Little Plain vs Mount Russell

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Plain, most households are couple families. In Mount Russell, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Little Plain 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Little Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Little Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (442 min vs 452 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (607 km vs 612.3 km)
  • But Mount Russell is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Russell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)

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

Investors

Little Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Little Plain Mount Russell
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.

Little Plain Mount Russell
Walkability 5 / 14
Little Plain — Walkability: 5/100 Mount Russell — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 25 / 31
Little Plain — Safety: 25/100 Mount Russell — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 80 / 81
Little Plain — Low fire risk: 80/100 Mount Russell — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Little Plain has more residents (159 vs 111); Little Plain has higher household incomes ($85,748 vs $74,724).

Little Plain Mount Russell
Population 159
+30% vs other
 111
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +0.0%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $85,748/yr
+13% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $250/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Plain Mount Russell
0-4 3.1% / —
Little Plain — 0-4: 3.1% Mount Russell — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 17.0% / 8.1%
Little Plain — 5-14: 17.0% Mount Russell — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 11.3% / 9.9%
Little Plain — 15-19: 11.3% Mount Russell — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 5.7% / 3.6%
Little Plain — 20-24: 5.7% Mount Russell — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 3.8% / 12.6%
Little Plain — 25-34: 3.8% Mount Russell — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 11.9% / 10.8%
Little Plain — 35-44: 11.9% Mount Russell — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 15.1% / 18.0%
Little Plain — 45-54: 15.1% Mount Russell — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 18.2% / 18.9%
Little Plain — 55-64: 18.2% Mount Russell — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 10.7% / 8.1%
Little Plain — 65-74: 10.7% Mount Russell — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.0% / 4.5%
Little Plain — 75-84: 5.0% Mount Russell — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 3.8% / 3.6%
Little Plain — 85+: 3.8% Mount Russell — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Plain 65.4% couple families
Little Plain — Couple Families: 65.4% Little Plain — Lone Person: 34.6% Little Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mount Russell 50.0% couple families
Mount Russell — Couple Families: 50.0% Mount Russell — Lone Person: 28.6% Mount Russell — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Plain 10.0% renting
Little Plain — Owned Outright: 45.0% Little Plain — Mortgage: 45.0% Little Plain — Renting: 10.0%
Mount Russell 14.3% renting
Mount Russell — Owned Outright: 40.5% Mount Russell — Mortgage: 45.2% Mount Russell — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Plain 100.0% houses
Little Plain — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Russell 100.0% houses
Mount Russell — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Little Plain Mount Russell
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 22.5%
Little Plain — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Mount Russell — Certificate III & IV: 22.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 9.0%
Little Plain — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Mount Russell — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.3%
Little Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Mount Russell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.7%
Little Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Russell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Property market

Little Plain Mount Russell
Median house price — $165,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Little Plain Mount Russell
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

Little Plain Mount Russell
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Little Plain Mount Russell
House price — Higher than 2% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 98% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Russell is more walkable (14 vs 5).

Little Plain Mount Russell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Little Plain Mount Russell
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Little Plain Mount Russell
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

Mobility

Mount Russell sits further from the CBD (612.3 km vs 607 km).

Little Plain Mount Russell
Walkability score 5/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 607 km 612.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 442 min 452 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
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.

Little Plain Mount Russell
Car (driver) 71.9% / 72.3%
Little Plain — Car (driver): 71.9% Mount Russell — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 27.7%
Little Plain — Worked from Home: 28.1% Mount Russell — Worked from Home: 27.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Little Plain Mount Russell
Elevation 681 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 698 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Little Plain Mount Russell
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
same for both

Climate

Little Plain Mount Russell
Annual rainfall 803 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Little Plain Mount Russell
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Plain Mount Russell
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Plain Mount Russell
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Plain

Rural

Mount Russell

Affordable Rural

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