Cundletown vs Oxley Island

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oxley Island, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oxley Island: a median of $940,000, against $586,000 in Cundletown, though rent is higher in Cundletown. On these figures, Cundletown tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Oxley Island suits families with children and 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)
  • Oxley Island carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cundletown

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($586,250 vs $940,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oxley Island

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oxley Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oxley Island

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 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 Oxley Island 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 Oxley Island
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 Oxley Island
Walkability 0 / 12
Cundletown — Walkability: 0/100 Oxley Island — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 31 / 51
Cundletown — Safety: 31/100 Oxley Island — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 74 / 89
Cundletown — Low fire risk: 74/100 Oxley Island — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Cundletown has more residents (2,050 vs 321); Cundletown rents higher ($350/wk vs $225/wk).

Cundletown Oxley Island
Population 2,050
+84% vs other
 321
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +0.6%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $67,860/yr $74,464/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+36% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cundletown Oxley Island
0-4 6.2% / 4.0%
Cundletown — 0-4: 6.2% Oxley Island — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 12.6% / 19.0%
Cundletown — 5-14: 12.6% Oxley Island — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 5.9% / 5.6%
Cundletown — 15-19: 5.9% Oxley Island — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.5% / 3.1%
Cundletown — 20-24: 4.5% Oxley Island — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 10.1% / 7.8%
Cundletown — 25-34: 10.1% Oxley Island — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 10.1% / 10.0%
Cundletown — 35-44: 10.1% Oxley Island — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 10.8% / 13.4%
Cundletown — 45-54: 10.8% Oxley Island — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 13.9% / 15.3%
Cundletown — 55-64: 13.9% Oxley Island — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 13.5% / 13.7%
Cundletown — 65-74: 13.5% Oxley Island — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 8.3% / 5.3%
Cundletown — 75-84: 8.3% Oxley Island — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 4.6% / 0.9%
Cundletown — 85+: 4.6% Oxley Island — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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%
Oxley Island 55.7% couple families
Oxley Island — Couple Families: 55.7% Oxley Island — Lone Person: 25.7% Oxley Island — One Parent Families: 12.9% Oxley Island — Group Household: 5.7% Oxley Island — 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%
Oxley Island 17.0% renting
Oxley Island — Owned Outright: 47.0% Oxley Island — Mortgage: 36.0% Oxley Island — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cundletown Oxley Island
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 17.1%
Cundletown — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Oxley Island — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 9.3%
Cundletown — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Oxley Island — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.5%
Cundletown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Oxley Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.5%
Cundletown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Oxley Island — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.2%
Cundletown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Oxley Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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 Oxley Island
New Zealand 0.7% / 4.4%
Cundletown — New Zealand: 0.7% Oxley Island — New Zealand: 4.4%
England 1.6% / 2.2%
Cundletown — England: 1.6% Oxley Island — England: 2.2%
Bangladesh — / 1.6%
Cundletown — Bangladesh: not among its largest Oxley Island — Bangladesh: 1.6%
China — / 0.9%
Cundletown — China: not among its largest Oxley Island — China: 0.9%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Cundletown — Philippines: 0.6% Oxley Island — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.2% / —
Cundletown — Scotland: 0.2% Oxley Island — Scotland: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.2% / —
Cundletown — Indonesia: 0.2% Oxley Island — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

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%
Oxley Island 100.0% houses
Oxley Island — Houses: 100.0% Oxley Island — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Oxley Island — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cundletown Oxley Island
Median house price $586,250 $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,040,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 12 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Oxley Island has more rural and farming land (85% vs 67%).

Cundletown Oxley Island
Rural and farming 67% 85%
Environmental 6% 15%
Residential 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 0%
Industrial 4% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Cundletown Oxley Island
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Oxley Island is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Cundletown Oxley Island
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Cundletown carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 11); Cundletown carries more crime risk (69 vs 49).

Cundletown Oxley Island
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
64/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cundletown Oxley Island
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 Oxley Island

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cundletown Oxley Island
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 6 11

Mobility

Cundletown Oxley Island
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 320.9 km 320.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 221 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 Oxley Island
Car (driver) 84.5% / 64.7%
Cundletown — Car (driver): 84.5% Oxley Island — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 18.1%
Cundletown — Worked from Home: 8.5% Oxley Island — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only 2.1% / 8.6%
Cundletown — Walked Only: 2.1% Oxley Island — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.3%
Cundletown — Car (passenger): 4.9% Oxley Island — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus — / 4.3%
Cundletown — Bus: not among its largest Oxley Island — Bus: 4.3%

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

Setting

Cundletown Oxley Island
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.0 km 4.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Cundletown Oxley Island
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

Oxley Island

Family Rural

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