Bungendore vs Mulloon

Bungendore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Mulloon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungendore, most households are couple families. In Mulloon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bungendore tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mulloon 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

Bungendore

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Mulloon carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bungendore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mulloon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($405/wk vs $510/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Bungendore has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 207 min)
  • Mulloon sits closer to the CBD (264 km vs 281.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mulloon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)
  • But Bungendore has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Bungendore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungendore Mulloon
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.

Bungendore Mulloon
Walkability 0 / 0
Bungendore — Walkability: 0/100 Mulloon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 73
Bungendore — Safety: 55/100 Mulloon — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 38 / 27
Bungendore — Low fire risk: 38/100 Mulloon — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Bungendore has more residents (4,745 vs 129); Bungendore rents higher ($510/wk vs $405/wk).

Bungendore Mulloon
Population 4,745
+97% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% -10.4%
Median age 38 45
Median household income $151,944/yr
+17% vs other
 $125,632/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+21% vs other
 $405/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungendore Mulloon
0-4 7.3% / 6.2%
Bungendore — 0-4: 7.3% Mulloon — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 15.7% / 10.9%
Bungendore — 5-14: 15.7% Mulloon — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.8% / —
Bungendore — 15-19: 5.8% Mulloon — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.7% / 3.9%
Bungendore — 20-24: 4.7% Mulloon — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.4% / 12.4%
Bungendore — 25-34: 11.4% Mulloon — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 15.4% / 9.3%
Bungendore — 35-44: 15.4% Mulloon — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 15.0% / 14.7%
Bungendore — 45-54: 15.0% Mulloon — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 12.5% / 21.7%
Bungendore — 55-64: 12.5% Mulloon — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 7.9% / 12.4%
Bungendore — 65-74: 7.9% Mulloon — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 3.5% / 7.8%
Bungendore — 75-84: 3.5% Mulloon — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 0.8% / —
Bungendore — 85+: 0.8% Mulloon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungendore 65.9% couple families
Bungendore — Couple Families: 65.9% Bungendore — Lone Person: 20.2% Bungendore — One Parent Families: 12.3% Bungendore — Group Household: 1.1% Bungendore — Other Families: 0.6%
Mulloon 53.6% couple families
Mulloon — Couple Families: 53.6% Mulloon — Lone Person: 35.7% Mulloon — One Parent Families: 10.7% Mulloon — Group Household: 0.0% Mulloon — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungendore 13.8% renting
Bungendore — Owned Outright: 26.6% Bungendore — Mortgage: 59.6% Bungendore — Renting: 13.8%
Mulloon 0.0% renting
Mulloon — Owned Outright: 36.4% Mulloon — Mortgage: 63.6% Mulloon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungendore 94.4% houses
Bungendore — Houses: 94.4% Bungendore — Townhouses: 3.6% Bungendore — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Mulloon 100.0% houses
Mulloon — Houses: 100.0% Mulloon — Townhouses: 0.0% Mulloon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bungendore Mulloon
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 13.2%
Bungendore — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Mulloon — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 12.4%
Bungendore — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Mulloon — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 9.3%
Bungendore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Mulloon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 5.4%
Bungendore — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Mulloon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 3.1%
Bungendore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Mulloon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Property market

Bungendore Mulloon
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $545,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 51 days
from 65 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bungendore Mulloon
Rural and farming 83% 89%
Environmental 14% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Residential 1% 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

Bungendore Mulloon
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
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.

Bungendore Mulloon
Houses 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bungendore Mulloon
House price Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of NSW —

Liveability

Bungendore Mulloon
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bungendore carries more crime risk (45 vs 27); Mulloon carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 62).

Bungendore Mulloon
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
27/100
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

Bungendore Mulloon
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Bungendore

  • Bungendore High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Bungendore Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mulloon

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bungendore Mulloon
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 4 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 23 4

Mobility

Bungendore sits further from the CBD (281.8 km vs 264 km).

Bungendore Mulloon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 281.8 km
+6% vs other
 264 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 207 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 2621
 0.8%
postcode 2622
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 2621
 57
postcode 2622

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.

Bungendore Mulloon
Car (driver) 76.4% / 79.4%
Bungendore — Car (driver): 76.4% Mulloon — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 5.9%
Bungendore — Worked from Home: 15.5% Mulloon — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Walked Only 2.7% / 10.3%
Bungendore — Walked Only: 2.7% Mulloon — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.4%
Bungendore — Car (passenger): 4.6% Mulloon — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bus 0.5% / —
Bungendore — Bus: 0.5% Mulloon — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Bungendore Mulloon
Elevation 725 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 781 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungendore Mulloon
Connectivity score 73/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
2,142 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Bungendore Mulloon
Annual rainfall 622 mm 718 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C 25.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C 1.0°C

Council rates

Bungendore Mulloon
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungendore Mulloon
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungendore Mulloon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungendore

Family Rural

Mulloon

Rural

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