Mardi vs Tuggerah

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mardi, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mardi: a median of $1.02 million, against $826,000 in Tuggerah. On these figures, Mardi tends to suit couples, while Tuggerah suits people living alone and 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

Mardi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 99/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Tuggerah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($825,500 vs $1,022,778)

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

Tuggerah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 32/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tuggerah

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 32/100)
  • But Mardi carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

Mardi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mardi Tuggerah
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.

Mardi Tuggerah
Walkability 32 / 58
Mardi — Walkability: 32/100 Tuggerah — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 47 / 1
Mardi — Safety: 47/100 Tuggerah — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 68 / 75
Mardi — Low fire risk: 68/100 Tuggerah — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Mardi has more residents (3,598 vs 925); Mardi has higher household incomes ($101,660 vs $81,588).

Mardi Tuggerah
Population 3,598
+74% vs other
 925
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% -0.2%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $101,660/yr
+20% vs other
 $81,588/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+5% vs other
 $418/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mardi Tuggerah
0-4 5.6% / 6.7%
Mardi — 0-4: 5.6% Tuggerah — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.3% / 11.2%
Mardi — 5-14: 15.3% Tuggerah — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 7.8% / 7.1%
Mardi — 15-19: 7.8% Tuggerah — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.6% / 8.3%
Mardi — 20-24: 6.6% Tuggerah — 20-24: 8.3%
25-34 11.9% / 15.2%
Mardi — 25-34: 11.9% Tuggerah — 25-34: 15.2%
35-44 12.8% / 11.7%
Mardi — 35-44: 12.8% Tuggerah — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.8% / 12.3%
Mardi — 45-54: 14.8% Tuggerah — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 10.6% / 13.0%
Mardi — 55-64: 10.6% Tuggerah — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 7.9% / 8.3%
Mardi — 65-74: 7.9% Tuggerah — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 5.1% / 5.2%
Mardi — 75-84: 5.1% Tuggerah — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.6% / 0.8%
Mardi — 85+: 1.6% Tuggerah — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mardi 49.8% couple families
Mardi — Couple Families: 49.8% Mardi — Lone Person: 23.5% Mardi — One Parent Families: 22.4% Mardi — Group Household: 3.2% Mardi — Other Families: 1.0%
Tuggerah 36.6% couple families
Tuggerah — Couple Families: 36.6% Tuggerah — Lone Person: 34.1% Tuggerah — One Parent Families: 23.1% Tuggerah — Group Household: 4.8% Tuggerah — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mardi 30.1% renting
Mardi — Owned Outright: 29.2% Mardi — Mortgage: 40.7% Mardi — Renting: 30.1%
Tuggerah 38.3% renting
Tuggerah — Owned Outright: 26.8% Tuggerah — Mortgage: 34.9% Tuggerah — Renting: 38.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mardi Tuggerah
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 15.7%
Mardi — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Tuggerah — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 12.5%
Mardi — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Tuggerah — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 10.3%
Mardi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Tuggerah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.6%
Mardi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Tuggerah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Mardi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Tuggerah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Mardi Tuggerah
England 4.0% / 3.9%
Mardi — England: 4.0% Tuggerah — England: 3.9%
Philippines 1.5% / 2.5%
Mardi — Philippines: 1.5% Tuggerah — Philippines: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.6%
Mardi — New Zealand: 1.7% Tuggerah — New Zealand: 1.6%
India 1.8% / 1.1%
Mardi — India: 1.8% Tuggerah — India: 1.1%
China 1.0% / 1.7%
Mardi — China: 1.0% Tuggerah — China: 1.7%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.2%
Mardi — South Africa: 1.2% Tuggerah — South Africa: 1.2%
Nepal — / 1.3%
Mardi — Nepal: not among its largest Tuggerah — Nepal: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mardi 78.1% houses
Mardi — Houses: 78.1% Mardi — Townhouses: 20.1% Mardi — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Tuggerah 72.9% houses
Tuggerah — Houses: 72.9% Tuggerah — Townhouses: 25.5% Tuggerah — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mardi Tuggerah
Median house price $1,022,778 $825,500
Median unit price — $745,000
Median land price — $1,250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 19 sales
 16 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Mardi has more rural and farming land (21% vs 0%); Tuggerah has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 31%).

Mardi Tuggerah
Environmental 31% 50%
Infrastructure and transport 27% 13%
Rural and farming 21% 0%
Residential 18% 9%
Industrial 0% 13%
Commercial 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 2% 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

Mardi Tuggerah
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Mardi Tuggerah
Houses 4.7%
$808/wk on $899K
 3.4%
$585/wk on $885K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mardi Tuggerah
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 66% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Tuggerah is more walkable (58 vs 32); Mardi scores higher overall (48 vs 37).

Mardi Tuggerah
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Tuggerah carries more crime risk (99 vs 53).

Mardi Tuggerah
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
99/100
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 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Mardi Tuggerah
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 6.6 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 8.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 1.3%

Schools in Mardi

  • St Peter's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Tuggerah

  • Tuggerah Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Central Coast School, Tuggerah Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Mardi Tuggerah
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 17
Parks & reserves 7
same for both
Childcare 2 4
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 8
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11 24

Mobility

Mardi Tuggerah
Walkability score 32/100 58/100
Distance to Sydney 91.4 km 91 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 75 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 89/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 62.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 249.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
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.

Mardi Tuggerah
Car (driver) 61.3% / 60.4%
Mardi — Car (driver): 61.3% Tuggerah — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 25.4%
Mardi — Worked from Home: 29.2% Tuggerah — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 6.9%
Mardi — Car (passenger): 3.9% Tuggerah — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only 2.0% / 4.6%
Mardi — Walked Only: 2.0% Tuggerah — Walked Only: 4.6%
Train 2.7% / 2.0%
Mardi — Train: 2.7% Tuggerah — Train: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.3%).

Setting

Mardi Tuggerah
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.3 km 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mardi Tuggerah
Connectivity score 67/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,349 premises
 24%
1,940 premises

Climate

Mardi Tuggerah
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)

Mardi Tuggerah
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

Mardi Tuggerah
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Mardi Tuggerah
Division Dobell
same for both
Member Emma Mcbride
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mardi Tuggerah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mardi

Townhouses

Tuggerah

Parks Quiet River Townhouses Transport Hub

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