Doon Doon vs Kunghur
Kunghur is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Doon Doon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kunghur: a median of $860,000, against $728,000 in Doon Doon, though rent is higher in Doon Doon. On these figures, Doon Doon tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Doon Doon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Doon Doon
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
- has cheaper houses ($727,500 vs $860,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kunghur
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 34%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
- But Doon Doon has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kunghur
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (781.6 km vs 790.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (535 min vs 540 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Doon Doon
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 25%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kunghur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.3% vs -5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Doon Doon and Kunghur 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
Kunghur has more residents (133 vs 92); Doon Doon skews older (55 vs 45).
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 92 | 133 +45% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.2% | +24.3% |
| Median age | 55 | 45 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $65,780/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +17% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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 (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $727,500 | $860,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Kunghur has more rural and farming land (98% vs 68%); Doon Doon has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 1%).
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% | 98% |
| Environmental | 20% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 11% | 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
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
Liveability
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Kunghur carries more crime risk (71 vs 50); Doon Doon carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 53).
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 10 | 5 |
Mobility
Doon Doon sits further from the CBD (790.4 km vs 781.6 km).
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 790.4 km +1% vs other | 781.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 540 min | 535 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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 (63.6%).
Setting
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.1 km | 31.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Climate
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Doon Doon | Kunghur | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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