Failford vs Possum Brush

Possum Brush is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 58 in Failford. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Possum Brush, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Failford: a median of $1.23 million, against $672,000 in Possum Brush, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Failford tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Possum Brush suits couples 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

Possum Brush

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 51%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Possum Brush

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($672,500 vs $1,230,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (34% vs 40%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Possum Brush

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 42%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Failford

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (199 min vs 215 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (290.2 km vs 297.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Failford

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 25%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Failford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.0% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Failford Possum Brush
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.

Failford Possum Brush
Walkability 20 / 8
Failford — Walkability: 20/100 Possum Brush — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 54 / 50
Failford — Safety: 54/100 Possum Brush — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 12 / 23
Failford — Low fire risk: 12/100 Possum Brush — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Failford has more residents (748 vs 145); Failford rents higher ($420/wk vs $280/wk).

Failford Possum Brush
Population 748
+81% vs other
 145
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.0% -2.0%
Median age 58 55
Median household income $52,260/yr $68,900/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+33% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Failford Possum Brush
0-4 4.5% / 4.1%
Failford — 0-4: 4.5% Possum Brush — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 12.0% / 13.8%
Failford — 5-14: 12.0% Possum Brush — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 3.3% / 4.8%
Failford — 15-19: 3.3% Possum Brush — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 1.2% / —
Failford — 20-24: 1.2% Possum Brush — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.6% / 5.5%
Failford — 25-34: 6.6% Possum Brush — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 8.4% / 7.6%
Failford — 35-44: 8.4% Possum Brush — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 9.5% / 11.0%
Failford — 45-54: 9.5% Possum Brush — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 19.5% / 22.8%
Failford — 55-64: 19.5% Possum Brush — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 24.2% / 16.6%
Failford — 65-74: 24.2% Possum Brush — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 9.1% / 4.8%
Failford — 75-84: 9.1% Possum Brush — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.1% / 3.4%
Failford — 85+: 2.1% Possum Brush — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Failford 38.2% couple families
Failford — Couple Families: 38.2% Failford — Lone Person: 43.9% Failford — One Parent Families: 12.7% Failford — Group Household: 3.2% Failford — Other Families: 1.9%
Possum Brush 56.8% couple families
Possum Brush — Couple Families: 56.8% Possum Brush — Lone Person: 27.0% Possum Brush — One Parent Families: 16.2% Possum Brush — Group Household: 0.0% Possum Brush — 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.

Failford 5.8% renting
Failford — Owned Outright: 69.9% Failford — Mortgage: 24.3% Failford — Renting: 5.8%
Possum Brush 13.3% renting
Possum Brush — Owned Outright: 57.8% Possum Brush — Mortgage: 28.9% Possum Brush — Renting: 13.3%
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.

Failford Possum Brush
England 4.0% / 5.5%
Failford — England: 4.0% Possum Brush — England: 5.5%
Germany — / 4.1%
Failford — Germany: not among its largest Possum Brush — Germany: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Failford — New Zealand: 1.1% Possum Brush — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Failford — Philippines: 0.4% Possum Brush — Philippines: not among its largest
Iraq 0.4% / —
Failford — Iraq: 0.4% Possum Brush — Iraq: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Failford Possum Brush
Certificate III & IV 23.4% / 29.0%
Failford — Certificate III & IV: 23.4% Possum Brush — Certificate III & IV: 29.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 11.0%
Failford — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Possum Brush — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.2%
Failford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Possum Brush — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.8%
Failford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Possum Brush — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Failford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Possum Brush — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Failford 71.7% houses
Failford — Houses: 71.7% Failford — Flats / Apartments: 28.3%
Possum Brush 100.0% houses
Possum Brush — Houses: 100.0% Possum Brush — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Failford Possum Brush
Median house price $1,230,000 $672,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,150,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 97 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Possum Brush has more rural and farming land (73% vs 61%); Possum Brush has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 15%).

Failford Possum Brush
Rural and farming 61% 73%
Environmental 15% 26%
Residential 23% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Failford Possum Brush
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Failford Possum Brush
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Failford is more walkable (20 vs 8).

Failford Possum Brush
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Failford carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 77).

Failford Possum Brush
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
50/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Failford Possum Brush
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

Failford Possum Brush
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 22

Mobility

Possum Brush sits further from the CBD (297.3 km vs 290.2 km).

Failford Possum Brush
Walkability score 20/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 290.2 km 297.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 215 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Failford Possum Brush
Car (driver) 73.4% / 68.8%
Failford — Car (driver): 73.4% Possum Brush — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 31.2%
Failford — Worked from Home: 16.7% Possum Brush — Worked from Home: 31.2%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / —
Failford — Car (passenger): 7.8% Possum Brush — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.1% / —
Failford — Walked Only: 2.1% Possum Brush — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Failford Possum Brush
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Failford Possum Brush
Connectivity score 51/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
354 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Failford Possum Brush
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Failford Possum Brush
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Failford Possum Brush
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Failford Possum Brush
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Failford

Retirees Rural

Possum Brush

Affordable River Rural

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