Ellenborough vs Kindee
Ellenborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Kindee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ellenborough, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Ellenborough: a median of $1.26 million, against $608,000 in Kindee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ellenborough tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Kindee suits older residents and 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
Kindee
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 36%)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kindee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($607,500 vs $1,257,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kindee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 48%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ellenborough
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 360 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (414.5 km vs 417.8 km)
- But Kindee is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kindee
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kindee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.2% vs -11.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ellenborough and Kindee 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
Kindee has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $37,960); Ellenborough has more residents (171 vs 91).
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 171 +47% vs other | 91 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.9% | -3.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 50 |
| Median household income | $37,960/yr | $73,632/yr +94% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +14% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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 (3.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,257,500 | $607,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 100% |
| Environmental | 8% | 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
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 546 across Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 3% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
Kindee is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Ellenborough carries more crime risk (82 vs 61); Kindee carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 70).
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | High 86/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 18 | 2 |
Mobility
Kindee sits further from the CBD (417.8 km vs 414.5 km).
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 414.5 km | 417.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 299 min | 360 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2446 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2446 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 (82.9%).
Setting
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 250 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.5 km | 41.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 89 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,842 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ellenborough | Kindee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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