Mimosa vs Rannock
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mimosa, the large majority of households are couple families. In Rannock, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mimosa tends to suit couples, while Rannock suits families with children.
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
Mimosa
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 57/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rannock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mimosa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $192/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Mimosa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (448 km vs 465.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (312 min vs 317 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mimosa carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 57/100)
- Rannock has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rannock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.8% vs -16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mimosa and Rannock 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
Rannock rents higher ($192/wk vs $0/wk); Rannock has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $81,224).
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 78 +11% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.7% | +41.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $95,316/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $192/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (21.4%).
Zoning mix
Rannock has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%); Mimosa has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 100% |
| Environmental | 13% | 0% |
| 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
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Temora | 26 across Coolamon |
| Approvals change year on year | -14% | -33% |
Ranking within NSW
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Rannock carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Rannock carries more crime risk (57 vs 26).
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 14 |
Mobility
Rannock sits further from the CBD (465.2 km vs 448 km).
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 448 km | 465.2 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 312 min | 317 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2666 | 0.2% postcode 2701 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2666 | 60 postcode 2701 |
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 (51.4%).
Setting
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 328 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 275 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 559 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $719/yr | $441/yr |
| Council | Temora | Coolamon |
Federal electorate
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mimosa | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.