Kunghur vs Mount Burrell
Kunghur is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in 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 Mount Burrell: a median of $1.15 million, against $860,000 in Kunghur, though rent is higher in Kunghur. On these figures, Kunghur tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Burrell suits people living alone.
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
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kunghur
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 37%)
- has cheaper houses ($860,000 vs $1,150,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Burrell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $300/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 8/100)
- has a shorter drive in (521 min vs 535 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (773.3 km vs 781.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Burrell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 8/100)
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
Kunghur 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 133); Kunghur rents higher ($300/wk vs $175/wk).
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 133 | 276 +108% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.3% | +27.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 53 |
| Median household income | $65,780/yr +36% vs other | $42,380/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +42% 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 (4.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $860,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 93% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 7% |
| Environmental | 1% same for both | |
| 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 | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
Liveability
Mount Burrell is more walkable (18 vs 8).
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kunghur carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 33).
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | 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 | 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 | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 10 |
Mobility
Kunghur sits further from the CBD (781.6 km vs 773.3 km).
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 781.6 km +1% vs other | 773.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 535 min | 521 min |
| Public transport score | 20/100 Bus | 24/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 3.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 3 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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 (68.2%).
Setting
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.1 km | 35.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kunghur | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 115 premises |
Climate
| Kunghur | 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 | Mount Burrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kunghur | 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 | 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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