Mckees Hill vs South Gundurimba
McKees Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in South Gundurimba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McKees Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in McKees Hill: a median of $1.57 million, against $780,000 in South Gundurimba. On these figures, McKees Hill tends to suit couples, while South Gundurimba suits people living alone, older residents, 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
McKees Hill
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 53%)
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
South Gundurimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,575,000)
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
South Gundurimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (722.4 km vs 727.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mckees Hill carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 44/100)
- South Gundurimba has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
South Gundurimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.2% vs -16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mckees Hill and South Gundurimba 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
McKees Hill has higher household incomes ($89,856 vs $71,812); South Gundurimba skews older (47 vs 44).
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 295 | 355 +20% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.7% | +10.2% |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $89,856/yr +20% vs other | $71,812/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $300/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,575,000 | $780,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $120,000 |
Zoning mix
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 97% |
| Environmental | 1% | 2% |
| 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
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
South Gundurimba carries more crime risk (44 vs 33).
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | None | 1 Lismore, 8.5 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
McKees Hill sits further from the CBD (727.2 km vs 722.4 km).
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 727.2 km | 722.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 474 min | 470 min |
| Public transport score | 23/100 Bus | 27/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 8.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (76.9%).
Setting
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 30.7 km | 25.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 127 premises | 0% 153 premises |
Council rates
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mckees Hill | South Gundurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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