Cedar Party vs Marlee
Marlee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Cedar Party. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marlee, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cedar Party tends to suit older residents.
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
Marlee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Marlee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Marlee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $295/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cedar Party
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (329.4 km vs 338.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cedar Party has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 22%)
- Marlee carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cedar Party
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.1% vs -9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cedar Party and Marlee 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
Cedar Party has more residents (379 vs 199); Cedar Party rents higher ($295/wk vs $180/wk).
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 379 +47% vs other | 199 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.1% | -9.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 53 |
| Median household income | $61,516/yr | $70,824/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk +39% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
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 (3.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $845,000 | $795,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 91 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
Liveability
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cedar Party carries more crime risk (31 vs 19).
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Marlee sits further from the CBD (338.5 km vs 329.4 km).
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 329.4 km | 338.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 240 min | 244 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2429 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2429 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).
Setting
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.5 km | 33.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 165 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cedar Party | Marlee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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