Cundletown vs Kundle Kundle

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kundle Kundle, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kundle Kundle: a median of $800,000, against $586,000 in Cundletown, though rent is higher in Cundletown. On these figures, Cundletown tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kundle Kundle suits couples.

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

  • Cundletown has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Kundle Kundle carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cundletown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($586,250 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kundle Kundle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Cundletown has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cundletown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 227 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (320.9 km vs 324.7 km)
  • But Kundle Kundle is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kundle Kundle

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Cundletown has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

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

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
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.

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Walkability 0 / 16
Cundletown — Walkability: 0/100 Kundle Kundle — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 31 / 61
Cundletown — Safety: 31/100 Kundle Kundle — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
Cundletown — Low fire risk: 74/100 Kundle Kundle — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cundletown has more residents (2,050 vs 204); Kundle Kundle has higher household incomes ($83,668 vs $67,860).

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Population 2,050
+90% vs other
 204
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +4.6%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $67,860/yr $83,668/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+11% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
0-4 6.2% / 2.9%
Cundletown — 0-4: 6.2% Kundle Kundle — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 12.6% / 19.1%
Cundletown — 5-14: 12.6% Kundle Kundle — 5-14: 19.1%
15-19 5.9% / 6.9%
Cundletown — 15-19: 5.9% Kundle Kundle — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.5% / 2.5%
Cundletown — 20-24: 4.5% Kundle Kundle — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 10.1% / 7.4%
Cundletown — 25-34: 10.1% Kundle Kundle — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 10.1% / 10.8%
Cundletown — 35-44: 10.1% Kundle Kundle — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 10.8% / 13.7%
Cundletown — 45-54: 10.8% Kundle Kundle — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 13.9% / 13.7%
Cundletown — 55-64: 13.9% Kundle Kundle — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 13.5% / 15.2%
Cundletown — 65-74: 13.5% Kundle Kundle — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 8.3% / 2.5%
Cundletown — 75-84: 8.3% Kundle Kundle — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 4.6% / 2.5%
Cundletown — 85+: 4.6% Kundle Kundle — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cundletown 37.9% couple families
Cundletown — Couple Families: 37.9% Cundletown — Lone Person: 34.9% Cundletown — One Parent Families: 20.1% Cundletown — Group Household: 4.5% Cundletown — Other Families: 2.6%
Kundle Kundle 56.4% couple families
Kundle Kundle — Couple Families: 56.4% Kundle Kundle — Lone Person: 30.8% Kundle Kundle — One Parent Families: 12.8% Kundle Kundle — Group Household: 0.0% Kundle Kundle — 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.

Cundletown 21.5% renting
Cundletown — Owned Outright: 43.8% Cundletown — Mortgage: 34.7% Cundletown — Renting: 21.5%
Kundle Kundle 11.1% renting
Kundle Kundle — Owned Outright: 45.8% Kundle Kundle — Mortgage: 43.1% Kundle Kundle — Renting: 11.1%
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.

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
England 1.6% / 1.5%
Cundletown — England: 1.6% Kundle Kundle — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Cundletown — New Zealand: 0.7% Kundle Kundle — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Cundletown — Philippines: 0.6% Kundle Kundle — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.2% / —
Cundletown — Scotland: 0.2% Kundle Kundle — Scotland: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.2% / —
Cundletown — Indonesia: 0.2% Kundle Kundle — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.6%).

Qualifications

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

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 20.1%
Cundletown — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Kundle Kundle — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 9.3%
Cundletown — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Kundle Kundle — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 2.9%
Cundletown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Kundle Kundle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.0%
Cundletown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kundle Kundle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Cundletown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Kundle Kundle — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cundletown 93.1% houses
Cundletown — Houses: 93.1% Cundletown — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Cundletown — Townhouses: 1.6%
Kundle Kundle 100.0% houses
Kundle Kundle — Houses: 100.0% Kundle Kundle — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kundle Kundle — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Median house price $586,250 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,040,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 12 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kundle Kundle has more rural and farming land (80% vs 67%).

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Rural and farming 67% 80%
Residential 14%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
Environmental 6% 4%
Industrial 4% 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

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Kundle Kundle is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Cundletown carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Cundletown carries more crime risk (69 vs 39).

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
39/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Cundletown

  • Manning Valley Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Cundletown Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kundle Kundle

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 6
same for both

Mobility

Kundle Kundle sits further from the CBD (324.7 km vs 320.9 km).

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 320.9 km 324.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 227 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
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.

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Car (driver) 84.5% / 74.4%
Cundletown — Car (driver): 84.5% Kundle Kundle — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 25.6%
Cundletown — Worked from Home: 8.5% Kundle Kundle — Worked from Home: 25.6%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Cundletown — Car (passenger): 4.9% Kundle Kundle — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.1% / —
Cundletown — Walked Only: 2.1% Kundle Kundle — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.0 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Connectivity score 87/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
990 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cundletown Kundle Kundle
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cundletown

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Kundle Kundle

Family Rural

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