Jindabyne vs Kalkite

Jindabyne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Kalkite. In both, most households own their home. In Kalkite, the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kalkite: a median of $1.32 million, against $1.19 million in Jindabyne, though rent is higher in Jindabyne. On these figures, Jindabyne tends to suit young adults and share households, while Kalkite suits families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Jindabyne has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • Kalkite carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jindabyne

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,192,500 vs $1,325,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Jindabyne has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 32%)
  • Kalkite has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kalkite

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (305 min vs 318 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (451.3 km vs 459.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kalkite

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • But Jindabyne has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Kalkite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.4% vs 13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jindabyne Kalkite
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.

Jindabyne Kalkite
Walkability 0 / 16
Jindabyne — Walkability: 0/100 Kalkite — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 36 / 67
Jindabyne — Safety: 36/100 Kalkite — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 5 / 85
Jindabyne — Low fire risk: 5/100 Kalkite — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Jindabyne has more residents (2,986 vs 294); Jindabyne has higher household incomes ($107,016 vs $82,628).

Jindabyne Kalkite
Population 2,986
+90% vs other
 294
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +37.4%
Median age 32 37
Median household income $107,016/yr
+23% vs other
 $82,628/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne Kalkite
0-4 3.1% / 5.8%
Jindabyne — 0-4: 3.1% Kalkite — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 11.5% / 13.9%
Jindabyne — 5-14: 11.5% Kalkite — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 6.9% / 5.8%
Jindabyne — 15-19: 6.9% Kalkite — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 10.0% / 4.8%
Jindabyne — 20-24: 10.0% Kalkite — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 22.0% / 17.3%
Jindabyne — 25-34: 22.0% Kalkite — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 11.8% / 15.6%
Jindabyne — 35-44: 11.8% Kalkite — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 13.6% / 13.6%
Jindabyne — 45-54: 13.6% Kalkite — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 10.4% / 6.5%
Jindabyne — 55-64: 10.4% Kalkite — 55-64: 6.5%
65-74 7.4% / 10.5%
Jindabyne — 65-74: 7.4% Kalkite — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 2.8% / 7.8%
Jindabyne — 75-84: 2.8% Kalkite — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 0.8% / —
Jindabyne — 85+: 0.8% Kalkite — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne 31.7% couple families
Jindabyne — Couple Families: 31.7% Jindabyne — Lone Person: 35.5% Jindabyne — Group Household: 19.9% Jindabyne — One Parent Families: 12.2% Jindabyne — Other Families: 0.8%
Kalkite 44.4% couple families
Kalkite — Couple Families: 44.4% Kalkite — Lone Person: 33.3% Kalkite — Group Household: 12.5% Kalkite — One Parent Families: 5.6% Kalkite — Other Families: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne 43.8% renting
Jindabyne — Owned Outright: 26.3% Jindabyne — Mortgage: 29.8% Jindabyne — Renting: 43.8%
Kalkite 31.6% renting
Kalkite — Owned Outright: 28.6% Kalkite — Mortgage: 39.8% Kalkite — Renting: 31.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jindabyne Kalkite
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 19.0%
Jindabyne — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Kalkite — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 10.9%
Jindabyne — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Kalkite — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.1%
Jindabyne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Kalkite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 3.7%
Jindabyne — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Kalkite — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.1%
Jindabyne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Kalkite — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Jindabyne Kalkite
England 3.5% / 4.4%
Jindabyne — England: 3.5% Kalkite — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.7%
Jindabyne — New Zealand: 1.8% Kalkite — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 0.7% / 2.0%
Jindabyne — China: 0.7% Kalkite — China: 2.0%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.7%
Jindabyne — South Africa: 0.6% Kalkite — South Africa: 1.7%
Germany — / 2.0%
Jindabyne — Germany: not among its largest Kalkite — Germany: 2.0%
Taiwan 0.9% / —
Jindabyne — Taiwan: 0.9% Kalkite — Taiwan: not among its largest
Thailand 0.6% / —
Jindabyne — Thailand: 0.6% Kalkite — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne 54.8% houses
Jindabyne — Houses: 54.8% Jindabyne — Flats / Apartments: 32.6% Jindabyne — Townhouses: 12.6%
Kalkite 94.2% houses
Kalkite — Houses: 94.2% Kalkite — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Kalkite — Townhouses: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Jindabyne Kalkite
Median house price $1,192,500 $1,325,000
Median unit price $732,500 —
Median land price $600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 24 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kalkite has more rural and farming land (79% vs 67%).

Jindabyne Kalkite
Rural and farming 67% 79%
Infrastructure and transport 23% 20%
Residential 6% 0%
Environmental 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

Jindabyne Kalkite
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Jindabyne Kalkite
Houses 3.9%
$890/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units 5.5%
$775/wk on $739K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Jindabyne Kalkite
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools Higher than 28% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 84% of NSW —

Liveability

Kalkite is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Jindabyne Kalkite
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Jindabyne carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 15); Jindabyne carries more crime risk (64 vs 33).

Jindabyne Kalkite
Bushfire High
95/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
33/100
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

Jindabyne Kalkite
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Jindabyne

  • Jindabyne High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Jindabyne Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Snowy Mountains Grammar School Independent · Combined below peers
  • SCECGS Redlands - High Country campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Kalkite

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

Amenities in the suburb

Jindabyne Kalkite
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 33 5

Mobility

Jindabyne sits further from the CBD (459.2 km vs 451.3 km).

Jindabyne Kalkite
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 459.2 km
+2% vs other
 451.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 305 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 46.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2627
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2627
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.

Jindabyne Kalkite
Car (driver) 67.9% / 77.3%
Jindabyne — Car (driver): 67.9% Kalkite — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 17.2%
Jindabyne — Worked from Home: 13.0% Kalkite — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 5.5%
Jindabyne — Car (passenger): 8.3% Kalkite — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 8.9% / —
Jindabyne — Walked Only: 8.9% Kalkite — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.5% / —
Jindabyne — Train: 1.5% Kalkite — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Jindabyne Kalkite
Elevation 903 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,044 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Jindabyne Kalkite
Connectivity score 52/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
2,503 premises
 0%
164 premises

Climate

Jindabyne Kalkite
Annual rainfall 1,801 mm 554 mm
Summer max (Jan) 21.5°C 25.4°C
Winter min (Jul) -2.4°C -1.5°C

Council rates

Jindabyne Kalkite
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Jindabyne Kalkite
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jindabyne Kalkite
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jindabyne

Affordable Apartments Rural

Kalkite

River Rural

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