Ourimbah vs Mardi

Comparing Ourimbah and Mardi, NSW: Mardi is more walkable (32 vs 0); Ourimbah carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 32); and Mardi rents higher ($440/wk vs $400/wk).

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ourimbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mardi

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 90 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (91.4 km vs 96 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mardi

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Ourimbah has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ourimbah Mardi
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.

Ourimbah Mardi
Walkability 0 / 32
Ourimbah — Walkability: 0/100 Mardi — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 17 / 47
Ourimbah — Safety: 17/100 Mardi — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 44 / 68
Ourimbah — Low fire risk: 44/100 Mardi — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Mardi rents higher ($440/wk vs $400/wk); Ourimbah skews older (39 vs 37).

Ourimbah Mardi
Population 4,019
+10% vs other
 3,598
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% -2.3%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $100,880/yr $101,660/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $440/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ourimbah Mardi
0-4 5.6% / 5.6%
Ourimbah — 0-4: 5.6% Mardi — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.9% / 15.3%
Ourimbah — 5-14: 12.9% Mardi — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 7.1% / 7.8%
Ourimbah — 15-19: 7.1% Mardi — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 6.1% / 6.6%
Ourimbah — 20-24: 6.1% Mardi — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 12.5% / 11.9%
Ourimbah — 25-34: 12.5% Mardi — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 13.4% / 12.8%
Ourimbah — 35-44: 13.4% Mardi — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 13.7% / 14.8%
Ourimbah — 45-54: 13.7% Mardi — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 14.3% / 10.6%
Ourimbah — 55-64: 14.3% Mardi — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 8.6% / 7.9%
Ourimbah — 65-74: 8.6% Mardi — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 4.3% / 5.1%
Ourimbah — 75-84: 4.3% Mardi — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.3% / 1.6%
Ourimbah — 85+: 1.3% Mardi — 85+: 1.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ourimbah 48.8% couple families
Ourimbah — Couple Families: 48.8% Ourimbah — Lone Person: 27.4% Ourimbah — One Parent Families: 17.8% Ourimbah — Group Household: 4.3% Ourimbah — Other Families: 1.8%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ourimbah 23.6% renting
Ourimbah — Owned Outright: 32.4% Ourimbah — Mortgage: 43.9% Ourimbah — Renting: 23.6%
Mardi 30.1% renting
Mardi — Owned Outright: 29.2% Mardi — Mortgage: 40.7% Mardi — Renting: 30.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ourimbah Mardi
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 16.1%
Ourimbah — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Mardi — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 11.4%
Ourimbah — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Mardi — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.8%
Ourimbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Mardi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.6%
Ourimbah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Mardi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.4%
Ourimbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Mardi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Ourimbah Mardi
England 4.6% / 4.0%
Ourimbah — England: 4.6% Mardi — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.7%
Ourimbah — New Zealand: 1.9% Mardi — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.5%
Ourimbah — Philippines: 0.8% Mardi — Philippines: 1.5%
India 0.5% / 1.8%
Ourimbah — India: 0.5% Mardi — India: 1.8%
China 0.8% / 1.0%
Ourimbah — China: 0.8% Mardi — China: 1.0%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.2%
Ourimbah — South Africa: 0.6% Mardi — South Africa: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ourimbah 75.9% houses
Ourimbah — Houses: 75.9% Ourimbah — Townhouses: 22.7% Ourimbah — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Mardi 78.1% houses
Mardi — Houses: 78.1% Mardi — Townhouses: 20.1% Mardi — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ourimbah Mardi
Median house price $1,030,000 $1,022,778
Median unit price $655,000 —
Median land price $1,577,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 30 sales
 24 days
from 19 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.

Ourimbah Mardi
3 bed $868K / $830K
Ourimbah — 3 bed: $868K (34 sales) Mardi — 3 bed: $830K (23 sales)

34 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $1.08M
Ourimbah — 4 bed: $1.18M (17 sales) Mardi — 4 bed: $1.08M (58 sales)

17 vs 58 sales

5 bed $1.25M / $1.24M
Ourimbah — 5 bed: $1.25M (7 sales) Mardi — 5 bed: $1.24M (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Ourimbah has more land zoned for conservation (56% vs 31%); Ourimbah has more rural and farming land (39% vs 21%).

Ourimbah Mardi
Environmental 56% 31%
Rural and farming 39% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 27%
Residential 1% 18%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Ourimbah Mardi
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.

Ourimbah Mardi
Houses 3.6%
$750/wk on $1.07M
 4.7%
$808/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ourimbah Mardi
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Mardi is more walkable (32 vs 0); Mardi scores higher overall (48 vs 30).

Ourimbah Mardi
Grade C
same for both
Score 30/100 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ourimbah carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 32); Ourimbah carries more crime risk (83 vs 53).

Ourimbah Mardi
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
53/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Ourimbah Mardi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 0.0 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1%
same for both

Schools in Ourimbah

  • Ourimbah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mardi

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ourimbah Mardi
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 9 7
Childcare 3 2
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 26 11

Mobility

Ourimbah sits further from the CBD (96 km vs 91.4 km).

Ourimbah Mardi
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 96 km
+5% vs other
 91.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 78 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 100.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2258
 0.6%
postcode 2259
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2258
 56
postcode 2259

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.

Ourimbah Mardi
Car (driver) 62.1% / 61.3%
Ourimbah — Car (driver): 62.1% Mardi — Car (driver): 61.3%
Worked from Home 30.7% / 29.2%
Ourimbah — Worked from Home: 30.7% Mardi — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.9%
Ourimbah — Car (passenger): 3.3% Mardi — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train 2.2% / 2.7%
Ourimbah — Train: 2.2% Mardi — Train: 2.7%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.0%
Ourimbah — Walked Only: 1.1% Mardi — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Ourimbah Mardi
Elevation 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.5 km 10.3 km

NBN connectivity

Ourimbah Mardi
Connectivity score 62/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,629 premises
 42%
1,349 premises

Climate

Ourimbah Mardi
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)

Ourimbah Mardi
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ourimbah

Rural Townhouses Transport Hub

Mardi

Townhouses

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