Fountaindale vs Kangy Angy

Fountaindale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Kangy Angy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fountaindale, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kangy Angy: a median of $3.15 million, against $2.27 million in Fountaindale, though rent is higher in Fountaindale. On these figures, Fountaindale tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Kangy Angy suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Fountaindale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Fountaindale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 48%)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,265,000 vs $3,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kangy Angy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Fountaindale leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kangy Angy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 76 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kangy Angy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 15%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
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.

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Walkability 26 / 19
Fountaindale — Walkability: 26/100 Kangy Angy — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 45 / 41
Fountaindale — Safety: 45/100 Kangy Angy — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 52
Fountaindale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kangy Angy — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Fountaindale has higher household incomes ($150,956 vs $62,348); Fountaindale has more residents (726 vs 331).

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Population 726
+54% vs other
 331
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +8.2%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $150,956/yr
+59% vs other
 $62,348/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+28% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
0-4 4.0% / 3.3%
Fountaindale — 0-4: 4.0% Kangy Angy — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.7% / 11.2%
Fountaindale — 5-14: 14.7% Kangy Angy — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 7.6% / 4.5%
Fountaindale — 15-19: 7.6% Kangy Angy — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 7.9% / 6.0%
Fountaindale — 20-24: 7.9% Kangy Angy — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 5.2% / 4.2%
Fountaindale — 25-34: 5.2% Kangy Angy — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 10.2% / 11.8%
Fountaindale — 35-44: 10.2% Kangy Angy — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 17.8% / 10.0%
Fountaindale — 45-54: 17.8% Kangy Angy — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 17.4% / 16.9%
Fountaindale — 55-64: 17.4% Kangy Angy — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 11.4% / 16.6%
Fountaindale — 65-74: 11.4% Kangy Angy — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 3.2% / 9.1%
Fountaindale — 75-84: 3.2% Kangy Angy — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / 2.4%
Fountaindale — 85+: not among its largest Kangy Angy — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fountaindale 77.8% couple families
Fountaindale — Couple Families: 77.8% Fountaindale — Lone Person: 11.1% Fountaindale — One Parent Families: 9.0% Fountaindale — Group Household: 2.1%
Kangy Angy 36.0% couple families
Kangy Angy — Couple Families: 36.0% Kangy Angy — Lone Person: 41.6% Kangy Angy — One Parent Families: 22.5% Kangy Angy — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fountaindale 3.4% renting
Fountaindale — Owned Outright: 42.7% Fountaindale — Mortgage: 53.9% Fountaindale — Renting: 3.4%
Kangy Angy 19.3% renting
Kangy Angy — Owned Outright: 56.9% Kangy Angy — Mortgage: 23.9% Kangy Angy — Renting: 19.3%
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.

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
England 6.3% / 5.1%
Fountaindale — England: 6.3% Kangy Angy — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 2.1%
Fountaindale — New Zealand: 0.8% Kangy Angy — New Zealand: 2.1%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.9%
Fountaindale — Scotland: 0.7% Kangy Angy — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.2%
Fountaindale — South Africa: 0.4% Kangy Angy — South Africa: 1.2%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / —
Fountaindale — Sri Lanka: 0.7% Kangy Angy — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 18.4%
Fountaindale — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Kangy Angy — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 8.2%
Fountaindale — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Kangy Angy — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.9%
Fountaindale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Kangy Angy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 1.2%
Fountaindale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Kangy Angy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Fountaindale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Kangy Angy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fountaindale 96.3% houses
Fountaindale — Houses: 96.3% Fountaindale — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Kangy Angy 98.4% houses
Kangy Angy — Houses: 98.4% Kangy Angy — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Median house price $2,265,000 $3,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,100,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Fountaindale has more land zoned for conservation (96% vs 67%); Kangy Angy has more rural and farming land (20% vs 0%).

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Environmental 96% 67%
Rural and farming 0% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 9%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Industrial 2% 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

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Grade B —
Score 65/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Kangy Angy carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0).

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
59/100
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
same for both

Schools

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 7.3 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 3.0%

Schools in Fountaindale

  • Central Coast Steiner School Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Kangy Angy

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

Amenities in the suburb

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 3 1
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Walkability score 26/100 19/100
Distance to Sydney 87.8 km
+2% vs other
 86.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 71 min
Public transport score 45/100
Bus
 35/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2258
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2258
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.

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Car (driver) 55.8% / 65.7%
Fountaindale — Car (driver): 55.8% Kangy Angy — Car (driver): 65.7%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 31.5%
Fountaindale — Worked from Home: 38.1% Kangy Angy — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.8%
Fountaindale — Walked Only: 1.8% Kangy Angy — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Fountaindale — Car (passenger): 4.3% Kangy Angy — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).

Setting

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.5 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Connectivity score 61/100 50/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
317 premises
 15%
192 premises

Climate

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Division Dobell
same for both
Member Emma Mcbride
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fountaindale Kangy Angy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

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Kangy Angy

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