Bundook vs Kimbriki
Kimbriki is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Bundook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bundook, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kimbriki: a median of $980,000, against $460,000 in Bundook, though rent is higher in Bundook. On these figures, Bundook tends to suit people living alone 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
Kimbriki
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 34/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bundook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($460,000 vs $980,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kimbriki
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 31%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bundook sits closer to the CBD (288 km vs 322.3 km)
- Kimbriki has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 243 min)
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 34/100)
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 11.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bundook 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.
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
Kimbriki has more residents (156 vs 114); Kimbriki has higher household incomes ($63,336 vs $46,800).
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 | 156 +37% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.8% | +20.0% |
| Median age | 54 | 49 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $63,336/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +5% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
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 (7.0%).
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 (27.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $460,000 | $980,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bundook | 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
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Bundook carries more crime risk (34 vs 14).
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | 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
| Bundook | 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
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 10 | 5 |
Mobility
Kimbriki sits further from the CBD (322.3 km vs 288 km).
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 288 km | 322.3 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 243 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).
Setting
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 184 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 45.2 km | 33.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bundook | Kimbriki | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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