Jones Island vs Mitchells Island
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jones Island, most households are couple families. On these figures, Jones Island tends to suit couples, while Mitchells Island suits older residents.
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
Mitchells Island
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 61/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mitchells Island
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 46%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Jones Island
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 9%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jones Island
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 228 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (322.8 km vs 326.6 km)
- But Mitchells Island is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mitchells Island
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 61/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jones Island
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (39.0% vs -1.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jones Island and Mitchells Island 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
Mitchells Island has more residents (462 vs 82); Mitchells Island has higher household incomes ($67,808 vs $57,200).
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 | 462 +463% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +39.0% | -1.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 55 |
| Median household income | $57,200/yr | $67,808/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk +2% vs other | $290/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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 (25.6%).
Property market
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $925,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,005,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 40 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Mitchells Island has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 15%).
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 72% |
| Environmental | 15% | 25% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 0% |
| 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
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
Mitchells Island is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Jones Island carries more crime risk (61 vs 18).
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 81/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Jones Island
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mitchells Island
- Mitchells Island Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 8 |
Mobility
Mitchells Island sits further from the CBD (326.6 km vs 322.8 km).
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 322.8 km | 326.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 223 min | 228 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2430 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2430 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.6%).
Setting
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.1 km | 2.6 km 4.6 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 241 premises |
Climate
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jones Island | Mitchells Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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