Mebul vs Tallawang

Tallawang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Mebul. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mebul, the large majority of households are couple families. In Tallawang, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mebul: a median of $1.43 million, against $500,000 in Tallawang, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mebul tends to suit couples and older residents, while Tallawang suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mebul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Tallawang

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $1,430,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 49%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tallawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 40%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Tallawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (321.6 km vs 325.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mebul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Mebul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.5% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mebul Tallawang
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.

Mebul Tallawang
Walkability 0 / 5
Mebul — Walkability: 0/100 Tallawang — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 66 / 74
Mebul — Safety: 66/100 Tallawang — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 75 / 70
Mebul — Low fire risk: 75/100 Tallawang — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Tallawang has more residents (165 vs 61); Tallawang has higher household incomes ($75,348 vs $55,900).

Mebul Tallawang
Population 61 165
+170% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.5% -1.8%
Median age 49 38
Median household income $55,900/yr $75,348/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+6% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mebul Tallawang
0-4 — / 7.3%
Mebul — 0-4: not among its largest Tallawang — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 11.5% / 20.0%
Mebul — 5-14: 11.5% Tallawang — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 4.9% / 6.7%
Mebul — 15-19: 4.9% Tallawang — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.6% / 1.8%
Mebul — 20-24: 6.6% Tallawang — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 — / 12.1%
Mebul — 25-34: not among its largest Tallawang — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 14.8% / 15.8%
Mebul — 35-44: 14.8% Tallawang — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 19.7% / 10.9%
Mebul — 45-54: 19.7% Tallawang — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 4.9% / 13.9%
Mebul — 55-64: 4.9% Tallawang — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 19.7% / 10.3%
Mebul — 65-74: 19.7% Tallawang — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.9% / 5.5%
Mebul — 75-84: 4.9% Tallawang — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / —
Mebul — 85+: not among its largest Tallawang — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mebul 100.0% couple families
Mebul — Couple Families: 100.0% Mebul — Lone Person: 0.0% Mebul — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tallawang 52.9% couple families
Tallawang — Couple Families: 52.9% Tallawang — Lone Person: 26.5% Tallawang — One Parent Families: 20.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mebul 0.0% renting
Mebul — Owned Outright: 52.9% Mebul — Mortgage: 47.1% Mebul — Renting: 0.0%
Tallawang 10.7% renting
Tallawang — Owned Outright: 41.1% Tallawang — Mortgage: 48.2% Tallawang — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mebul 100.0% houses
Mebul — Houses: 100.0%
Tallawang 100.0% houses
Tallawang — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mebul Tallawang
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 17.0%
Mebul — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Tallawang — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 10.3%
Mebul — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Tallawang — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.5%
Mebul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Tallawang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Mebul — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tallawang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Property market

Mebul Tallawang
Median house price $1,430,000 $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,423,514 —

Zoning mix

Mebul has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 3%); Tallawang has more rural and farming land (91% vs 78%).

Mebul Tallawang
Rural and farming 78% 91%
Environmental 22% 3%
Residential 0% 5%
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

Mebul Tallawang
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mebul Tallawang
House price Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Mebul Tallawang
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mebul Tallawang
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
26/100
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

Mebul Tallawang
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

Mebul Tallawang
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 16 11

Mobility

Mebul sits further from the CBD (325.3 km vs 321.6 km).

Mebul Tallawang
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 325.3 km
+1% vs other
 321.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 264 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2852
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2852
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.

Mebul Tallawang
Car (driver) 52.2% / 70.2%
Mebul — Car (driver): 52.2% Tallawang — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 47.8% / 29.8%
Mebul — Worked from Home: 47.8% Tallawang — Worked from Home: 29.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Mebul Tallawang
Elevation 431 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mebul Tallawang
Connectivity score 15/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Mebul Tallawang
Annual rainfall 669 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Mebul Tallawang
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Mebul Tallawang
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mebul Tallawang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mebul

Rural

Tallawang

Affordable Family River Rural

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