Hebden vs Muswellbrook

Muswellbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Hebden. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hebden, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Hebden tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Hebden carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 90/100)
  • Muswellbrook has more parks and reserves (20 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hebden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Hebden leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • Muswellbrook has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Hebden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (234 km vs 243.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 172 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Muswellbrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 9%)
  • But Hebden carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Hebden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (59.5% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hebden Muswellbrook
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.

Hebden Muswellbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Hebden — Walkability: 0/100 Muswellbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 10
Hebden — Safety: 76/100 Muswellbrook — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 63 / 63
Hebden — Low fire risk: 63/100 Muswellbrook — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Muswellbrook has more residents (12,272 vs 67); Hebden has higher household incomes ($177,632 vs $83,356).

Hebden Muswellbrook
Population 67 12,272
+18216% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +59.5% +1.6%
Median age 38 35
Median household income $177,632/yr
+53% vs other
 $83,356/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+11% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hebden Muswellbrook
0-4 6.0% / 6.7%
Hebden — 0-4: 6.0% Muswellbrook — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 23.9% / 15.3%
Hebden — 5-14: 23.9% Muswellbrook — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 — / 6.3%
Hebden — 15-19: not among its largest Muswellbrook — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.0% / 5.7%
Hebden — 20-24: 6.0% Muswellbrook — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.0% / 15.2%
Hebden — 25-34: 9.0% Muswellbrook — 25-34: 15.2%
35-44 17.9% / 13.1%
Hebden — 35-44: 17.9% Muswellbrook — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 22.4% / 12.5%
Hebden — 45-54: 22.4% Muswellbrook — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 10.4% / 11.4%
Hebden — 55-64: 10.4% Muswellbrook — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 4.5% / 8.4%
Hebden — 65-74: 4.5% Muswellbrook — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 4.5% / 4.2%
Hebden — 75-84: 4.5% Muswellbrook — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 1.5%
Hebden — 85+: not among its largest Muswellbrook — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hebden 100.0% couple families
Hebden — Couple Families: 100.0% Hebden — Lone Person: 0.0% Hebden — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hebden — Group Household: 0.0% Hebden — Other Families: 0.0%
Muswellbrook 36.7% couple families
Muswellbrook — Couple Families: 36.7% Muswellbrook — Lone Person: 39.0% Muswellbrook — One Parent Families: 19.2% Muswellbrook — Group Household: 3.9% Muswellbrook — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hebden 0.0% renting
Hebden — Owned Outright: 31.6% Hebden — Mortgage: 68.4% Hebden — Renting: 0.0%
Muswellbrook 39.1% renting
Muswellbrook — Owned Outright: 27.1% Muswellbrook — Mortgage: 33.8% Muswellbrook — Renting: 39.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hebden 100.0% houses
Hebden — Houses: 100.0% Hebden — Townhouses: 0.0% Hebden — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Muswellbrook 87.1% houses
Muswellbrook — Houses: 87.1% Muswellbrook — Townhouses: 11.4% Muswellbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hebden Muswellbrook
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 19.8%
Hebden — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Muswellbrook — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 4.9%
Hebden — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Muswellbrook — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.9%
Hebden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Muswellbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Hebden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Muswellbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Hebden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Muswellbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Property market

Hebden Muswellbrook
Median house price — $605,000
Median unit price — $383,000
Median land price — $660,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 132 sales

Zoning mix

Hebden has more rural and farming land (94% vs 51%); Muswellbrook has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 6%).

Hebden Muswellbrook
Rural and farming 94% 51%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 21%
Environmental 6% 20%
Residential 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Hebden Muswellbrook
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
 71
across Muswellbrook
Approvals change year on year +46% +13%

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.

Hebden Muswellbrook
Houses — 4.6%
$580/wk on $660K
Units — 4.7%
$380/wk on $420K

Ranking within NSW

Hebden Muswellbrook
House price — Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 25% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Hebden Muswellbrook
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Muswellbrook carries more crime risk (90 vs 24).

Hebden Muswellbrook
Bushfire Low
37/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 High
90/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Hebden Muswellbrook
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Hebden

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

Schools in Muswellbrook

  • Muswellbrook High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Muswellbrook Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Pacific Brook Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Richard Gill School Independent · Primary at peers
  • St James' Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Muswellbrook South Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hebden Muswellbrook
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 20
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 12 105

Mobility

Muswellbrook sits further from the CBD (243.3 km vs 234 km).

Hebden Muswellbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 234 km 243.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 172 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
 0.2%
postcode 2333
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
 42
postcode 2333

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.

Hebden Muswellbrook
Car (driver) 88.9% / 81.2%
Hebden — Car (driver): 88.9% Muswellbrook — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 9.3%
Hebden — Worked from Home: 11.1% Muswellbrook — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Hebden — Car (passenger): not among its largest Muswellbrook — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
Hebden — Walked Only: not among its largest Muswellbrook — Walked Only: 3.0%
Bicycle — / 0.2%
Hebden — Bicycle: not among its largest Muswellbrook — Bicycle: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Hebden Muswellbrook
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hebden Muswellbrook
Connectivity score 15/100 72/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 51%
6,664 premises

Climate

Hebden Muswellbrook
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm 631 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C 31.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C 4.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Hebden Muswellbrook
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 20.9 µg/m³ 20.2 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.62 pphm

Council rates

Hebden Muswellbrook
Average residential rate $1,287/yr $936/yr
Council Singleton Muswellbrook

Federal electorate

Hebden Muswellbrook
Division Hunter New England
Member Dan Repacholi Barnaby Joyce
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Hebden Muswellbrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hebden

Family Rural

Muswellbrook

Acreage Affordable Family

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