Round Mountain vs Hastings Point

Round Mountain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 67 in Hastings Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Round Mountain, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Hastings Point, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Round Mountain: a median of $3.1 million, against $1.38 million in Hastings Point, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Round Mountain tends to suit couples, while Hastings Point 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

Round Mountain

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 67/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 23%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Hastings Point

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,380,000 vs $3,100,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Round Mountain leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 39%)
  • Hastings Point has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $338/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hastings Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hastings Point

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (56% vs 22%)
  • But Round Mountain carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 67/100)

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

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

Round Mountain Hastings Point
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.

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Walkability 8 / 35
Round Mountain — Walkability: 8/100 Hastings Point — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 83 / 33
Round Mountain — Safety: 83/100 Hastings Point — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 41 / 44
Round Mountain — Low fire risk: 41/100 Hastings Point — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Hastings Point has more residents (661 vs 148); Round Mountain has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $38,688).

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Population 148 661
+347% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +1.2%
Median age 50 67
Median household income $71,500/yr
+46% vs other
 $38,688/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+14% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Round Mountain Hastings Point
0-4 4.7% / 1.5%
Round Mountain — 0-4: 4.7% Hastings Point — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 12.8% / 4.5%
Round Mountain — 5-14: 12.8% Hastings Point — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 7.4% / 2.7%
Round Mountain — 15-19: 7.4% Hastings Point — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 — / 1.5%
Round Mountain — 20-24: not among its largest Hastings Point — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 6.8% / 6.1%
Round Mountain — 25-34: 6.8% Hastings Point — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 13.5% / 4.5%
Round Mountain — 35-44: 13.5% Hastings Point — 35-44: 4.5%
45-54 18.2% / 8.3%
Round Mountain — 45-54: 18.2% Hastings Point — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 20.3% / 15.3%
Round Mountain — 55-64: 20.3% Hastings Point — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 11.5% / 21.5%
Round Mountain — 65-74: 11.5% Hastings Point — 65-74: 21.5%
75-84 8.1% / 27.2%
Round Mountain — 75-84: 8.1% Hastings Point — 75-84: 27.2%
85+ 2.7% / 7.1%
Round Mountain — 85+: 2.7% Hastings Point — 85+: 7.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Round Mountain 29.3% lone person
Round Mountain — Lone Person: 29.3% Round Mountain — Couple Families: 48.8% Round Mountain — One Parent Families: 22.0% Round Mountain — Group Household: 0.0% Round Mountain — Other Families: 0.0%
Hastings Point 73.1% lone person
Hastings Point — Lone Person: 73.1% Hastings Point — Couple Families: 10.4% Hastings Point — One Parent Families: 12.3% Hastings Point — Group Household: 2.4% Hastings Point — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Round Mountain 14.9% renting
Round Mountain — Owned Outright: 61.7% Round Mountain — Mortgage: 23.4% Round Mountain — Renting: 14.9%
Hastings Point 20.1% renting
Hastings Point — Owned Outright: 70.5% Hastings Point — Mortgage: 9.3% Hastings Point — Renting: 20.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Round Mountain Hastings Point
England 4.7% / 7.9%
Round Mountain — England: 4.7% Hastings Point — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 4.1% / 4.4%
Round Mountain — New Zealand: 4.1% Hastings Point — New Zealand: 4.4%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Round Mountain — Scotland: not among its largest Hastings Point — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Round Mountain — Germany: not among its largest Hastings Point — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Qualifications

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

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 15.9%
Round Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Hastings Point — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 7.6%
Round Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Hastings Point — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.7%
Round Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Hastings Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.3%
Round Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Hastings Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Round Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hastings Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Round Mountain 100.0% houses
Round Mountain — Houses: 100.0% Round Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Round Mountain — Townhouses: 0.0%
Hastings Point 53.3% houses
Hastings Point — Houses: 53.3% Hastings Point — Flats / Apartments: 39.7% Hastings Point — Townhouses: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Median house price $3,100,000 $1,380,000
Median unit price — $955,000
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Round Mountain has more rural and farming land (53% vs 0%); Hastings Point has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 7%).

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Rural and farming 53% 0%
Other and special use 37% 43%
Environmental 7% 32%
Residential 1% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 12%
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

Round Mountain Hastings Point
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Round Mountain Hastings Point
House price Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Hastings Point is more walkable (35 vs 8).

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hastings Point carries more crime risk (67 vs 17).

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
78/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Round Mountain Hastings Point
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

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Walkability score 8/100 35/100
Distance to Sydney 790.4 km 790.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 512 min 508 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
 1.2%
postcode 2489
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
 78
postcode 2489

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.

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Car (driver) 79.6% / 68.8%
Round Mountain — Car (driver): 79.6% Hastings Point — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 18.8%
Round Mountain — Worked from Home: 13.0% Hastings Point — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Walked Only — / 10.1%
Round Mountain — Walked Only: not among its largest Hastings Point — Walked Only: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 2.2%
Round Mountain — Car (passenger): 7.4% Hastings Point — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Elevation 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 425 m
1.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Connectivity score 28/100 45/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
620 premises

Climate

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Round Mountain Hastings Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Round Mountain

Coastal Premium Rural

Hastings Point

Apartments Coastal Quiet Retirees River

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