Kulnura vs Ourimbah

Ourimbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Kulnura. In both, the large majority of 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 $1.03 million in Ourimbah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kulnura tends to suit older residents, while Ourimbah suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 76%)
  • But Ourimbah has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Ourimbah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,030,000 vs $2,237,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ourimbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $443/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kulnura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kulnura has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)
  • Ourimbah has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 0%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Kulnura and Ourimbah 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 Ourimbah
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 Ourimbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Kulnura — Walkability: 0/100 Ourimbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 17
Kulnura — Safety: 47/100 Ourimbah — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 18 / 44
Kulnura — Low fire risk: 18/100 Ourimbah — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Ourimbah has more residents (4,019 vs 589); Kulnura skews older (48 vs 39).

Kulnura Ourimbah
Population 589 4,019
+582% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +1.7%
Median age 48 39
Median household income $99,476/yr $100,880/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $443/wk
+10% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kulnura Ourimbah
0-4 2.5% / 5.6%
Kulnura — 0-4: 2.5% Ourimbah — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.4% / 12.9%
Kulnura — 5-14: 11.4% Ourimbah — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 5.6% / 7.1%
Kulnura — 15-19: 5.6% Ourimbah — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 7.1% / 6.1%
Kulnura — 20-24: 7.1% Ourimbah — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 8.1% / 12.5%
Kulnura — 25-34: 8.1% Ourimbah — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 11.0% / 13.4%
Kulnura — 35-44: 11.0% Ourimbah — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 17.1% / 13.7%
Kulnura — 45-54: 17.1% Ourimbah — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 14.6% / 14.3%
Kulnura — 55-64: 14.6% Ourimbah — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 13.9% / 8.6%
Kulnura — 65-74: 13.9% Ourimbah — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 7.6% / 4.3%
Kulnura — 75-84: 7.6% Ourimbah — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 3.4% / 1.3%
Kulnura — 85+: 3.4% Ourimbah — 85+: 1.3%

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%
Ourimbah 48.8% couple families
Ourimbah — Couple Families: 48.8% Ourimbah — Lone Person: 27.4% Ourimbah — One Parent Families: 17.8% Ourimbah — Group Household: 4.3% Ourimbah — Other Families: 1.8%
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%
Ourimbah 23.6% renting
Ourimbah — Owned Outright: 32.4% Ourimbah — Mortgage: 43.9% Ourimbah — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kulnura Ourimbah
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 18.4%
Kulnura — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Ourimbah — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 12.6%
Kulnura — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Ourimbah — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.8%
Kulnura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Ourimbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 3.3%
Kulnura — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Ourimbah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.9%
Kulnura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Ourimbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Kulnura Ourimbah
England 2.5% / 4.6%
Kulnura — England: 2.5% Ourimbah — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.9%
Kulnura — New Zealand: 2.5% Ourimbah — New Zealand: 1.9%
Greece 1.7% / —
Kulnura — Greece: 1.7% Ourimbah — Greece: not among its largest
China 0.5% / 0.8%
Kulnura — China: 0.5% Ourimbah — China: 0.8%
Germany 0.7% / 0.6%
Kulnura — Germany: 0.7% Ourimbah — Germany: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Kulnura — Netherlands: 0.8% Ourimbah — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Kulnura — Philippines: not among its largest Ourimbah — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Kulnura — South Africa: not among its largest Ourimbah — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kulnura 99.5% houses
Kulnura — Houses: 99.5% Kulnura — Townhouses: 0.0% Kulnura — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Ourimbah 75.9% houses
Ourimbah — Houses: 75.9% Ourimbah — Townhouses: 22.7% Ourimbah — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kulnura Ourimbah
Median house price $2,237,500 $1,030,000
Median unit price — $655,000
Median land price — $1,577,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 30 sales

Zoning mix

Ourimbah has more land zoned for conservation (56% vs 7%).

Kulnura Ourimbah
Environmental 7% 56%
Infrastructure and transport 53% 3%
Rural and farming 39%
same for both
Residential 0% 1%
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 Ourimbah
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kulnura Ourimbah
Houses — 3.6%
$750/wk on $1.07M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kulnura Ourimbah
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Kulnura Ourimbah
Grade C
same for both
Score 33/100 30/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Ourimbah carries more crime risk (83 vs 53); Kulnura carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 56).

Kulnura Ourimbah
Bushfire High
82/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
83/100
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

Kulnura Ourimbah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 0.0 km

Schools in Kulnura

  • Kulnura Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Ourimbah

  • Ourimbah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kulnura Ourimbah
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 3 9
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 4
Waterways 37 26

Mobility

Kulnura Ourimbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 95.7 km 96 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
 1.1%
postcode 2258
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
 47
postcode 2258

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 Ourimbah
Car (driver) 41.9% / 62.1%
Kulnura — Car (driver): 41.9% Ourimbah — Car (driver): 62.1%
Worked from Home 48.3% / 30.7%
Kulnura — Worked from Home: 48.3% Ourimbah — Worked from Home: 30.7%
Walked Only 9.8% / 1.1%
Kulnura — Walked Only: 9.8% Ourimbah — Walked Only: 1.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Kulnura — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ourimbah — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train — / 2.2%
Kulnura — Train: not among its largest Ourimbah — Train: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Kulnura Ourimbah
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kulnura Ourimbah
Connectivity score 27/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
252 premises
 33%
1,629 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Kulnura Ourimbah
Division Robertson Dobell
Member Gordon Reid Emma Mcbride
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kulnura

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Ourimbah

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