Keinbah vs Bishops Bridge
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Keinbah, about half of households are couple families. In Bishops Bridge, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bishops Bridge: a median of $1.53 million, against $1.03 million in Keinbah, though rent is higher in Keinbah. On these figures, Keinbah tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Bishops Bridge suits 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
Keinbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Keinbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,027,500 vs $1,526,250)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bishops Bridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $405/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
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
Bishops Bridge
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Keinbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-6.0% vs -12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Keinbah and Bishops Bridge 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
Keinbah rents higher ($405/wk vs $185/wk); Bishops Bridge has more residents (218 vs 109).
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 109 | 218 +100% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.0% | -12.1% |
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Median household income | $106,184/yr +5% vs other | $101,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $405/wk +54% vs other | $185/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
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 (3.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,027,500 | $1,526,250 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 88 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 91% |
| Environmental | 9% | 8% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 719 across Cessnock | 1,413 across Maitland |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% | +20% |
Ranking within NSW
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
Liveability
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Keinbah carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 22).
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 5 |
Mobility
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 170 km | 169.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 122 min | 123 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2320 | 0.4% postcode 2326 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2320 | 56 postcode 2326 |
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 (73.4%).
Setting
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 86 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.8 km | 30.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 89 premises |
Climate
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,405/yr | $1,908/yr |
| Council | Cessnock | Maitland |
Federal electorate
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter | Paterson |
| Member | Dan Repacholi | Meryl Swanson |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Keinbah | Bishops Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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