Kulnura vs Mangrove Mountain

Mangrove Mountain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Kulnura. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kulnura: a median of $2.24 million, against $2.02 million in Mangrove Mountain, and rent is higher there too.

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

Kulnura

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mangrove Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,025,000 vs $2,237,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangrove Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($369/wk vs $443/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mangrove Mountain

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (87.3 km vs 95.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kulnura

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • But Mangrove Mountain is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mangrove Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.9% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
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.

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Walkability 0 / 8
Kulnura — Walkability: 0/100 Mangrove Mountain — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 47 / 16
Kulnura — Safety: 47/100 Mangrove Mountain — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 18 / 13
Kulnura — Low fire risk: 18/100 Mangrove Mountain — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Kulnura rents higher ($443/wk vs $369/wk); Kulnura skews older (48 vs 43).

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Population 589 736
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +2.9%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $99,476/yr
+5% vs other
 $94,432/yr
Median weekly rent $443/wk
+17% vs other
 $369/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
0-4 2.5% / 4.9%
Kulnura — 0-4: 2.5% Mangrove Mountain — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.4% / 11.8%
Kulnura — 5-14: 11.4% Mangrove Mountain — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 5.6% / 6.9%
Kulnura — 15-19: 5.6% Mangrove Mountain — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 7.1% / 6.8%
Kulnura — 20-24: 7.1% Mangrove Mountain — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 8.1% / 11.1%
Kulnura — 25-34: 8.1% Mangrove Mountain — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 11.0% / 10.3%
Kulnura — 35-44: 11.0% Mangrove Mountain — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 17.1% / 14.1%
Kulnura — 45-54: 17.1% Mangrove Mountain — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.6% / 16.8%
Kulnura — 55-64: 14.6% Mangrove Mountain — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 13.9% / 9.5%
Kulnura — 65-74: 13.9% Mangrove Mountain — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 7.6% / 6.1%
Kulnura — 75-84: 7.6% Mangrove Mountain — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 3.4% / 1.5%
Kulnura — 85+: 3.4% Mangrove Mountain — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kulnura 54.9% couple families
Kulnura — Couple Families: 54.9% Kulnura — Lone Person: 21.3% Kulnura — One Parent Families: 15.6% Kulnura — Group Household: 4.1% Kulnura — Other Families: 4.1%
Mangrove Mountain 50.3% couple families
Mangrove Mountain — Couple Families: 50.3% Mangrove Mountain — Lone Person: 23.3% Mangrove Mountain — One Parent Families: 20.2% Mangrove Mountain — Group Household: 6.1% Mangrove Mountain — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kulnura 20.1% renting
Kulnura — Owned Outright: 49.2% Kulnura — Mortgage: 30.7% Kulnura — Renting: 20.1%
Mangrove Mountain 28.4% renting
Mangrove Mountain — Owned Outright: 37.5% Mangrove Mountain — Mortgage: 34.1% Mangrove Mountain — Renting: 28.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 17.0%
Kulnura — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Mangrove Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 9.0%
Kulnura — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Mangrove Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.4%
Kulnura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Mangrove Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.7%
Kulnura — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Mangrove Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.0%
Kulnura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Mangrove Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
England 2.5% / 3.0%
Kulnura — England: 2.5% Mangrove Mountain — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.2%
Kulnura — New Zealand: 2.5% Mangrove Mountain — New Zealand: 1.2%
Greece 1.7% / 1.2%
Kulnura — Greece: 1.7% Mangrove Mountain — Greece: 1.2%
China 0.5% / 1.8%
Kulnura — China: 0.5% Mangrove Mountain — China: 1.8%
Italy 0.5% / 1.1%
Kulnura — Italy: 0.5% Mangrove Mountain — Italy: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Kulnura — Netherlands: 0.8% Mangrove Mountain — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Kulnura — Germany: 0.7% Mangrove Mountain — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kulnura 99.5% houses
Kulnura — Houses: 99.5% Kulnura — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Mangrove Mountain 98.7% houses
Mangrove Mountain — Houses: 98.7% Mangrove Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Median house price $2,237,500 $2,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mangrove Mountain has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 7%); Mangrove Mountain has more rural and farming land (62% vs 39%).

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Rural and farming 39% 62%
Infrastructure and transport 53% 2%
Environmental 7% 32%
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
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

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Mangrove Mountain is more walkable (8 vs 0); Kulnura scores higher overall (33 vs 28).

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Grade C D
Score 33/100 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mangrove Mountain carries more crime risk (84 vs 53).

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
84/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kulnura

  • Kulnura Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mangrove Mountain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 37 43

Mobility

Kulnura sits further from the CBD (95.7 km vs 87.3 km).

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 95.7 km
+9% vs other
 87.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
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.

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Worked from Home 48.3% / 43.3%
Kulnura — Worked from Home: 48.3% Mangrove Mountain — Worked from Home: 43.3%
Car (driver) 41.9% / 48.2%
Kulnura — Car (driver): 41.9% Mangrove Mountain — Car (driver): 48.2%
Walked Only 9.8% / 6.4%
Kulnura — Walked Only: 9.8% Mangrove Mountain — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.1%
Kulnura — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.3%).

Setting

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 25.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
252 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
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)

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
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

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kulnura Mangrove Mountain
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kulnura

Rural

Mangrove Mountain

Rural

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