Condong vs Kielvale
Condong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Kielvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Condong has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Kielvale carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kielvale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $460/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Condong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 21/100)
- has a shorter drive in (513 min vs 518 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (800.3 km vs 803.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kielvale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 73/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
- But Condong is more walkable (32/100 vs 21/100)
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
Condong and Kielvale 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
Condong rents higher ($460/wk vs $295/wk); Condong has more residents (314 vs 251).
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 314 +20% vs other | 251 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.9% | -2.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 45 |
| Median household income | $88,192/yr +10% vs other | $79,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $460/wk +36% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
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 (2.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,010,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 35 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 89% |
| Residential | 4% | 11% |
| Environmental | 8% | 0% |
| Industrial | 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
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 60% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 44% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
Liveability
Condong is more walkable (32 vs 21).
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kielvale carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Condong carries more crime risk (73 vs 38).
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Condong
- Condong Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Kielvale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Kielvale sits further from the CBD (803.6 km vs 800.3 km).
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 21/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 800.3 km | 803.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 513 min | 518 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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 (82.7%).
Setting
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.9 km | 12.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 87/100 | 52/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 61% 132 premises | 23% 98 premises |
Climate
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Condong | Kielvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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