Mallanganee vs Mummulgum

Mummulgum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 57 in Mallanganee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mallanganee, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Mummulgum

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 45%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Mallanganee has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Mallanganee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 34%)

Weighs 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

Mummulgum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (496 min vs 507 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (738.9 km vs 748.9 km)
  • But Mallanganee is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mallanganee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • But Mummulgum carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Mummulgum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs -7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mallanganee Mummulgum
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.

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Walkability 26 / 0
Mallanganee — Walkability: 26/100 Mummulgum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 47
Mallanganee — Safety: 23/100 Mummulgum — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 56 / 46
Mallanganee — Low fire risk: 56/100 Mummulgum — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Mallanganee has more residents (137 vs 105); Mallanganee skews older (57 vs 45).

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Population 137
+23% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.4% +10.5%
Median age 57 45
Median household income $47,424/yr $53,612/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+6% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mallanganee Mummulgum
0-4 6.6% / 6.7%
Mallanganee — 0-4: 6.6% Mummulgum — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.2% / 12.4%
Mallanganee — 5-14: 10.2% Mummulgum — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 — / 11.4%
Mallanganee — 15-19: not among its largest Mummulgum — 15-19: 11.4%
20-24 3.6% / 9.5%
Mallanganee — 20-24: 3.6% Mummulgum — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 12.4% / 2.9%
Mallanganee — 25-34: 12.4% Mummulgum — 25-34: 2.9%
35-44 9.5% / 8.6%
Mallanganee — 35-44: 9.5% Mummulgum — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 7.3% / 10.5%
Mallanganee — 45-54: 7.3% Mummulgum — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 30.7% / 19.0%
Mallanganee — 55-64: 30.7% Mummulgum — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 17.5% / 10.5%
Mallanganee — 65-74: 17.5% Mummulgum — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 9.5% / 9.5%
Mallanganee — 75-84: 9.5% Mummulgum — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ — / —
Mallanganee — 85+: not among its largest Mummulgum — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mallanganee 45.0% lone person
Mallanganee — Lone Person: 45.0% Mallanganee — Couple Families: 27.5% Mallanganee — One Parent Families: 17.5% Mallanganee — Other Families: 10.0%
Mummulgum 44.4% lone person
Mummulgum — Lone Person: 44.4% Mummulgum — Couple Families: 33.3% Mummulgum — One Parent Families: 22.2% Mummulgum — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mallanganee 17.5% renting
Mallanganee — Owned Outright: 57.9% Mallanganee — Mortgage: 24.6% Mallanganee — Renting: 17.5%
Mummulgum 9.1% renting
Mummulgum — Owned Outright: 54.5% Mummulgum — Mortgage: 36.4% Mummulgum — Renting: 9.1%
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.

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Malaysia 4.4% / —
Mallanganee — Malaysia: 4.4% Mummulgum — Malaysia: not among its largest
England 2.9% / —
Mallanganee — England: 2.9% Mummulgum — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Mallanganee — New Zealand: not among its largest Mummulgum — New Zealand: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 20.0%
Mallanganee — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Mummulgum — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 2.9%
Mallanganee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Mummulgum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / —
Mallanganee — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Mummulgum — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Mallanganee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Mummulgum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mallanganee 89.3% houses
Mallanganee — Houses: 89.3% Mallanganee — Flats / Apartments: 10.7%
Mummulgum 100.0% houses
Mummulgum — Houses: 100.0% Mummulgum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Median house price $380,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Rural and farming 81% 88%
Environmental 18% 11%
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

Mallanganee Mummulgum
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mallanganee Mummulgum
House price Higher than 10% of NSW —
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Mallanganee is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mallanganee carries more crime risk (77 vs 53); Mummulgum carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 44).

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mallanganee

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

Schools in Mummulgum

  • Mummulgum Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Parks & reserves 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Mallanganee sits further from the CBD (748.9 km vs 738.9 km).

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Walkability score 26/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 748.9 km
+1% vs other
 738.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 507 min 496 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2469
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2469
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.

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Car (driver) 54.5% / 50.0%
Mallanganee — Car (driver): 54.5% Mummulgum — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 31.8% / 30.4%
Mallanganee — Worked from Home: 31.8% Mummulgum — Worked from Home: 30.4%
Walked Only 13.6% / 6.5%
Mallanganee — Walked Only: 13.6% Mummulgum — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) — / 13.0%
Mallanganee — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mummulgum — Car (passenger): 13.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).

Setting

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Annual rainfall 1,374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mallanganee Mummulgum
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mallanganee

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