Cordeaux Heights vs Mount Kembla

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 Cordeaux Heights: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.22 million in Mount Kembla, 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

Cordeaux Heights

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Kembla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,217,500 vs $1,355,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Kembla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $495/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
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.

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Walkability 44 / 40
Cordeaux Heights — Walkability: 44/100 Mount Kembla — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 81 / 73
Cordeaux Heights — Safety: 81/100 Mount Kembla — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 32
Cordeaux Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Kembla — Low fire risk: 32/100

Demographics

Cordeaux Heights has more residents (4,460 vs 1,083); Cordeaux Heights rents higher ($495/wk vs $440/wk).

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Population 4,460
+76% vs other
 1,083
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% +1.4%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $136,968/yr $146,848/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $495/wk
+11% vs other
 $440/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
0-4 5.1% / 3.9%
Cordeaux Heights — 0-4: 5.1% Mount Kembla — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.2% / 16.6%
Cordeaux Heights — 5-14: 12.2% Mount Kembla — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 7.9% / 7.2%
Cordeaux Heights — 15-19: 7.9% Mount Kembla — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 7.0% / 5.7%
Cordeaux Heights — 20-24: 7.0% Mount Kembla — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.7% / 7.6%
Cordeaux Heights — 25-34: 9.7% Mount Kembla — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 11.8% / 12.1%
Cordeaux Heights — 35-44: 11.8% Mount Kembla — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 14.7% / 14.0%
Cordeaux Heights — 45-54: 14.7% Mount Kembla — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 17.6% / 15.8%
Cordeaux Heights — 55-64: 17.6% Mount Kembla — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 9.1% / 9.6%
Cordeaux Heights — 65-74: 9.1% Mount Kembla — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 3.6% / 5.0%
Cordeaux Heights — 75-84: 3.6% Mount Kembla — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.1% / 1.3%
Cordeaux Heights — 85+: 1.1% Mount Kembla — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cordeaux Heights 73.3% couple families
Cordeaux Heights — Couple Families: 73.3% Cordeaux Heights — Lone Person: 13.8% Cordeaux Heights — One Parent Families: 10.8% Cordeaux Heights — Group Household: 1.4% Cordeaux Heights — Other Families: 0.7%
Mount Kembla 66.5% couple families
Mount Kembla — Couple Families: 66.5% Mount Kembla — Lone Person: 19.9% Mount Kembla — One Parent Families: 11.6% Mount Kembla — Group Household: 2.0% Mount Kembla — 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.

Cordeaux Heights 8.6% renting
Cordeaux Heights — Owned Outright: 46.8% Cordeaux Heights — Mortgage: 44.6% Cordeaux Heights — Renting: 8.6%
Mount Kembla 7.2% renting
Mount Kembla — Owned Outright: 53.0% Mount Kembla — Mortgage: 39.8% Mount Kembla — Renting: 7.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 18.1%
Cordeaux Heights — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Mount Kembla — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 13.9%
Cordeaux Heights — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Mount Kembla — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 7.3%
Cordeaux Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Mount Kembla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 6.6%
Cordeaux Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Mount Kembla — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 3.6%
Cordeaux Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Mount Kembla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
England 2.9% / 4.7%
Cordeaux Heights — England: 2.9% Mount Kembla — England: 4.7%
India 1.3% / 1.2%
Cordeaux Heights — India: 1.3% Mount Kembla — India: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.5%
Cordeaux Heights — New Zealand: 0.9% Mount Kembla — New Zealand: 1.5%
Italy 0.7% / 0.6%
Cordeaux Heights — Italy: 0.7% Mount Kembla — Italy: 0.6%
China 0.8% / —
Cordeaux Heights — China: 0.8% Mount Kembla — China: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.8%
Cordeaux Heights — Ireland: not among its largest Mount Kembla — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cordeaux Heights 97.2% houses
Cordeaux Heights — Houses: 97.2% Cordeaux Heights — Townhouses: 2.1% Cordeaux Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Mount Kembla 98.0% houses
Mount Kembla — Houses: 98.0% Mount Kembla — Townhouses: 1.4% Mount Kembla — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Median house price $1,355,000 $1,217,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 8 sales
 26 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
3 bed $1.09M / $1.11M
Cordeaux Heights — 3 bed: $1.09M (8 sales) Mount Kembla — 3 bed: $1.11M (9 sales)

8 vs 9 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.24M
Cordeaux Heights — 4 bed: $1.35M (23 sales) Mount Kembla — 4 bed: $1.24M (7 sales)

23 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Kembla has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 48%); Mount Kembla has more rural and farming land (14% vs 0%).

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Environmental 48% 82%
Residential 46% 0%
Rural and farming 0% 14%
Parks and recreation 6% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Houses 3.7%
$900/wk on $1.27M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools Higher than 76% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of NSW —

Liveability

Cordeaux Heights scores higher overall (72 vs 55).

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Grade A B
Score 72/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Kembla carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 0).

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
27/100
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 12
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 1
UOW Wollongong, 6.3 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 6.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.1%

Schools in Cordeaux Heights

  • Illawarra Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Unanderra Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Craig Davis College Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Schools in Mount Kembla

  • Mount Kembla Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 4 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Walkability score 44/100 40/100
Distance to Sydney 89.3 km 90.5 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 87 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 38/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 71.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2526
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2526
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.

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Car (driver) 59.5% / 56.8%
Cordeaux Heights — Car (driver): 59.5% Mount Kembla — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 34.9% / 40.5%
Cordeaux Heights — Worked from Home: 34.9% Mount Kembla — Worked from Home: 40.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 2.0%
Cordeaux Heights — Car (passenger): 3.4% Mount Kembla — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.7%
Cordeaux Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Mount Kembla — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bicycle 0.8% / —
Cordeaux Heights — Bicycle: 0.8% Mount Kembla — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.5%).

Setting

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.8 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Connectivity score 79/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 62%
1,530 premises
 64%
375 premises

Climate

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.45 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cordeaux Heights Mount Kembla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cordeaux Heights

Large Blocks

Mount Kembla

Acreage Professionals Quiet

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