Round Mountain vs Pottsville

Pottsville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Round Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Round Mountain: a median of $3.1 million, against $1.49 million in Pottsville, though rent is higher in Pottsville. On these figures, Pottsville tends to suit families with children 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

Pottsville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Round Mountain carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Pottsville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,492,500 vs $3,100,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Round Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($338/wk vs $500/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pottsville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (501 min vs 512 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (786.3 km vs 790.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pottsville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Round Mountain carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 34/100)

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 Pottsville 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 Pottsville
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 Pottsville
Walkability 8 / 80
Round Mountain — Walkability: 8/100 Pottsville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 83 / 66
Round Mountain — Safety: 83/100 Pottsville — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 41 / 63
Round Mountain — Low fire risk: 41/100 Pottsville — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Pottsville has more residents (7,238 vs 148); Pottsville rents higher ($500/wk vs $338/wk).

Round Mountain Pottsville
Population 148 7,238
+4791% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +8.0%
Median age 50 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $80,912/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $338/wk $500/wk
+48% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Round Mountain Pottsville
0-4 4.7% / 6.3%
Round Mountain — 0-4: 4.7% Pottsville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.8% / 17.0%
Round Mountain — 5-14: 12.8% Pottsville — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 7.4% / 5.4%
Round Mountain — 15-19: 7.4% Pottsville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Round Mountain — 20-24: not among its largest Pottsville — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.8% / 7.5%
Round Mountain — 25-34: 6.8% Pottsville — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 13.5% / 15.2%
Round Mountain — 35-44: 13.5% Pottsville — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 18.2% / 12.8%
Round Mountain — 45-54: 18.2% Pottsville — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 20.3% / 11.7%
Round Mountain — 55-64: 20.3% Pottsville — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 11.5% / 11.9%
Round Mountain — 65-74: 11.5% Pottsville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 8.1% / 6.2%
Round Mountain — 75-84: 8.1% Pottsville — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.7% / 2.7%
Round Mountain — 85+: 2.7% Pottsville — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Round Mountain 48.8% couple families
Round Mountain — Couple Families: 48.8% Round Mountain — Lone Person: 29.3% Round Mountain — One Parent Families: 22.0% Round Mountain — Group Household: 0.0% Round Mountain — Other Families: 0.0%
Pottsville 50.7% couple families
Pottsville — Couple Families: 50.7% Pottsville — Lone Person: 28.8% Pottsville — One Parent Families: 16.8% Pottsville — Group Household: 2.7% Pottsville — 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.

Round Mountain 14.9% renting
Round Mountain — Owned Outright: 61.7% Round Mountain — Mortgage: 23.4% Round Mountain — Renting: 14.9%
Pottsville 23.2% renting
Pottsville — Owned Outright: 37.9% Pottsville — Mortgage: 38.9% Pottsville — Renting: 23.2%
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 Pottsville
England 4.7% / 5.1%
Round Mountain — England: 4.7% Pottsville — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 4.1% / 2.4%
Round Mountain — New Zealand: 4.1% Pottsville — New Zealand: 2.4%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Round Mountain — Scotland: not among its largest Pottsville — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Round Mountain — Netherlands: not among its largest Pottsville — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Round Mountain — South Africa: not among its largest Pottsville — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Round Mountain Pottsville
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 16.1%
Round Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Pottsville — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 12.2%
Round Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Pottsville — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 8.8%
Round Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Pottsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.9%
Round Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Pottsville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Round Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pottsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Round Mountain 100.0% houses
Round Mountain — Houses: 100.0% Round Mountain — Townhouses: 0.0% Round Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pottsville 76.3% houses
Pottsville — Houses: 76.3% Pottsville — Townhouses: 17.7% Pottsville — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Round Mountain Pottsville
Median house price $3,100,000 $1,492,500
Median unit price — $740,000
Median land price — $1,025,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 69 sales

Zoning mix

Round Mountain has more rural and farming land (53% vs 5%).

Round Mountain Pottsville
Other and special use 37% 64%
Rural and farming 53% 5%
Residential 1% 21%
Environmental 7% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
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 Pottsville
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Round Mountain Pottsville
Houses — 3.4%
$1,040/wk on $1.59M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Round Mountain Pottsville
House price Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Pottsville is more walkable (80 vs 8).

Round Mountain Pottsville
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pottsville carries more crime risk (34 vs 17); Round Mountain carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 37).

Round Mountain Pottsville
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Round Mountain Pottsville
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Round Mountain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Pottsville

  • Pottsville Beach Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Round Mountain Pottsville
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Round Mountain sits further from the CBD (790.4 km vs 786.3 km).

Round Mountain Pottsville
Walkability score 8/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 790.4 km 786.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 512 min 501 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 Pottsville
Car (driver) 79.6% / 73.0%
Round Mountain — Car (driver): 79.6% Pottsville — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 19.9%
Round Mountain — Worked from Home: 13.0% Pottsville — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 3.7%
Round Mountain — Car (passenger): 7.4% Pottsville — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Round Mountain — Walked Only: not among its largest Pottsville — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Round Mountain — Bicycle: not among its largest Pottsville — Bicycle: 1.0%

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

Setting

Round Mountain Pottsville
Elevation 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 827 m
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Round Mountain Pottsville
Connectivity score 28/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 46%
3,092 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Round Mountain Pottsville
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

Pottsville

Coastal Family Parks

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