Bannister vs Mummel

Mummel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Bannister. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bannister, about half of households are people living alone. In Mummel, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bannister tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Mummel suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bannister carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 59/100)
  • Mummel is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Mummel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mummel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $660/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mummel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 172 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (213.7 km vs 224.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bannister

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)

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

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

Bannister Mummel
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.

Bannister Mummel
Walkability 0 / 0
Bannister — Walkability: 0/100 Mummel — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 41
Bannister — Safety: 72/100 Mummel — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 70 / 84
Bannister — Low fire risk: 70/100 Mummel — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Bannister rents higher ($660/wk vs $150/wk); Bannister skews older (52 vs 46).

Bannister Mummel
Population 141
+9% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% +15.2%
Median age 52 46
Median household income $117,000/yr $123,448/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $660/wk
+77% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bannister Mummel
0-4 3.5% / 3.1%
Bannister — 0-4: 3.5% Mummel — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 16.3% / 12.4%
Bannister — 5-14: 16.3% Mummel — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 6.4% / 4.7%
Bannister — 15-19: 6.4% Mummel — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 — / 7.8%
Bannister — 20-24: not among its largest Mummel — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 7.1% / 6.2%
Bannister — 25-34: 7.1% Mummel — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 9.2% / 7.8%
Bannister — 35-44: 9.2% Mummel — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 12.8% / 23.3%
Bannister — 45-54: 12.8% Mummel — 45-54: 23.3%
55-64 18.4% / 12.4%
Bannister — 55-64: 18.4% Mummel — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 15.6% / 17.1%
Bannister — 65-74: 15.6% Mummel — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 12.1% / 3.1%
Bannister — 75-84: 12.1% Mummel — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 2.8% / —
Bannister — 85+: 2.8% Mummel — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bannister 42.3% couple families
Bannister — Couple Families: 42.3% Bannister — Lone Person: 46.2% Bannister — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Mummel 78.6% couple families
Mummel — Couple Families: 78.6% Mummel — Lone Person: 21.4% Mummel — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bannister 13.2% renting
Bannister — Owned Outright: 54.7% Bannister — Mortgage: 32.1% Bannister — Renting: 13.2%
Mummel 7.1% renting
Mummel — Owned Outright: 47.6% Mummel — Mortgage: 45.2% Mummel — Renting: 7.1%
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.

Bannister Mummel
England 2.1% / 3.9%
Bannister — England: 2.1% Mummel — England: 3.9%
South Africa 2.1% / 2.3%
Bannister — South Africa: 2.1% Mummel — South Africa: 2.3%
Netherlands — / 2.3%
Bannister — Netherlands: not among its largest Mummel — Netherlands: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bannister Mummel
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 20.2%
Bannister — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Mummel — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 10.9%
Bannister — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Mummel — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 14.0%
Bannister — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Mummel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 3.1%
Bannister — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Mummel — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.9%
Bannister — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mummel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bannister 100.0% houses
Bannister — Houses: 100.0%
Mummel 100.0% houses
Mummel — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bannister Mummel
Median house price — $1,012,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $680,000

Zoning mix

Bannister Mummel
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Bannister Mummel
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
Approvals change year on year +175% -1%

Ranking within NSW

Bannister Mummel
House price — Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Bannister Mummel
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mummel carries more crime risk (59 vs 28); Bannister carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 16).

Bannister Mummel
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
59/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bannister Mummel
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

Bannister Mummel
Waterways 11 5

Mobility

Bannister sits further from the CBD (224.3 km vs 213.7 km).

Bannister Mummel
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 224.3 km
+5% vs other
 213.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 153 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
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.

Bannister Mummel
Car (driver) 58.0% / 75.0%
Bannister — Car (driver): 58.0% Mummel — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 16.7%
Bannister — Worked from Home: 34.8% Mummel — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 7.2% / 8.3%
Bannister — Walked Only: 7.2% Mummel — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Bannister Mummel
Elevation 863 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 752 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bannister Mummel
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Bannister Mummel
Annual rainfall 840 mm 658 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.1°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bannister Mummel
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bannister Mummel
Average residential rate $636/yr $1,370/yr
Council Upper Lachlan Goulburn Mulwaree

Federal electorate

Bannister Mummel
Division Riverina Eden-monaro
Member Michael Mccormack Kristy Mcbain
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Bannister Mummel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bannister

Retirees Rural

Mummel

Rural

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