Kindee vs Pipeclay

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Pipeclay: a median of $1.2 million, against $608,000 in Kindee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kindee tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Pipeclay suits 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

Kindee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Kindee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($607,500 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kindee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pipeclay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (302 min vs 360 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (397.3 km vs 417.8 km)
  • But Kindee is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kindee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Pipeclay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (59.4% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kindee Pipeclay
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.

Kindee Pipeclay
Walkability 10 / 0
Kindee — Walkability: 10/100 Pipeclay — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 42
Kindee — Safety: 39/100 Pipeclay — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 14 / 40
Kindee — Low fire risk: 14/100 Pipeclay — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Pipeclay rents higher ($400/wk vs $300/wk); Pipeclay has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $73,632).

Kindee Pipeclay
Population 91 102
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.2% +59.4%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $73,632/yr $84,500/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kindee Pipeclay
0-4 4.4% / 8.8%
Kindee — 0-4: 4.4% Pipeclay — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 9.9% / 12.7%
Kindee — 5-14: 9.9% Pipeclay — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.4% / 4.9%
Kindee — 15-19: 4.4% Pipeclay — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Kindee — 20-24: not among its largest Pipeclay — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 8.8% / 5.9%
Kindee — 25-34: 8.8% Pipeclay — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 13.2% / 8.8%
Kindee — 35-44: 13.2% Pipeclay — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 18.7% / 12.7%
Kindee — 45-54: 18.7% Pipeclay — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 14.3% / 19.6%
Kindee — 55-64: 14.3% Pipeclay — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 20.9% / 13.7%
Kindee — 65-74: 20.9% Pipeclay — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 8.8% / 6.9%
Kindee — 75-84: 8.8% Pipeclay — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / —
Kindee — 85+: not among its largest Pipeclay — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Kindee Pipeclay
Germany — / 3.9%
Kindee — Germany: not among its largest Pipeclay — Germany: 3.9%
England 3.3% / —
Kindee — England: 3.3% Pipeclay — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kindee 47.4% one parent families
Kindee — One Parent Families: 47.4% Kindee — Couple Families: 36.8% Kindee — Lone Person: 15.8%
Pipeclay 26.3% one parent families
Pipeclay — One Parent Families: 26.3% Pipeclay — Couple Families: 31.6% Pipeclay — Lone Person: 42.1%
One Parent Families Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kindee 100.0% houses
Kindee — Houses: 100.0%
Pipeclay 100.0% houses
Pipeclay — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kindee Pipeclay
Certificate III & IV 27.5% / 25.5%
Kindee — Certificate III & IV: 27.5% Pipeclay — Certificate III & IV: 25.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 11.8%
Kindee — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Pipeclay — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 3.9%
Kindee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Pipeclay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kindee 12.1% renting
Kindee — Owned Outright: 69.7% Kindee — Mortgage: 18.2% Kindee — Renting: 12.1%
Pipeclay 0.0% renting
Pipeclay — Owned Outright: 59.3% Pipeclay — Mortgage: 40.7% Pipeclay — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Kindee Pipeclay
Median house price $607,500 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kindee Pipeclay
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

Kindee Pipeclay
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kindee Pipeclay
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income — Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Kindee is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Kindee Pipeclay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kindee carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 60).

Kindee Pipeclay
Bushfire High
86/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Kindee Pipeclay
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

Kindee Pipeclay
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Kindee sits further from the CBD (417.8 km vs 397.3 km).

Kindee Pipeclay
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 417.8 km
+5% vs other
 397.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 360 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2446
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2446
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.

Kindee Pipeclay
Car (driver) 75.0% / 60.9%
Kindee — Car (driver): 75.0% Pipeclay — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 39.1%
Kindee — Worked from Home: 25.0% Pipeclay — Worked from Home: 39.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Kindee Pipeclay
Elevation 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.8 km 30.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kindee Pipeclay
Connectivity score 27/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Kindee Pipeclay
Annual rainfall 2,842 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Kindee Pipeclay
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Kindee Pipeclay
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kindee Pipeclay
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kindee

Affordable Retirees Rural

Pipeclay

Rural Young Families

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