Kimbriki vs Kundibakh
Kimbriki is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Kundibakh. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kundibakh tends to suit people living alone and 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
Kimbriki
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 93/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kimbriki
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 28%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kundibakh
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 236 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (304.5 km vs 322.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kimbriki
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 93/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
- But Kundibakh is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kimbriki and Kundibakh 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
Kimbriki has more residents (156 vs 89); Kimbriki has higher household incomes ($63,336 vs $50,648).
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 156 +43% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | +20.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 53 |
| Median household income | $63,336/yr +20% vs other | $50,648/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $270/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (21.3%).
Property market
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $980,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 49% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
Kundibakh is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Kundibakh carries more crime risk (93 vs 14); Kundibakh carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 46).
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 46/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 6 |
Mobility
Kimbriki sits further from the CBD (322.3 km vs 304.5 km).
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 322.3 km +6% vs other | 304.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 236 min | 214 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2429 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2429 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 (84.6%).
Setting
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 184 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 89 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 33.6 km | 27.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 78 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kimbriki | Kundibakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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