Kangy Angy vs Palmdale
Kangy Angy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Palmdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Palmdale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kangy Angy tends to suit people living alone.
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
- Kangy Angy carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 78/100)
- Palmdale has more parks and reserves (78 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Palmdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 48%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kangy Angy has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $400/wk)
- Palmdale leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 30%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kangy Angy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kangy Angy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.2% vs -1.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kangy Angy and Palmdale 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
Kangy Angy has more residents (331 vs 95); Palmdale has higher household incomes ($112,112 vs $62,348).
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 331 +71% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.2% | -1.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 54 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr | $112,112/yr +80% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $400/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
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 (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,150,000 | $3,125,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 84 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Palmdale has more rural and farming land (68% vs 20%); Kangy Angy has more land zoned for conservation (67% vs 24%).
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 20% | 68% |
| Environmental | 67% | 24% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 9% | 8% |
| Parks and recreation | 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
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
Liveability
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Palmdale carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 48); Palmdale carries more crime risk (78 vs 59).
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 5.8 km | 1 The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 3.7 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 78 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 5 |
Mobility
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 86.1 km +1% vs other | 85.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 71 min 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).
Setting
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.8 km | 12.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 50/100 | 36/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 15% 192 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,409/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dobell same for both | |
| Member | Emma Mcbride same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kangy Angy | Palmdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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