Kundle Kundle vs Melinga
Kundle Kundle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 52 in Melinga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kundle Kundle, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kundle Kundle: a median of $800,000, against $600,000 in Melinga, though rent is higher in Melinga. On these figures, Kundle Kundle tends to suit families with children and couples, while Melinga suits people living alone 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
Kundle Kundle
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 67/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Melinga
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)
- has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $800,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kundle Kundle
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kundle Kundle
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (324.7 km vs 328.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kundle Kundle
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs 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
Kundle Kundle and Melinga 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
Kundle Kundle has more residents (204 vs 112); Melinga skews older (52 vs 44).
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 204 +45% vs other | 112 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | +8.7% |
| Median age | 44 | 52 |
| Median household income | $83,668/yr +9% vs other | $76,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $360/wk +16% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Kundle Kundle has more rural and farming land (80% vs 66%).
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 66% |
| Residential | 14% | 23% |
| Environmental | 4% | 7% |
| Industrial | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Kundle Kundle is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Melinga carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Melinga carries more crime risk (67 vs 39).
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 7 |
Mobility
Melinga sits further from the CBD (328.2 km vs 324.7 km).
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 324.7 km | 328.2 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 227 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2430 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2430 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 (89.2%).
Setting
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.8 km | 16.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 80 premises | 0% 52 premises |
Climate
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kundle Kundle | Melinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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