Killingworth vs Mulbring

Killingworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Mulbring. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mulbring: a median of $1.25 million, against $525,000 in Killingworth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Killingworth tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Mulbring 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

Mulbring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Killingworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $1,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Mulbring

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (137.8 km vs 142.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mulbring

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Mulbring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Killingworth Mulbring
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.

Killingworth Mulbring
Walkability 0 / 26
Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100 Mulbring — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 40 / 61
Killingworth — Safety: 40/100 Mulbring — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 31 / 44
Killingworth — Low fire risk: 31/100 Mulbring — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Mulbring skews older (46 vs 39).

Killingworth Mulbring
Population 690
+1% vs other
 682
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +14.2%
Median age 39 46
Median household income $108,732/yr
+1% vs other
 $107,484/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $360/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killingworth Mulbring
0-4 4.5% / 3.4%
Killingworth — 0-4: 4.5% Mulbring — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 13.0% / 14.1%
Killingworth — 5-14: 13.0% Mulbring — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.4% / 5.6%
Killingworth — 15-19: 6.4% Mulbring — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.6% / 5.9%
Killingworth — 20-24: 8.6% Mulbring — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 11.9% / 7.2%
Killingworth — 25-34: 11.9% Mulbring — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 13.0% / 12.6%
Killingworth — 35-44: 13.0% Mulbring — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 12.5% / 14.4%
Killingworth — 45-54: 12.5% Mulbring — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 16.2% / 15.8%
Killingworth — 55-64: 16.2% Mulbring — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 11.9% / 14.2%
Killingworth — 65-74: 11.9% Mulbring — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 0.7% / 5.7%
Killingworth — 75-84: 0.7% Mulbring — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 0.4% / 1.8%
Killingworth — 85+: 0.4% Mulbring — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 65.4% couple families
Killingworth — Couple Families: 65.4% Killingworth — One Parent Families: 18.5% Killingworth — Lone Person: 9.3% Killingworth — Group Household: 3.7% Killingworth — Other Families: 3.1%
Mulbring 66.9% couple families
Mulbring — Couple Families: 66.9% Mulbring — One Parent Families: 12.6% Mulbring — Lone Person: 20.5% Mulbring — Group Household: 0.0% Mulbring — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 5.2% renting
Killingworth — Owned Outright: 36.2% Killingworth — Mortgage: 58.7% Killingworth — Renting: 5.2%
Mulbring 7.4% renting
Mulbring — Owned Outright: 47.2% Mulbring — Mortgage: 45.4% Mulbring — Renting: 7.4%
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.

Killingworth Mulbring
England 1.3% / 2.1%
Killingworth — England: 1.3% Mulbring — England: 2.1%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Killingworth — Scotland: not among its largest Mulbring — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.4%
Killingworth — New Zealand: 0.4% Mulbring — New Zealand: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Killingworth — Netherlands: not among its largest Mulbring — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

Killingworth Mulbring
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 22.7%
Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Mulbring — Certificate III & IV: 22.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 10.3%
Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Mulbring — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Mulbring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.2%
Killingworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Mulbring — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Killingworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mulbring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 100.9% houses
Killingworth — Houses: 100.9% Killingworth — Townhouses: 1.8%
Mulbring 100.0% houses
Mulbring — Houses: 100.0% Mulbring — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Killingworth Mulbring
Median house price $525,000 $1,250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 74 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Mulbring has more rural and farming land (83% vs 2%); Killingworth has more land zoned for conservation (89% vs 14%).

Killingworth Mulbring
Environmental 89% 14%
Rural and farming 2% 83%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
Residential 2%
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

Killingworth Mulbring
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
 719
across Cessnock
Approvals change year on year +2% -31%

Ranking within NSW

Killingworth Mulbring
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income — Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Mulbring is more walkable (26 vs 0); Mulbring scores higher overall (43 vs 26).

Killingworth Mulbring
Grade D C
Score 26/100 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Killingworth carries more crime risk (60 vs 39); Killingworth carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 56).

Killingworth Mulbring
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
39/100
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

Killingworth Mulbring
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Killingworth

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

Schools in Mulbring

  • Mulbring Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Killingworth Mulbring
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Killingworth sits further from the CBD (142.9 km vs 137.8 km).

Killingworth Mulbring
Walkability score 0/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 142.9 km
+4% vs other
 137.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2278
 0.5%
postcode 2323
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2278
 44
postcode 2323

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.

Killingworth Mulbring
Car (driver) 82.8% / 65.7%
Killingworth — Car (driver): 82.8% Mulbring — Car (driver): 65.7%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 27.5%
Killingworth — Worked from Home: 12.7% Mulbring — Worked from Home: 27.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 2.3%
Killingworth — Car (passenger): 4.5% Mulbring — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Killingworth — Walked Only: not among its largest Mulbring — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Killingworth Mulbring
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 24.8 km

NBN connectivity

Killingworth Mulbring
Connectivity score 75/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
230 premises
 0%
253 premises

Climate

Killingworth Mulbring
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm 804 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C 5.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Killingworth Mulbring
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Killingworth Mulbring
Average residential rate $1,708/yr $1,405/yr
Council Lake Macquarie Cessnock

Federal electorate

Killingworth Mulbring
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Killingworth Mulbring
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Killingworth

Acreage

Mulbring

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