Cooperabung vs Kundabung

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cooperabung: a median of $1.08 million, against $940,000 in Kundabung, and rent is higher there too.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kundabung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($940,000 vs $1,085,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kundabung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cooperabung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (403.7 km vs 406.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Cooperabung Kundabung
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.

Cooperabung Kundabung
Walkability 10 / 10
Cooperabung — Walkability: 10/100 Kundabung — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 29 / 25
Cooperabung — Safety: 29/100 Kundabung — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 36 / 37
Cooperabung — Low fire risk: 36/100 Kundabung — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Kundabung has more residents (616 vs 293); Cooperabung rents higher ($400/wk vs $280/wk).

Cooperabung Kundabung
Population 293 616
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% -2.2%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $94,900/yr
+21% vs other
 $75,296/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+30% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooperabung Kundabung
0-4 3.8% / 6.2%
Cooperabung — 0-4: 3.8% Kundabung — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.9% / 13.3%
Cooperabung — 5-14: 11.9% Kundabung — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.6% / 8.3%
Cooperabung — 15-19: 9.6% Kundabung — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 2.4% / 4.9%
Cooperabung — 20-24: 2.4% Kundabung — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 10.2% / 6.8%
Cooperabung — 25-34: 10.2% Kundabung — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 10.2% / 10.4%
Cooperabung — 35-44: 10.2% Kundabung — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.0% / 16.1%
Cooperabung — 45-54: 14.0% Kundabung — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 14.3% / 16.2%
Cooperabung — 55-64: 14.3% Kundabung — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 15.4% / 11.9%
Cooperabung — 65-74: 15.4% Kundabung — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 4.8% / 5.7%
Cooperabung — 75-84: 4.8% Kundabung — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.4% / 1.3%
Cooperabung — 85+: 1.4% Kundabung — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooperabung 57.9% couple families
Cooperabung — Couple Families: 57.9% Cooperabung — Lone Person: 18.4% Cooperabung — One Parent Families: 14.5% Cooperabung — Group Household: 5.3% Cooperabung — Other Families: 3.9%
Kundabung 56.7% couple families
Kundabung — Couple Families: 56.7% Kundabung — Lone Person: 23.6% Kundabung — One Parent Families: 19.7% Kundabung — Group Household: 0.0% Kundabung — 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.

Cooperabung 16.3% renting
Cooperabung — Owned Outright: 38.4% Cooperabung — Mortgage: 45.3% Cooperabung — Renting: 16.3%
Kundabung 9.1% renting
Kundabung — Owned Outright: 43.5% Kundabung — Mortgage: 47.4% Kundabung — Renting: 9.1%
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.

Cooperabung Kundabung
England 5.5% / 4.4%
Cooperabung — England: 5.5% Kundabung — England: 4.4%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Cooperabung — New Zealand: not among its largest Kundabung — New Zealand: 1.8%
Italy 1.7% / —
Cooperabung — Italy: 1.7% Kundabung — Italy: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 0.6%
Cooperabung — Indonesia: not among its largest Kundabung — Indonesia: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Cooperabung Kundabung
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 21.4%
Cooperabung — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Kundabung — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 8.6%
Cooperabung — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Kundabung — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.0%
Cooperabung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Kundabung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.1%
Cooperabung — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Kundabung — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.3%
Cooperabung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Kundabung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooperabung 101.1% houses
Cooperabung — Houses: 101.1%
Kundabung 100.0% houses
Kundabung — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cooperabung Kundabung
Median house price $1,085,000 $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,082,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Cooperabung Kundabung
Rural and farming 89% 85%
Environmental 6% 13%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Cooperabung Kundabung
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
 144
across Kempsey
Approvals change year on year +33% +380%

Ranking within NSW

Cooperabung Kundabung
House price Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Cooperabung Kundabung
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cooperabung Kundabung
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
75/100
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

Cooperabung Kundabung
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

Cooperabung Kundabung
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 14 9

Mobility

Kundabung sits further from the CBD (406.3 km vs 403.7 km).

Cooperabung Kundabung
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 403.7 km 406.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 273 min 269 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2441
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2441
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.

Cooperabung Kundabung
Car (driver) 72.1% / 83.3%
Cooperabung — Car (driver): 72.1% Kundabung — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 14.2%
Cooperabung — Worked from Home: 23.0% Kundabung — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Walked Only 4.9% / 1.3%
Cooperabung — Walked Only: 4.9% Kundabung — Walked Only: 1.3%
Car (passenger) — / 1.3%
Cooperabung — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kundabung — Car (passenger): 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Cooperabung Kundabung
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.8 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Cooperabung Kundabung
Connectivity score 25/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
98 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Cooperabung Kundabung
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cooperabung Kundabung
Average residential rate $1,325/yr $1,447/yr
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings Kempsey

Federal electorate

Cooperabung Kundabung
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooperabung Kundabung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooperabung

Rural

Kundabung

River Rural

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