Gundy vs Parkville

Parkville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Gundy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Parkville, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gundy tends to suit people living alone, while Parkville suits 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

Parkville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 44/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gundy has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)
  • Parkville has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Parkville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 221 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (285.1 km vs 289.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gundy has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • Parkville carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Parkville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.9% vs -19.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gundy Parkville
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.

Gundy Parkville
Walkability 0 / 0
Gundy — Walkability: 0/100 Parkville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 81
Gundy — Safety: 56/100 Parkville — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 73 / 83
Gundy — Low fire risk: 73/100 Parkville — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Parkville has more residents (275 vs 165); Parkville has higher household incomes ($105,508 vs $79,300).

Gundy Parkville
Population 165 275
+67% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.1% -8.9%
Median age 50 41
Median household income $79,300/yr $105,508/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $285/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gundy Parkville
0-4 2.4% / 4.4%
Gundy — 0-4: 2.4% Parkville — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.9% / 11.3%
Gundy — 5-14: 10.9% Parkville — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.5% / 10.2%
Gundy — 15-19: 5.5% Parkville — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 6.7% / 4.7%
Gundy — 20-24: 6.7% Parkville — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 3.6% / 10.5%
Gundy — 25-34: 3.6% Parkville — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 13.3% / 10.2%
Gundy — 35-44: 13.3% Parkville — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 17.0% / 15.3%
Gundy — 45-54: 17.0% Parkville — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 17.0% / 17.1%
Gundy — 55-64: 17.0% Parkville — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 15.8% / 12.0%
Gundy — 65-74: 15.8% Parkville — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 3.6% / 3.6%
Gundy — 75-84: 3.6% Parkville — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.8% / —
Gundy — 85+: 1.8% Parkville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gundy 43.9% couple families
Gundy — Couple Families: 43.9% Gundy — Lone Person: 41.5% Gundy — One Parent Families: 7.3% Gundy — Group Household: 7.3%
Parkville 56.1% couple families
Parkville — Couple Families: 56.1% Parkville — Lone Person: 33.3% Parkville — One Parent Families: 6.1% Parkville — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gundy 5.5% renting
Gundy — Owned Outright: 47.3% Gundy — Mortgage: 47.3% Gundy — Renting: 5.5%
Parkville 16.0% renting
Parkville — Owned Outright: 34.0% Parkville — Mortgage: 50.0% Parkville — Renting: 16.0%
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.

Gundy Parkville
England 2.4% / 1.1%
Gundy — England: 2.4% Parkville — England: 1.1%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Gundy — Scotland: 1.8% Parkville — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Gundy — New Zealand: not among its largest Parkville — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Gundy Parkville
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 22.2%
Gundy — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Parkville — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.3% / 6.2%
Gundy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.3% Parkville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 5.5%
Gundy — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Parkville — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / —
Gundy — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Parkville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gundy 100.0% houses
Gundy — Houses: 100.0%
Parkville 100.0% houses
Parkville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Gundy Parkville
Median house price $530,000 $515,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $205,000 —

Zoning mix

Gundy Parkville
Rural and farming 96% 99%
Environmental 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

Gundy Parkville
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gundy Parkville
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Gundy Parkville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Gundy carries more crime risk (44 vs 19); Gundy carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 17).

Gundy Parkville
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
19/100
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

Gundy Parkville
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

Gundy Parkville
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 12 10

Mobility

Gundy sits further from the CBD (289.2 km vs 285.1 km).

Gundy Parkville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 289.2 km
+1% vs other
 285.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 207 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2337
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2337
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.

Gundy Parkville
Car (driver) 78.7% / 77.0%
Gundy — Car (driver): 78.7% Parkville — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 15.8%
Gundy — Worked from Home: 21.3% Parkville — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Gundy — Car (passenger): not among its largest Parkville — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Gundy — Walked Only: not among its largest Parkville — Walked Only: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Gundy Parkville
Elevation 368 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gundy Parkville
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
117 premises

Climate

Gundy Parkville
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gundy Parkville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 14.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gundy Parkville
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Gundy Parkville
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gundy Parkville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gundy

Affordable Rural

Parkville

Affordable River Rural

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