Bowna vs Mullengandra

Bowna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Mullengandra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowna, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mullengandra: a median of $734,000, against $500,000 in Bowna, though rent is higher in Bowna. On these figures, Bowna tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mullengandra suits people living alone.

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

Bowna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bowna has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $734,500)
  • Mullengandra leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mullengandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mullengandra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (315 min vs 326 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (516.2 km vs 527.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bowna carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 52/100)
  • Mullengandra has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bowna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.5% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bowna Mullengandra
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.

Bowna Mullengandra
Walkability 0 / 0
Bowna — Walkability: 0/100 Mullengandra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 48
Bowna — Safety: 100/100 Mullengandra — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 87 / 84
Bowna — Low fire risk: 87/100 Mullengandra — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Bowna rents higher ($275/wk vs $175/wk); Mullengandra skews older (44 vs 40).

Bowna Mullengandra
Population 115 122
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% -1.6%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $113,724/yr
+6% vs other
 $107,224/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+36% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowna Mullengandra
0-4 7.8% / 2.5%
Bowna — 0-4: 7.8% Mullengandra — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 19.1% / 15.6%
Bowna — 5-14: 19.1% Mullengandra — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 7.8% / 6.6%
Bowna — 15-19: 7.8% Mullengandra — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.3% / 4.1%
Bowna — 20-24: 4.3% Mullengandra — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 7.8% / 14.8%
Bowna — 25-34: 7.8% Mullengandra — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 13.0% / 6.6%
Bowna — 35-44: 13.0% Mullengandra — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 14.8% / 18.9%
Bowna — 45-54: 14.8% Mullengandra — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 22.6% / 16.4%
Bowna — 55-64: 22.6% Mullengandra — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 10.4% / 6.6%
Bowna — 65-74: 10.4% Mullengandra — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 — / 9.0%
Bowna — 75-84: not among its largest Mullengandra — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / —
Bowna — 85+: not among its largest Mullengandra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowna 51.7% couple families
Bowna — Couple Families: 51.7% Bowna — Lone Person: 34.5% Bowna — Group Household: 13.8% Bowna — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mullengandra 43.8% couple families
Mullengandra — Couple Families: 43.8% Mullengandra — Lone Person: 43.8% Mullengandra — Group Household: 0.0% Mullengandra — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bowna 10.0% renting
Bowna — Owned Outright: 43.3% Bowna — Mortgage: 46.7% Bowna — Renting: 10.0%
Mullengandra 0.0% renting
Mullengandra — Owned Outright: 46.5% Mullengandra — Mortgage: 53.5% Mullengandra — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowna 100.0% houses
Bowna — Houses: 100.0%
Mullengandra 100.0% houses
Mullengandra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bowna Mullengandra
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 20.5%
Bowna — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Mullengandra — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 20.0% / 3.3%
Bowna — Bachelor Degree: 20.0% Mullengandra — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 12.3%
Bowna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Mullengandra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.5%
Bowna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Mullengandra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.5%
Bowna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Mullengandra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

Bowna Mullengandra
Median house price $500,000 $734,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bowna Mullengandra
Rural and farming 89% 96%
Environmental 11% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Bowna Mullengandra
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bowna Mullengandra
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Bowna Mullengandra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mullengandra carries more crime risk (52 vs 0).

Bowna Mullengandra
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
16/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Bowna Mullengandra
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

Bowna Mullengandra
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Bowna sits further from the CBD (527.1 km vs 516.2 km).

Bowna Mullengandra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 527.1 km
+2% vs other
 516.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 326 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2644
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2644
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.

Bowna Mullengandra
Car (driver) 52.9% / 81.8%
Bowna — Car (driver): 52.9% Mullengandra — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 36.8% / 18.2%
Bowna — Worked from Home: 36.8% Mullengandra — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Walked Only 10.3% / —
Bowna — Walked Only: 10.3% Mullengandra — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Bowna Mullengandra
Elevation 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 307 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bowna Mullengandra
Connectivity score 28/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Bowna Mullengandra
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bowna Mullengandra
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bowna Mullengandra
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Bowna Mullengandra
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bowna Mullengandra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bowna

Affordable Family Rural

Mullengandra

Rural

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