Mirannie vs Westbrook

Mirannie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Westbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mirannie, most households are people living alone. In Westbrook, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Westbrook: a median of $1.6 million, against $840,000 in Mirannie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mirannie tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Westbrook suits 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

Westbrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mirannie has cheaper houses ($840,000 vs $1,600,000)
  • Westbrook leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 56%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mirannie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Westbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (171 min vs 188 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (220.7 km vs 223.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -22.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mirannie Westbrook
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.

Mirannie Westbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Mirannie — Walkability: 0/100 Westbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 86
Mirannie — Safety: 53/100 Westbrook — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 48 / 65
Mirannie — Low fire risk: 48/100 Westbrook — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Westbrook has more residents (151 vs 55); Westbrook has higher household incomes ($134,888 vs $58,500).

Mirannie Westbrook
Population 55 151
+175% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.5% +0.0%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $58,500/yr $134,888/yr
+131% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $350/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mirannie Westbrook
0-4 9.1% / 2.6%
Mirannie — 0-4: 9.1% Westbrook — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 7.3% / 15.9%
Mirannie — 5-14: 7.3% Westbrook — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 5.5% / 5.3%
Mirannie — 15-19: 5.5% Westbrook — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Mirannie — 20-24: not among its largest Westbrook — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 12.7% / 8.6%
Mirannie — 25-34: 12.7% Westbrook — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 7.3% / 9.3%
Mirannie — 35-44: 7.3% Westbrook — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 9.1% / 14.6%
Mirannie — 45-54: 9.1% Westbrook — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 23.6% / 18.5%
Mirannie — 55-64: 23.6% Westbrook — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 12.7% / 13.9%
Mirannie — 65-74: 12.7% Westbrook — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.5% / 2.6%
Mirannie — 75-84: 5.5% Westbrook — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 2.0%
Mirannie — 85+: not among its largest Westbrook — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mirannie 40.0% couple families
Mirannie — Couple Families: 40.0% Mirannie — Lone Person: 60.0% Mirannie — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Westbrook 68.0% couple families
Westbrook — Couple Families: 68.0% Westbrook — Lone Person: 20.0% Westbrook — One Parent Families: 12.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mirannie 12.5% renting
Mirannie — Owned Outright: 45.8% Mirannie — Mortgage: 41.7% Mirannie — Renting: 12.5%
Westbrook 0.0% renting
Westbrook — Owned Outright: 62.8% Westbrook — Mortgage: 37.2% Westbrook — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mirannie 100.0% houses
Mirannie — Houses: 100.0%
Westbrook 100.0% houses
Westbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mirannie Westbrook
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 29.1%
Mirannie — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Westbrook — Certificate III & IV: 29.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.6%
Mirannie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Westbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Mirannie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Westbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 2.6%
Mirannie — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Westbrook — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Property market

Mirannie Westbrook
Median house price $840,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price — $1,050,000
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mirannie Westbrook
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

Mirannie Westbrook
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mirannie Westbrook
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Mirannie carries more crime risk (47 vs 14); Mirannie carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 35).

Mirannie Westbrook
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
14/100
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

Mirannie Westbrook
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

Mirannie Westbrook
Waterways 12 10

Mobility

Mirannie sits further from the CBD (223.3 km vs 220.7 km).

Mirannie Westbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 223.3 km
+1% vs other
 220.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 171 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Mirannie Westbrook
Car (driver) 69.2% / 71.2%
Mirannie — Car (driver): 69.2% Westbrook — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 21.2%
Mirannie — Worked from Home: 30.8% Westbrook — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Mirannie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Westbrook — Car (passenger): 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Mirannie Westbrook
Elevation 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mirannie Westbrook
Connectivity score 17/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Mirannie Westbrook
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mirannie Westbrook
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 20.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mirannie Westbrook
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Mirannie Westbrook
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mirannie Westbrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mirannie

River Rural Young Families

Westbrook

Rural

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