North Arm Cove vs Pindimar

North Arm Cove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Pindimar. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pindimar, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pindimar tends to suit people living alone.

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

North Arm Cove

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 46%)
  • But Pindimar carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

North Arm Cove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($65,500 vs $150,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Arm Cove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 33%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

North Arm Cove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (206.4 km vs 216.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pindimar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

North Arm Cove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.0% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Arm Cove Pindimar
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.

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Walkability 0 / 0
North Arm Cove — Walkability: 0/100 Pindimar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 20
North Arm Cove — Safety: 10/100 Pindimar — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 65 / 51
North Arm Cove — Low fire risk: 65/100 Pindimar — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

North Arm Cove has more residents (552 vs 345); North Arm Cove has higher household incomes ($66,144 vs $55,484).

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Population 552
+38% vs other
 345
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.0% +2.7%
Median age 56 60
Median household income $66,144/yr
+16% vs other
 $55,484/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $350/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Arm Cove Pindimar
0-4 2.7% / 1.4%
North Arm Cove — 0-4: 2.7% Pindimar — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 9.6% / 5.8%
North Arm Cove — 5-14: 9.6% Pindimar — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 4.2% / 3.5%
North Arm Cove — 15-19: 4.2% Pindimar — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 2.5% / 3.8%
North Arm Cove — 20-24: 2.5% Pindimar — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 5.6% / 4.1%
North Arm Cove — 25-34: 5.6% Pindimar — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 9.1% / 4.3%
North Arm Cove — 35-44: 9.1% Pindimar — 35-44: 4.3%
45-54 12.3% / 14.8%
North Arm Cove — 45-54: 12.3% Pindimar — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 20.7% / 27.2%
North Arm Cove — 55-64: 20.7% Pindimar — 55-64: 27.2%
65-74 22.3% / 23.5%
North Arm Cove — 65-74: 22.3% Pindimar — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 9.2% / 11.6%
North Arm Cove — 75-84: 9.2% Pindimar — 75-84: 11.6%
85+ 1.4% / 1.7%
North Arm Cove — 85+: 1.4% Pindimar — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Arm Cove 38.7% lone person
North Arm Cove — Lone Person: 38.7% North Arm Cove — Couple Families: 37.9% North Arm Cove — One Parent Families: 20.2% North Arm Cove — Group Household: 3.2%
Pindimar 47.3% lone person
Pindimar — Lone Person: 47.3% Pindimar — Couple Families: 29.7% Pindimar — One Parent Families: 16.5% Pindimar — Group Household: 6.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Arm Cove 16.3% renting
North Arm Cove — Owned Outright: 51.7% North Arm Cove — Mortgage: 32.1% North Arm Cove — Renting: 16.3%
Pindimar 9.5% renting
Pindimar — Owned Outright: 57.6% Pindimar — Mortgage: 32.9% Pindimar — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 25.5%
North Arm Cove — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Pindimar — Certificate III & IV: 25.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 10.1%
North Arm Cove — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Pindimar — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 6.4%
North Arm Cove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Pindimar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 3.2%
North Arm Cove — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Pindimar — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.4%
North Arm Cove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Pindimar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

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.

North Arm Cove Pindimar
England 7.1% / 5.2%
North Arm Cove — England: 7.1% Pindimar — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.7%
North Arm Cove — New Zealand: 2.5% Pindimar — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 2.0% / 1.4%
North Arm Cove — Germany: 2.0% Pindimar — Germany: 1.4%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.9%
North Arm Cove — South Africa: 0.5% Pindimar — South Africa: 0.9%
Ireland 0.9% / —
North Arm Cove — Ireland: 0.9% Pindimar — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.9%
North Arm Cove — Scotland: not among its largest Pindimar — Scotland: 0.9%
Malaysia 0.7% / —
North Arm Cove — Malaysia: 0.7% Pindimar — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Arm Cove 100.0% houses
North Arm Cove — Houses: 100.0% North Arm Cove — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pindimar 94.2% houses
Pindimar — Houses: 94.2% Pindimar — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Median house price $812,500 $805,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $65,500 $150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 9 sales
 110 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

North Arm Cove Pindimar
3 bed $1.02M / $800K
North Arm Cove — 3 bed: $1.02M (5 sales) Pindimar — 3 bed: $800K (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

4 bed $800K / $852K
North Arm Cove — 4 bed: $800K (13 sales) Pindimar — 4 bed: $852K (10 sales)

13 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Rural and farming 97% 95%
Environmental 1% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

North Arm Cove Pindimar
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
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.

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Houses 2.8%
$600/wk on $1.11M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

North Arm Cove Pindimar
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of NSW —

Liveability

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Pindimar carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 35); North Arm Cove carries more crime risk (90 vs 80).

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
90/100
 High
80/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
38/100
 Moderate
66/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

North Arm Cove Pindimar
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

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Pindimar sits further from the CBD (216.3 km vs 206.4 km).

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 206.4 km 216.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 152 min 156 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2324
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2324
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.

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Car (driver) 65.6% / 61.7%
North Arm Cove — Car (driver): 65.6% Pindimar — Car (driver): 61.7%
Worked from Home 27.6% / 31.3%
North Arm Cove — Worked from Home: 27.6% Pindimar — Worked from Home: 31.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 7.0%
North Arm Cove — Car (passenger): 4.3% Pindimar — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 2.5% / —
North Arm Cove — Walked Only: 2.5% Pindimar — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.6%).

Setting

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km 2.6 km

NBN connectivity

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Connectivity score 93/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 76%
357 premises
 38%
351 premises

Climate

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Council rates

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Arm Cove Pindimar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Arm Cove

Retirees Rural

Pindimar

Coastal Retirees Rural

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