Collombatti vs Mungay Creek

Mungay Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Collombatti. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Collombatti: a median of $895,000, against $758,000 in Mungay Creek, though rent is higher in Mungay Creek. On these figures, Mungay Creek tends to suit share households, 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

Mungay Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mungay Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($757,500 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Collombatti

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($338/wk vs $423/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Collombatti

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 343 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (441.8 km vs 463.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Collombatti has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • Mungay Creek carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Collombatti

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.3% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Collombatti Mungay Creek
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.

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Walkability 6 / 0
Collombatti — Walkability: 6/100 Mungay Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 44
Collombatti — Safety: 27/100 Mungay Creek — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 19 / 12
Collombatti — Low fire risk: 19/100 Mungay Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Collombatti has more residents (681 vs 133); Mungay Creek rents higher ($423/wk vs $338/wk).

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Population 681
+80% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% -5.7%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $67,288/yr
+2% vs other
 $65,832/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk $423/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collombatti Mungay Creek
0-4 5.3% / —
Collombatti — 0-4: 5.3% Mungay Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.0% / 20.3%
Collombatti — 5-14: 11.0% Mungay Creek — 5-14: 20.3%
15-19 5.3% / 5.3%
Collombatti — 15-19: 5.3% Mungay Creek — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.6% / —
Collombatti — 20-24: 4.6% Mungay Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.6% / 8.3%
Collombatti — 25-34: 7.6% Mungay Creek — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 9.4% / 15.0%
Collombatti — 35-44: 9.4% Mungay Creek — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 12.8% / 7.5%
Collombatti — 45-54: 12.8% Mungay Creek — 45-54: 7.5%
55-64 18.6% / 21.1%
Collombatti — 55-64: 18.6% Mungay Creek — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 15.6% / 11.3%
Collombatti — 65-74: 15.6% Mungay Creek — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 6.0% / 2.3%
Collombatti — 75-84: 6.0% Mungay Creek — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.3% / 3.8%
Collombatti — 85+: 1.3% Mungay Creek — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 37.3% couple families
Collombatti — Couple Families: 37.3% Collombatti — Lone Person: 28.0% Collombatti — One Parent Families: 22.7% Collombatti — Group Household: 7.3% Collombatti — Other Families: 4.7%
Mungay Creek 27.8% couple families
Mungay Creek — Couple Families: 27.8% Mungay Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Mungay Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0% Mungay Creek — Group Household: 13.9% Mungay Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 7.4% renting
Collombatti — Owned Outright: 55.3% Collombatti — Mortgage: 37.2% Collombatti — Renting: 7.4%
Mungay Creek 14.3% renting
Mungay Creek — Owned Outright: 61.9% Mungay Creek — Mortgage: 23.8% Mungay Creek — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Collombatti Mungay Creek
England 2.2% / 2.3%
Collombatti — England: 2.2% Mungay Creek — England: 2.3%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Collombatti — Netherlands: 1.2% Mungay Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
France 0.9% / —
Collombatti — France: 0.9% Mungay Creek — France: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Collombatti — New Zealand: 0.7% Mungay Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Collombatti — Germany: 0.6% Mungay Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 20.3%
Collombatti — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Mungay Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.5%
Collombatti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Mungay Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 6.0%
Collombatti — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Mungay Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Collombatti — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Mungay Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Collombatti — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Mungay Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 98.7% houses
Collombatti — Houses: 98.7% Collombatti — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Mungay Creek 100.0% houses
Mungay Creek — Houses: 100.0% Mungay Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Median house price $895,000 $757,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 86 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Rural and farming 94% 98%
Environmental 5% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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

Collombatti Mungay Creek
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collombatti Mungay Creek
House price Higher than 30% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Grade D —
Score 13/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Collombatti carries more crime risk (73 vs 56).

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
88/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Collombatti Mungay Creek
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

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Waterways 12 5

Mobility

Mungay Creek sits further from the CBD (463.9 km vs 441.8 km).

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 441.8 km 463.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 343 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Car (driver) 81.9% / 87.5%
Collombatti — Car (driver): 81.9% Mungay Creek — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 12.5%
Collombatti — Worked from Home: 11.0% Mungay Creek — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Collombatti — Car (passenger): 3.5% Mungay Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.5% / —
Collombatti — Walked Only: 3.5% Mungay Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 32.3 km

NBN connectivity

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Connectivity score 20/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 0%
41 premises

Council rates

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collombatti Mungay Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collombatti

Rural

Mungay Creek

River Rural

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