Kulnura vs Wyong Creek

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 $2 million in Wyong Creek, though rent is higher in Wyong Creek.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wyong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kulnura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($443/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kulnura sits closer to the CBD (95.7 km vs 99.5 km)
  • Wyong Creek is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wyong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wyong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kulnura and Wyong Creek 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 Wyong Creek
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 Wyong Creek
Walkability 0 / 10
Kulnura — Walkability: 0/100 Wyong Creek — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 47 / 47
Kulnura — Safety: 47/100 Wyong Creek — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 18 / 41
Kulnura — Low fire risk: 18/100 Wyong Creek — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Wyong Creek rents higher ($650/wk vs $443/wk); Wyong Creek has higher household incomes ($122,720 vs $99,476).

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Population 589
+19% vs other
 476
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +9.7%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $99,476/yr $122,720/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $443/wk $650/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kulnura Wyong Creek
0-4 2.5% / 3.4%
Kulnura — 0-4: 2.5% Wyong Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.4% / 10.9%
Kulnura — 5-14: 11.4% Wyong Creek — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.6% / 5.7%
Kulnura — 15-19: 5.6% Wyong Creek — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.1% / 5.3%
Kulnura — 20-24: 7.1% Wyong Creek — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 8.1% / 9.0%
Kulnura — 25-34: 8.1% Wyong Creek — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.0% / 12.4%
Kulnura — 35-44: 11.0% Wyong Creek — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 17.1% / 11.3%
Kulnura — 45-54: 17.1% Wyong Creek — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 14.6% / 21.2%
Kulnura — 55-64: 14.6% Wyong Creek — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 13.9% / 11.1%
Kulnura — 65-74: 13.9% Wyong Creek — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 7.6% / 8.0%
Kulnura — 75-84: 7.6% Wyong Creek — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 3.4% / 1.5%
Kulnura — 85+: 3.4% Wyong Creek — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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%
Wyong Creek 53.5% couple families
Wyong Creek — Couple Families: 53.5% Wyong Creek — Lone Person: 24.8% Wyong Creek — One Parent Families: 16.8% Wyong Creek — Group Household: 5.0% Wyong Creek — 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%
Wyong Creek 10.5% renting
Wyong Creek — Owned Outright: 51.0% Wyong Creek — Mortgage: 38.6% Wyong Creek — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 16.0%
Kulnura — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Wyong Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 14.1%
Kulnura — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Wyong Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.8%
Kulnura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Wyong Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 4.0%
Kulnura — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Wyong Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.3%
Kulnura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Wyong Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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 Wyong Creek
England 2.5% / 4.8%
Kulnura — England: 2.5% Wyong Creek — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.5%
Kulnura — New Zealand: 2.5% Wyong Creek — New Zealand: 1.5%
Greece 1.7% / —
Kulnura — Greece: 1.7% Wyong Creek — Greece: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / 0.8%
Kulnura — Germany: 0.7% Wyong Creek — Germany: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Kulnura — Netherlands: 0.8% Wyong Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.6%
Kulnura — South Africa: not among its largest Wyong Creek — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kulnura 99.5% houses
Kulnura — Houses: 99.5% Kulnura — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Wyong Creek 96.9% houses
Wyong Creek — Houses: 96.9% Wyong Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Median house price $2,237,500 $2,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wyong Creek has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 7%); Wyong Creek has more rural and farming land (51% vs 39%).

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Infrastructure and transport 53% 0%
Rural and farming 39% 51%
Environmental 7% 46%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Wyong Creek
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 Wyong Creek
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Wyong Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kulnura carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 59).

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Bushfire High
82/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
same for both
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 Wyong Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 6.3 km

Schools in Kulnura

  • Kulnura Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wyong Creek

  • Wyong Creek Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 37 10

Mobility

Wyong Creek sits further from the CBD (99.5 km vs 95.7 km).

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 95.7 km 99.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 81 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
 0.6%
postcode 2259
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
 56
postcode 2259

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 Wyong Creek
Car (driver) 41.9% / 53.8%
Kulnura — Car (driver): 41.9% Wyong Creek — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 48.3% / 37.1%
Kulnura — Worked from Home: 48.3% Wyong Creek — Worked from Home: 37.1%
Walked Only 9.8% / 5.7%
Kulnura — Walked Only: 9.8% Wyong Creek — Walked Only: 5.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Kulnura — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wyong Creek — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 17.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kulnura Wyong Creek
Connectivity score 27/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
252 premises
 0%
142 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kulnura

Rural

Wyong Creek

Rural

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