Melinga vs Upper Lansdowne
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Upper Lansdowne: a median of $880,000, against $600,000 in Melinga, though rent is higher in Melinga. On these figures, Melinga tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Upper Lansdowne suits older residents.
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
Upper Lansdowne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Melinga
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 31%)
- has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $880,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Lansdowne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Melinga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (227 min vs 239 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (328.2 km vs 340.9 km)
- But Upper Lansdowne is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Upper Lansdowne
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 67/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Melinga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.7% vs -5.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Melinga and Upper Lansdowne 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
Upper Lansdowne has more residents (533 vs 112); Melinga has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $59,436).
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112 | 533 +376% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.7% | -5.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 54 |
| Median household income | $76,336/yr +22% vs other | $59,436/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +17% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).
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 (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | $880,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $686,250 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 114 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Upper Lansdowne has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 7%); Upper Lansdowne has more rural and farming land (77% vs 66%).
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 66% | 77% |
| Environmental | 7% | 23% |
| Residential | 23% | 0% |
| Industrial | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
Upper Lansdowne is more walkable (25 vs 0).
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Melinga carries more crime risk (67 vs 39).
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Melinga
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Upper Lansdowne
- Upper Lansdowne Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 | 8 |
Mobility
Upper Lansdowne sits further from the CBD (340.9 km vs 328.2 km).
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 328.2 km | 340.9 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 227 min | 239 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2430 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2430 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 (89.2%).
Setting
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.4 km | 26.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 252 premises |
Climate
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Melinga | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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