Corunna vs Mystery Bay
Corunna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 60 against 63 in Mystery Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corunna, about half of households are people living alone. In Mystery Bay, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mystery Bay tends to suit people living alone.
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
- Corunna is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 37%)
- Mystery Bay carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mystery Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 44%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Corunna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/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
Mystery Bay
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 38%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Corunna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.7% vs 4.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Corunna and Mystery Bay 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
Mystery Bay has more residents (199 vs 83); Mystery Bay rents higher ($360/wk vs $300/wk).
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 | 199 +140% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +31.7% | +4.2% |
| Median age | 60 | 63 |
| Median household income | $50,648/yr | $58,500/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $360/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $989,950 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Corunna has more rural and farming land (69% vs 35%); Mystery Bay has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 27%).
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 69% | 35% |
| Environmental | 27% | 44% |
| Residential | 0% | 15% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 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
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 211 across Eurobodalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Corunna carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 0); Corunna carries more crime risk (47 vs 20).
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 15/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 358.8 km | 360.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 300 min | 304 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2546 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2546 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 (82.1%).
Setting
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.2 km 2.3 km to a named beach | 603 m 632 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 153 premises |
Climate
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 948 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,246/yr same for both | |
| Council | Eurobodalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Corunna | Mystery Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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