Limbri vs Mulla Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mulla Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Limbri tends to suit people living alone, while Mulla Creek suits 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
Mulla Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Limbri
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 34%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Mulla Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (429.7 km vs 444.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (324 min vs 334 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Limbri
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.6% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Limbri and Mulla Creek 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
Limbri has more residents (113 vs 87); Mulla Creek has higher household incomes ($72,280 vs $60,632).
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 113 +23% vs other | 87 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | -3.3% |
| Median age | 53 same for both | |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $72,280/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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 (25.7%).
Property market
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $755,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 48% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
Liveability
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Limbri carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 40).
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Limbri sits further from the CBD (444.6 km vs 429.7 km).
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 444.6 km +3% vs other | 429.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 334 min | 324 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2352 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 2352 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 (72.7%).
Setting
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 519 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 585 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 784 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 13.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.35 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Limbri | Mulla Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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