Brimbin vs Cundletown

Cundletown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Brimbin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Brimbin: a median of $925,000, against $586,000 in Cundletown, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brimbin tends to suit older residents, while Cundletown 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

They split

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

  • Brimbin carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 69/100)
  • Cundletown has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Cundletown

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($586,250 vs $925,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cundletown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 48%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cundletown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (320.9 km vs 323 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brimbin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Brimbin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.0% vs -0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brimbin Cundletown
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.

Brimbin Cundletown
Walkability 0 / 0
Brimbin — Walkability: 0/100 Cundletown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 31
Brimbin — Safety: 72/100 Cundletown — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 50 / 74
Brimbin — Low fire risk: 50/100 Cundletown — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Cundletown has more residents (2,050 vs 75); Cundletown has higher household incomes ($67,860 vs $48,516).

Brimbin Cundletown
Population 75 2,050
+2633% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.0% -0.2%
Median age 55 46
Median household income $48,516/yr $67,860/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+22% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brimbin Cundletown
0-4 — / 6.2%
Brimbin — 0-4: not among its largest Cundletown — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 13.3% / 12.6%
Brimbin — 5-14: 13.3% Cundletown — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Brimbin — 15-19: not among its largest Cundletown — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.0% / 4.5%
Brimbin — 20-24: 4.0% Cundletown — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 14.7% / 10.1%
Brimbin — 25-34: 14.7% Cundletown — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 6.7% / 10.1%
Brimbin — 35-44: 6.7% Cundletown — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 10.7% / 10.8%
Brimbin — 45-54: 10.7% Cundletown — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 17.3% / 13.9%
Brimbin — 55-64: 17.3% Cundletown — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 20.0% / 13.5%
Brimbin — 65-74: 20.0% Cundletown — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 9.3% / 8.3%
Brimbin — 75-84: 9.3% Cundletown — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 5.3% / 4.6%
Brimbin — 85+: 5.3% Cundletown — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brimbin 38.9% couple families
Brimbin — Couple Families: 38.9% Brimbin — Lone Person: 38.9% Brimbin — One Parent Families: 22.2% Brimbin — Group Household: 0.0% Brimbin — Other Families: 0.0%
Cundletown 37.9% couple families
Cundletown — Couple Families: 37.9% Cundletown — Lone Person: 34.9% Cundletown — One Parent Families: 20.1% Cundletown — Group Household: 4.5% Cundletown — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brimbin 17.9% renting
Brimbin — Owned Outright: 60.7% Brimbin — Mortgage: 21.4% Brimbin — Renting: 17.9%
Cundletown 21.5% renting
Cundletown — Owned Outright: 43.8% Cundletown — Mortgage: 34.7% Cundletown — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brimbin 100.0% houses
Brimbin — Houses: 100.0% Brimbin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Brimbin — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cundletown 93.1% houses
Cundletown — Houses: 93.1% Cundletown — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Cundletown — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Brimbin Cundletown
Certificate III & IV 29.3% / 19.8%
Brimbin — Certificate III & IV: 29.3% Cundletown — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 5.7%
Brimbin — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Cundletown — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 6.3%
Brimbin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Cundletown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.7% / 1.1%
Brimbin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.7% Cundletown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 1.0%
Brimbin — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Cundletown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Property market

Brimbin Cundletown
Median house price $925,000 $586,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,040,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Brimbin has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 6%); Cundletown has more rural and farming land (67% vs 55%).

Brimbin Cundletown
Rural and farming 55% 67%
Environmental 34% 6%
Residential 11% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 7%
Industrial 0% 4%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Brimbin Cundletown
House price Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Brimbin Cundletown
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cundletown carries more crime risk (69 vs 28); Brimbin carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 26).

Brimbin Cundletown
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
69/100
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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Brimbin Cundletown
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Brimbin

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Cundletown

  • Manning Valley Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Cundletown Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brimbin Cundletown
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Brimbin sits further from the CBD (323 km vs 320.9 km).

Brimbin Cundletown
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 323 km 320.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 226 min 222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
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.

Brimbin Cundletown
Car (driver) 71.8% / 84.5%
Brimbin — Car (driver): 71.8% Cundletown — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 8.5%
Brimbin — Worked from Home: 17.9% Cundletown — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 4.9%
Brimbin — Car (passenger): 10.3% Cundletown — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Brimbin — Walked Only: not among its largest Cundletown — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Brimbin Cundletown
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.9 km 10.0 km

NBN connectivity

Brimbin Cundletown
Connectivity score 75/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
91 premises
 81%
990 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Brimbin Cundletown
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brimbin Cundletown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brimbin

Retirees Rural

Cundletown

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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