Bundabah vs Pindimar

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bundabah: a median of $1.22 million, against $805,000 in Pindimar. On these figures, Pindimar tends to suit older residents 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

Pindimar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 26%)

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

First-home buyers

Pindimar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($150,000 vs $312,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($805,000 vs $1,217,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Pindimar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 164 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (216.3 km vs 219.6 km)
  • But Bundabah is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bundabah is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Pindimar has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Bundabah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.4% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bundabah Pindimar
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.

Bundabah Pindimar
Walkability 17 / 0
Bundabah — Walkability: 17/100 Pindimar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 20
Bundabah — Safety: 24/100 Pindimar — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 32 / 51
Bundabah — Low fire risk: 32/100 Pindimar — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Pindimar has more residents (345 vs 140); Pindimar has higher household incomes ($55,484 vs $48,048).

Bundabah Pindimar
Population 140 345
+146% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.4% +2.7%
Median age 59 60
Median household income $48,048/yr $55,484/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk $350/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundabah Pindimar
0-4 — / 1.4%
Bundabah — 0-4: not among its largest Pindimar — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 9.3% / 5.8%
Bundabah — 5-14: 9.3% Pindimar — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 2.1% / 3.5%
Bundabah — 15-19: 2.1% Pindimar — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Bundabah — 20-24: not among its largest Pindimar — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 8.6% / 4.1%
Bundabah — 25-34: 8.6% Pindimar — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 8.6% / 4.3%
Bundabah — 35-44: 8.6% Pindimar — 35-44: 4.3%
45-54 15.7% / 14.8%
Bundabah — 45-54: 15.7% Pindimar — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 30.0% / 27.2%
Bundabah — 55-64: 30.0% Pindimar — 55-64: 27.2%
65-74 22.9% / 23.5%
Bundabah — 65-74: 22.9% Pindimar — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 4.3% / 11.6%
Bundabah — 75-84: 4.3% Pindimar — 75-84: 11.6%
85+ — / 1.7%
Bundabah — 85+: not among its largest Pindimar — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundabah 54.3% lone person
Bundabah — Lone Person: 54.3% Bundabah — Couple Families: 14.3% Bundabah — One Parent Families: 11.4% Bundabah — Group Household: 8.6% Bundabah — Other Families: 11.4%
Pindimar 47.3% lone person
Pindimar — Lone Person: 47.3% Pindimar — Couple Families: 29.7% Pindimar — One Parent Families: 16.5% Pindimar — Group Household: 6.6% Pindimar — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundabah 9.8% renting
Bundabah — Owned Outright: 55.7% Bundabah — Mortgage: 34.4% Bundabah — Renting: 9.8%
Pindimar 9.5% renting
Pindimar — Owned Outright: 57.6% Pindimar — Mortgage: 32.9% Pindimar — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bundabah Pindimar
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 25.5%
Bundabah — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Pindimar — Certificate III & IV: 25.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 10.1%
Bundabah — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Pindimar — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 6.4%
Bundabah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Pindimar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 3.2%
Bundabah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Pindimar — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Bundabah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pindimar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

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.

Bundabah Pindimar
England 4.3% / 5.2%
Bundabah — England: 4.3% Pindimar — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.7%
Bundabah — New Zealand: 2.1% Pindimar — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 2.1% / —
Bundabah — China: 2.1% Pindimar — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.4%
Bundabah — Germany: not among its largest Pindimar — Germany: 1.4%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Bundabah — South Africa: not among its largest Pindimar — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Bundabah — Scotland: not among its largest Pindimar — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundabah 93.8% houses
Bundabah — Houses: 93.8% Bundabah — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Pindimar 94.2% houses
Pindimar — Houses: 94.2% Pindimar — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bundabah Pindimar
Median house price $1,217,500 $805,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $312,500 $150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 110 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Bundabah Pindimar
Rural and farming 96% 95%
Environmental 4%
same for both
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Bundabah Pindimar
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW

Liveability

Bundabah is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bundabah Pindimar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bundabah carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 49).

Bundabah Pindimar
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
80/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
15/100
 Moderate
66/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bundabah Pindimar
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

Bundabah Pindimar
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Bundabah sits further from the CBD (219.6 km vs 216.3 km).

Bundabah Pindimar
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 219.6 km
+2% vs other
 216.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 164 min 156 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2324
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2324
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.

Bundabah Pindimar
Car (driver) 51.9% / 61.7%
Bundabah — Car (driver): 51.9% Pindimar — Car (driver): 61.7%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 31.3%
Bundabah — Worked from Home: 30.8% Pindimar — Worked from Home: 31.3%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 7.0%
Bundabah — Car (passenger): 9.6% Pindimar — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 7.7% / —
Bundabah — Walked Only: 7.7% Pindimar — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.7%).

Setting

Bundabah Pindimar
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 253 m
2.7 km to a named beach
 2.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bundabah Pindimar
Connectivity score 45/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 38%
351 premises

Climate

Bundabah Pindimar
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Bundabah Pindimar
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundabah Pindimar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundabah

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Pindimar

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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