Kungala vs Wells Crossing

Wells Crossing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Kungala. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kungala, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kungala: a median of $785,000, against $700,000 in Wells Crossing, though rent is higher in Wells Crossing. On these figures, Kungala tends to suit couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kungala is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 54%)
  • Wells Crossing carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wells Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($700,000 vs $785,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kungala

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for 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

  • Kungala has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • Wells Crossing carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Wells Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.1% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kungala Wells Crossing
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.

Kungala Wells Crossing
Walkability 0 / 0
Kungala — Walkability: 0/100 Wells Crossing — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 24
Kungala — Safety: 13/100 Wells Crossing — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 21 / 22
Kungala — Low fire risk: 21/100 Wells Crossing — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Wells Crossing has more residents (212 vs 145); Wells Crossing rents higher ($300/wk vs $248/wk).

Kungala Wells Crossing
Population 145 212
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +30.1%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $62,192/yr
+15% vs other
 $52,832/yr
Median weekly rent $248/wk $300/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kungala Wells Crossing
0-4 2.1% / 4.2%
Kungala — 0-4: 2.1% Wells Crossing — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.3% / 12.3%
Kungala — 5-14: 10.3% Wells Crossing — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 2.1% / 7.5%
Kungala — 15-19: 2.1% Wells Crossing — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 3.4% / 4.2%
Kungala — 20-24: 3.4% Wells Crossing — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.3% / 9.0%
Kungala — 25-34: 8.3% Wells Crossing — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 13.1% / 10.4%
Kungala — 35-44: 13.1% Wells Crossing — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 27.6% / 19.8%
Kungala — 45-54: 27.6% Wells Crossing — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 12.4% / 15.1%
Kungala — 55-64: 12.4% Wells Crossing — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 17.9% / 9.9%
Kungala — 65-74: 17.9% Wells Crossing — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.8% / 5.7%
Kungala — 75-84: 4.8% Wells Crossing — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 1.4%
Kungala — 85+: not among its largest Wells Crossing — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kungala 54.5% couple families
Kungala — Couple Families: 54.5% Kungala — Lone Person: 36.4% Kungala — One Parent Families: 9.1% Kungala — Group Household: 0.0%
Wells Crossing 37.5% couple families
Wells Crossing — Couple Families: 37.5% Wells Crossing — Lone Person: 37.5% Wells Crossing — One Parent Families: 16.1% Wells Crossing — Group Household: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kungala 5.5% renting
Kungala — Owned Outright: 52.7% Kungala — Mortgage: 41.8% Kungala — Renting: 5.5%
Wells Crossing 9.5% renting
Wells Crossing — Owned Outright: 36.5% Wells Crossing — Mortgage: 54.1% Wells Crossing — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kungala Wells Crossing
Certificate III & IV 27.6% / 17.9%
Kungala — Certificate III & IV: 27.6% Wells Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.7%
Kungala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Wells Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 1.9%
Kungala — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Wells Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Kungala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wells Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

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.

Kungala Wells Crossing
England 4.8% / 1.9%
Kungala — England: 4.8% Wells Crossing — England: 1.9%
India 2.1% / 1.4%
Kungala — India: 2.1% Wells Crossing — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Kungala — New Zealand: 2.1% Wells Crossing — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.9%
Kungala — Philippines: not among its largest Wells Crossing — Philippines: 1.9%
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Kungala — Netherlands: not among its largest Wells Crossing — Netherlands: 1.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kungala 94.6% houses
Kungala — Houses: 94.6% Kungala — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Wells Crossing 100.0% houses
Wells Crossing — Houses: 100.0% Wells Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kungala Wells Crossing
Median house price $785,000 $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $660,000 —

Zoning mix

Kungala Wells Crossing
Rural and farming 98% 99%
Environmental 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

Kungala Wells Crossing
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kungala Wells Crossing
House price Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Kungala Wells Crossing
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kungala carries more crime risk (87 vs 76).

Kungala Wells Crossing
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
78/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
76/100
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

Kungala Wells Crossing
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

Kungala Wells Crossing
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Kungala Wells Crossing
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 588.4 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 392 min 391 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2460
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2460
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.

Kungala Wells Crossing
Car (driver) 81.6% / 79.3%
Kungala — Car (driver): 81.6% Wells Crossing — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 18.4% / 12.1%
Kungala — Worked from Home: 18.4% Wells Crossing — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) — / 8.6%
Kungala — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wells Crossing — Car (passenger): 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Kungala Wells Crossing
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.3 km 20.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kungala Wells Crossing
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Kungala Wells Crossing
Annual rainfall 1,827 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kungala Wells Crossing
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Kungala Wells Crossing
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kungala Wells Crossing
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kungala

Rural

Wells Crossing

Rural

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