Kirkconnell vs Sunny Corner
Kirkconnell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 59 in Sunny Corner. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kirkconnell, the large majority of households are couple families. In Sunny Corner, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kirkconnell tends to suit young adults and couples, while Sunny Corner suits older residents.
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
Kirkconnell
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 22%)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 66/100)
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
Kirkconnell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $163/wk)
Weighs 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
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kirkconnell carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 66/100)
- Sunny Corner has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sunny Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.2% vs -22.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kirkconnell and Sunny Corner 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
Sunny Corner rents higher ($163/wk vs $0/wk); Kirkconnell has more residents (219 vs 94).
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 219 +57% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -22.1% | +2.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 59 |
| Median household income | $134,316/yr +50% vs other | $66,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $163/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
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 (7.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $590,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| 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
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sunny Corner carries more crime risk (66 vs 17).
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 12 |
Mobility
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 183.1 km same for both | |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 157 min | 159 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 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 (79.2%).
Setting
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 644 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bathurst same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kirkconnell | Sunny Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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