Mimosa vs Sebastopol
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mimosa 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
Mimosa
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 42/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sebastopol
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mimosa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Sebastopol
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (298 min vs 312 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (439.6 km vs 448 km)
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 42/100)
- Sebastopol has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sebastopol
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-8.2% vs -16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mimosa and Sebastopol 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
Sebastopol rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Sebastopol has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $81,224).
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 +20% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.7% | -8.2% |
| Median age | 41 | 42 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $117,000/yr +44% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $150/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 (21.4%).
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
Sebastopol has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%); Mimosa has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Temora same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Sebastopol carries more crime risk (42 vs 26).
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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 | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 6 |
Mobility
Mimosa sits further from the CBD (448 km vs 439.6 km).
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 448 km +2% vs other | 439.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 312 min | 298 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2666 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2666 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 (53.6%).
Setting
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 328 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 333 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 559 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $719/yr same for both | |
| Council | Temora same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mimosa | Sebastopol | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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