki — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 15.4% / 17.3%
Belbora — 65-74: 15.4% Kimbriki — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 8.9% / 5.8%
Belbora — 75-84: 8.9% Kimbriki — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / —
Belbora — 85+: not among its largest Kimbriki — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belbora 26.3% couple families
Belbora — Couple Families: 26.3% Belbora — Lone Person: 44.7% Belbora — One Parent Families: 18.4% Belbora — Group Household: 10.5%
Kimbriki 43.8% couple families
Kimbriki — Couple Families: 43.8% Kimbriki — Lone Person: 25.0% Kimbriki — One Parent Families: 22.9% Kimbriki — Group Household: 8.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belbora 6.0% renting
Belbora — Owned Outright: 80.0% Belbora — Mortgage: 14.0% Belbora — Renting: 6.0%
Kimbriki 8.7% renting
Kimbriki — Owned Outright: 54.3% Kimbriki — Mortgage: 37.0% Kimbriki — Renting: 8.7%
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.

Belbora Kimbriki
New Zealand 4.9% / —
Belbora — New Zealand: 4.9% Kimbriki — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 1.9%
Belbora — England: not among its largest Kimbriki — England: 1.9%
Canada — / 1.9%
Belbora — Canada: not among its largest Kimbriki — Canada: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Belbora Kimbriki
Certificate III & IV 25.2% / 20.5%
Belbora — Certificate III & IV: 25.2% Kimbriki — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 7.1%
Belbora — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Kimbriki — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 3.8%
Belbora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Kimbriki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Belbora — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kimbriki — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belbora 107.3% houses
Belbora — Houses: 107.3%
Kimbriki 100.0% houses
Kimbriki — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Belbora Kimbriki
Median house price $980,000
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Belbora Kimbriki
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Belbora Kimbriki
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Belbora Kimbriki
House price Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 32% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Belbora Kimbriki
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Belbora carries more crime risk (63 vs 14).

Belbora Kimbriki
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
14/100
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
same for both

Schools

Belbora Kimbriki
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

Belbora Kimbriki
Waterways 42 5

Mobility

Kimbriki sits further from the CBD (322.3 km vs 309.2 km).

Belbora Kimbriki
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 309.2 km 322.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 220 min 236 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2422
 0.2%
postcode 2429
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2422
 62
postcode 2429

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.

Belbora Kimbriki
Car (driver) 74.4% / 72.7%
Belbora — Car (driver): 74.4% Kimbriki — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 27.3%
Belbora — Worked from Home: 25.6% Kimbriki — Worked from Home: 27.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Belbora Kimbriki
Elevation 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.6 km 33.6 km

NBN connectivity

Belbora Kimbriki
Connectivity score 20/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Belbora Kimbriki
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Belbora Kimbriki
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Belbora Kimbriki
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belbora Kimbriki
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belbora

Rural

Kimbriki

Rural

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