Comboyne vs Killabakh
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Comboyne, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Killabakh: a median of $751,000, against $560,000 in Comboyne. On these figures, Comboyne 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
Killabakh
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 54/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 42%)
- But Comboyne has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Comboyne
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)
- has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $751,379)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Comboyne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Killabakh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 279 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (339.6 km vs 361.4 km)
- But Comboyne is more walkable (34/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Comboyne is more walkable (34/100 vs 5/100)
- Killabakh carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 54/100)
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
Comboyne and Killabakh 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
Comboyne has more residents (416 vs 248); Comboyne has higher household incomes ($61,932 vs $51,064).
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 416 +40% vs other | 248 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.4% | -9.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 57 |
| Median household income | $61,932/yr +18% vs other | $51,064/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +2% vs other | $245/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $560,000 | $751,379 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Killabakh has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 10%); Comboyne has more rural and farming land (90% vs 68%).
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 68% |
| Environmental | 10% | 32% |
| 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
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 546 across Port Macquarie-Hastings | 743 across Mid-Coast |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% | +327% |
Ranking within NSW
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
Comboyne is more walkable (34 vs 5).
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Comboyne carries more crime risk (54 vs 21).
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Comboyne
- Comboyne Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Killabakh
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 45 | 10 |
Mobility
Comboyne sits further from the CBD (361.4 km vs 339.6 km).
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 34/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 361.4 km +6% vs other | 339.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 279 min | 246 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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 603 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 33.0 km | 29.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 236 premises | 0% 104 premises |
Climate
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,842 mm | 1,331 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C | — |
Council rates
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr | $1,560/yr |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings | Mid-Coast |
Federal electorate
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Comboyne | Killabakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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