Central Mangrove vs Kulnura

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Central Mangrove, most households are couple families. In Kulnura, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kulnura: a median of $2.24 million, against $1.58 million in Central Mangrove, though rent is higher in Central Mangrove. On these figures, Central Mangrove tends to suit 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

Kulnura

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Central Mangrove

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,585,000 vs $2,237,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kulnura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($443/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Central Mangrove

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (80 km vs 95.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Central Mangrove is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • Kulnura has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Central Mangrove Kulnura
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.

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Walkability 14 / 0
Central Mangrove — Walkability: 14/100 Kulnura — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 47
Central Mangrove — Safety: 41/100 Kulnura — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 25 / 18
Central Mangrove — Low fire risk: 25/100 Kulnura — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Kulnura has more residents (589 vs 253); Central Mangrove has higher household incomes ($124,176 vs $99,476).

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Population 253 589
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.2% -3.0%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $124,176/yr
+20% vs other
 $99,476/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+19% vs other
 $443/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Central Mangrove Kulnura
0-4 2.0% / 2.5%
Central Mangrove — 0-4: 2.0% Kulnura — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 10.7% / 11.4%
Central Mangrove — 5-14: 10.7% Kulnura — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.7% / 5.6%
Central Mangrove — 15-19: 6.7% Kulnura — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.7% / 7.1%
Central Mangrove — 20-24: 8.7% Kulnura — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 7.9% / 8.1%
Central Mangrove — 25-34: 7.9% Kulnura — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 11.9% / 11.0%
Central Mangrove — 35-44: 11.9% Kulnura — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.4% / 17.1%
Central Mangrove — 45-54: 13.4% Kulnura — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 19.0% / 14.6%
Central Mangrove — 55-64: 19.0% Kulnura — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 13.4% / 13.9%
Central Mangrove — 65-74: 13.4% Kulnura — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 3.6% / 7.6%
Central Mangrove — 75-84: 3.6% Kulnura — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 3.4%
Central Mangrove — 85+: not among its largest Kulnura — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Central Mangrove 61.8% couple families
Central Mangrove — Couple Families: 61.8% Central Mangrove — Lone Person: 21.8% Central Mangrove — One Parent Families: 16.4% Central Mangrove — Other Families: 0.0% Central Mangrove — Group Household: 0.0%
Kulnura 54.9% couple families
Kulnura — Couple Families: 54.9% Kulnura — Lone Person: 21.3% Kulnura — One Parent Families: 15.6% Kulnura — Other Families: 4.1% Kulnura — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Central Mangrove 17.3% renting
Central Mangrove — Owned Outright: 49.3% Central Mangrove — Mortgage: 33.3% Central Mangrove — Renting: 17.3%
Kulnura 20.1% renting
Kulnura — Owned Outright: 49.2% Kulnura — Mortgage: 30.7% Kulnura — Renting: 20.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 16.8%
Central Mangrove — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Kulnura — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 9.0%
Central Mangrove — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Kulnura — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.7%
Central Mangrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Kulnura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.4%
Central Mangrove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Kulnura — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 0.7%
Central Mangrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Kulnura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Central Mangrove Kulnura
England 2.8% / 2.5%
Central Mangrove — England: 2.8% Kulnura — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.5%
Central Mangrove — New Zealand: 1.2% Kulnura — New Zealand: 2.5%
China 2.0% / 0.5%
Central Mangrove — China: 2.0% Kulnura — China: 0.5%
Greece — / 1.7%
Central Mangrove — Greece: not among its largest Kulnura — Greece: 1.7%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Central Mangrove — Netherlands: not among its largest Kulnura — Netherlands: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.7%
Central Mangrove — Germany: not among its largest Kulnura — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Central Mangrove 100.0% houses
Central Mangrove — Houses: 100.0% Central Mangrove — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kulnura 99.5% houses
Kulnura — Houses: 99.5% Kulnura — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Median house price $1,585,000 $2,237,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Central Mangrove has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 7%); Central Mangrove has more rural and farming land (64% vs 39%).

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Rural and farming 64% 39%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 53%
Environmental 32% 7%
Parks and recreation 2% 1%
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

Central Mangrove Kulnura
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Central Mangrove Kulnura
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Central Mangrove is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
82/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
53/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 8.4 km
 None

Schools in Central Mangrove

  • Central Mangrove Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kulnura

  • Kulnura Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 37

Mobility

Kulnura sits further from the CBD (95.7 km vs 80 km).

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 80 km 95.7 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
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.

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Car (driver) 51.3% / 41.9%
Central Mangrove — Car (driver): 51.3% Kulnura — Car (driver): 41.9%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 48.3%
Central Mangrove — Worked from Home: 34.2% Kulnura — Worked from Home: 48.3%
Walked Only 6.0% / 9.8%
Central Mangrove — Walked Only: 6.0% Kulnura — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Central Mangrove — Car (passenger): 5.1% Kulnura — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 3.4% / —
Central Mangrove — Train: 3.4% Kulnura — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.3%).

Setting

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Elevation 251 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.9 km 34.1 km

NBN connectivity

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
252 premises

Climate

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Central Mangrove Kulnura
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Central Mangrove Kulnura
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Central Mangrove

Rural

Kulnura

Rural

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