The Bight vs Mondrook
Mondrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in The Bight. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mondrook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mondrook tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and couples.
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
The Bight
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
The Bight
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mondrook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($258/wk vs $320/wk)
- But The Bight has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mondrook
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 14/100)
- has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 228 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (317.7 km vs 322.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mondrook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 14/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)
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
The Bight and Mondrook 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
Mondrook has more residents (167 vs 60); Mondrook has higher household incomes ($72,176 vs $55,224).
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 167 +178% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.1% | -4.6% |
| Median age | 57 | 52 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $72,176/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +19% vs other | $258/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).
Property market
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,000,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $246,000 |
Zoning mix
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 91% |
| Environmental | 8% | 6% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 51% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 22% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Mondrook is more walkable (22 vs 14).
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
The Bight sits further from the CBD (322.1 km vs 317.7 km).
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 22/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 322.1 km +1% vs other | 317.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 228 min | 222 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2429 | 0.4% postcode 2430 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2429 | 54 postcode 2430 |
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 (83.0%).
Setting
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.2 km | 17.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 75 premises |
Climate
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| The Bight | Mondrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
More comparisons
Other comparisons with The Bight
Other comparisons with Mondrook
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.