Kyogle vs New Park

Kyogle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in New Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kyogle, about half of households are people living alone. In New Park, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in New Park: a median of $935,000, against $540,000 in Kyogle, though rent is higher in Kyogle. On these figures, Kyogle tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while New Park 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

Kyogle

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • But New Park carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kyogle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $935,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kyogle has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 14%)
  • New Park has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $280/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

  • Kyogle sits closer to the CBD (741.7 km vs 744.7 km)
  • New Park is more walkable (15/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 68/100)
  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Kyogle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.3% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kyogle New Park
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.

Kyogle New Park
Walkability 4 / 15
Kyogle — Walkability: 4/100 New Park — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 32 / 87
Kyogle — Safety: 32/100 New Park — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 68 / 100
Kyogle — Low fire risk: 68/100 New Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kyogle has more residents (2,248 vs 142); New Park skews older (52 vs 47).

Kyogle New Park
Population 2,248
+94% vs other
 142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% -3.4%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $48,828/yr $53,040/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+9% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kyogle New Park
0-4 5.2% / 3.5%
Kyogle — 0-4: 5.2% New Park — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 14.2% / 14.1%
Kyogle — 5-14: 14.2% New Park — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.0% / 2.8%
Kyogle — 15-19: 5.0% New Park — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 4.4% / —
Kyogle — 20-24: 4.4% New Park — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.2% / 6.3%
Kyogle — 25-34: 8.2% New Park — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 9.9% / 13.4%
Kyogle — 35-44: 9.9% New Park — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 10.1% / 8.5%
Kyogle — 45-54: 10.1% New Park — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 14.0% / 19.0%
Kyogle — 55-64: 14.0% New Park — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 13.7% / 16.2%
Kyogle — 65-74: 13.7% New Park — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 9.0% / 9.2%
Kyogle — 75-84: 9.0% New Park — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 5.5% / 2.1%
Kyogle — 85+: 5.5% New Park — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kyogle 48.2% lone person
Kyogle — Lone Person: 48.2% Kyogle — Couple Families: 22.6% Kyogle — One Parent Families: 22.5% Kyogle — Group Household: 4.9% Kyogle — Other Families: 1.8%
New Park 56.8% lone person
New Park — Lone Person: 56.8% New Park — Couple Families: 25.0% New Park — One Parent Families: 18.2% New Park — Group Household: 0.0% New Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kyogle 30.8% renting
Kyogle — Owned Outright: 43.5% Kyogle — Mortgage: 25.7% Kyogle — Renting: 30.8%
New Park 13.8% renting
New Park — Owned Outright: 58.6% New Park — Mortgage: 27.6% New Park — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kyogle New Park
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 15.5%
Kyogle — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% New Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 9.2%
Kyogle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% New Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 7.0%
Kyogle — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% New Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 3.5%
Kyogle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% New Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Kyogle — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% New Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Kyogle New Park
England 2.1% / 2.1%
Kyogle — England: 2.1% New Park — England: 2.1%
Fiji — / 4.2%
Kyogle — Fiji: not among its largest New Park — Fiji: 4.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Kyogle — New Zealand: 0.9% New Park — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Kyogle — India: 0.6% New Park — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Kyogle — Germany: 0.6% New Park — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Kyogle — Philippines: 0.4% New Park — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kyogle 89.3% houses
Kyogle — Houses: 89.3% Kyogle — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Kyogle — Townhouses: 0.9%
New Park 77.0% houses
New Park — Houses: 77.0% New Park — Flats / Apartments: 23.0% New Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kyogle New Park
Median house price $540,000 $935,000
Median unit price $425,000 —
Median land price $357,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 68 days
from 35 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kyogle New Park
Rural and farming 81% 85%
Residential 13% 4%
Parks and recreation 2% 10%
Industrial 3% 0%
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

Kyogle New Park
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kyogle New Park
Houses 5.2%
$650/wk on $650K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kyogle New Park
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools Higher than 67% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

New Park is more walkable (15 vs 4).

Kyogle New Park
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kyogle carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Kyogle carries more crime risk (68 vs 13).

Kyogle New Park
Bushfire Low
32/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
13/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kyogle New Park
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kyogle

  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Kyogle High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kyogle Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in New Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kyogle New Park
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

New Park sits further from the CBD (744.7 km vs 741.7 km).

Kyogle New Park
Walkability score 4/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 741.7 km 744.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 502 min 504 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2474
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 2474
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.

Kyogle New Park
Car (driver) 73.6% / 78.9%
Kyogle — Car (driver): 73.6% New Park — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 10.5%
Kyogle — Worked from Home: 10.8% New Park — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 10.5%
Kyogle — Car (passenger): 6.1% New Park — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 8.9% / —
Kyogle — Walked Only: 8.9% New Park — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Kyogle — Bicycle: 0.6% New Park — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Kyogle New Park
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kyogle New Park
Connectivity score 59/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,366 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Kyogle New Park
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C —

Council rates

Kyogle New Park
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Kyogle New Park
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kyogle New Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kyogle

Acreage Affordable Retirees

New Park

Retirees Rural

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