Jerseyville vs Kinchela
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kinchela: a median of $1.4 million, against $590,000 in Jerseyville. On these figures, Jerseyville tends to suit share households 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
Kinchela
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 65/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Jerseyville has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $1,400,000)
- Kinchela leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kinchela
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kinchela
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (444.7 km vs 449 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kinchela
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jerseyville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.9% vs 8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jerseyville and Kinchela 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
Kinchela has more residents (286 vs 132); Kinchela has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $52,780).
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 132 | 286 +117% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.9% | +8.3% |
| Median age | 50 | 49 |
| Median household income | $52,780/yr | $74,724/yr +42% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk | $350/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $590,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Kinchela has more rural and farming land (77% vs 59%); Jerseyville has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 23%).
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 59% | 77% |
| Environmental | 40% | 23% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Jerseyville and 100% of Kinchela. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Income | — same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
Liveability
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Jerseyville carries more crime risk (65 vs 13).
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Jerseyville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kinchela
- Kinchela Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Jerseyville sits further from the CBD (449 km vs 444.7 km).
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 449 km | 444.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 298 min | 296 min |
| Public transport score | 21/100 Bus | 23/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2431 | 0.1% postcode 2440 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 2431 | 53 postcode 2440 |
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 (69.2%).
Setting
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.3 km 4.3 km to a named beach | 3.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 60 premises | 0% 135 premises |
Council rates
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jerseyville | Kinchela | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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