Kunghur Creek vs Mount Burrell
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Burrell, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kunghur Creek: a median of $1.33 million, against $1.15 million in Mount Burrell, 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
Kunghur Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 69/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Kunghur Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 37%)
- Mount Burrell has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,330,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Burrell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Burrell
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (521 min vs 539 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (773.3 km vs 785.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kunghur Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 69/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 21%)
- But Mount Burrell is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
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
Kunghur Creek and Mount Burrell 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
Mount Burrell has more residents (276 vs 54); Kunghur Creek rents higher ($305/wk vs $175/wk).
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 54 | 276 +411% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.7% | +27.2% |
| Median age | 54 | 53 |
| Median household income | $71,448/yr +41% vs other | $42,380/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk +43% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,330,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Mount Burrell has more rural and farming land (93% vs 64%); Kunghur Creek has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 1%).
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 64% | 93% |
| Environmental | 26% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 10% | 7% |
| 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
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
Liveability
Mount Burrell is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Burrell carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Mount Burrell carries more crime risk (69 vs 19).
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 10 |
Mobility
Kunghur Creek sits further from the CBD (785.6 km vs 773.3 km).
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 785.6 km +2% vs other | 773.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 539 min | 521 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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 (76.5%).
Setting
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 138 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 30.6 km | 35.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 115 premises |
Climate
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kunghur Creek | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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