Mangrove Mountain vs Peats Ridge
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Peats Ridge: a median of $6.72 million, against $2.02 million in Mangrove Mountain. On these figures, Mangrove Mountain tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mangrove Mountain has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
- Peats Ridge carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mangrove Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($2,025,000 vs $6,717,124)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Peats Ridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 77 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (73.5 km vs 87.3 km)
- But Mangrove Mountain is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mangrove Mountain is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- Peats Ridge carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mangrove Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.9% vs -20.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mangrove Mountain and Peats Ridge 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
Mangrove Mountain has more residents (736 vs 301).
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 736 +59% vs other | 301 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | -20.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 42 |
| Median household income | $94,432/yr | $97,500/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $369/wk | $378/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
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 (4.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,025,000 | $6,717,124 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% same for both | |
| Environmental | 32% same for both | |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% 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
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
Mangrove Mountain is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Mangrove Mountain carries more crime risk (84 vs 74).
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | High 86/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | High 74/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mangrove Mountain
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Peats Ridge
- Peats Ridge Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 43 | 5 |
Mobility
Mangrove Mountain sits further from the CBD (87.3 km vs 73.5 km).
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 87.3 km +16% vs other | 73.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 77 min | 63 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 2250 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2250 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 (48.2%).
Setting
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 263 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 262 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.6 km | 21.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 277 premises | 0% 117 premises |
Climate
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,272 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.6°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.36 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,409/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Robertson same for both | |
| Member | Gordon Reid same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mangrove Mountain | Peats Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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