Mount White vs Wendoree Park
Wendoree Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Mount White. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Mount White, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Wendoree Park, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Mount White tends to suit renters, people living alone, and 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
Wendoree Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 23%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wendoree Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 48%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount White
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 7%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $363/wk)
- But Wendoree Park leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount White
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 63 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (60.2 km vs 62.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount White
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount White and Wendoree 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.
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
Wendoree Park has higher household incomes ($122,148 vs $59,644); Wendoree Park rents higher ($363/wk vs $250/wk).
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 171 +23% vs other | 131 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.6% | -2.2% |
| Median age | 58 | 46 |
| Median household income | $59,644/yr | $122,148/yr +105% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $363/wk +45% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
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 (22.8%).
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 (8.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $560,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Wendoree Park has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 40%); Mount White has more rural and farming land (27% vs 0%).
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 40% | 100% |
| Rural and farming | 27% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 25% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 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
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 | High 96/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Wendoree Park sits further from the CBD (62.8 km vs 60.2 km).
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 60.2 km | 62.8 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 56 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 (76.7%).
Setting
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 187 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.9 km | 12.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,409/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Robertson same for both | |
| Member | Gordon Reid same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount White | Wendoree Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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