Mitchell vs Mount Panorama

Mitchell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 53 in Mount Panorama. In Mitchell, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Mount Panorama, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Panorama: a median of $2.6 million, against $320,000 in Mitchell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mitchell tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Mount Panorama suits couples and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mitchell has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Mount Panorama has more separate houses rather than flats (117% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

Mitchell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($320,000 vs $2,600,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $485/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mitchell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 27/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Mount Panorama has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mitchell Mount Panorama
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.

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Walkability 58 / 27
Mitchell — Walkability: 58/100 Mount Panorama — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 56 / 9
Mitchell — Safety: 56/100 Mount Panorama — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Mitchell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Panorama — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Mitchell has more residents (1,179 vs 101); Mount Panorama has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $40,508).

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Population 1,179
+91% vs other
 101
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.0% -12.9%
Median age 30 53
Median household income $40,508/yr $108,316/yr
+167% vs other
Median weekly rent $215/wk $485/wk
+126% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Mount Panorama
0-4 1.4% / 3.0%
Mitchell — 0-4: 1.4% Mount Panorama — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 2.0% / 7.9%
Mitchell — 5-14: 2.0% Mount Panorama — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 10.1% / 6.9%
Mitchell — 15-19: 10.1% Mount Panorama — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 20.4% / 5.0%
Mitchell — 20-24: 20.4% Mount Panorama — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 28.3% / 9.9%
Mitchell — 25-34: 28.3% Mount Panorama — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 21.0% / 9.9%
Mitchell — 35-44: 21.0% Mount Panorama — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 10.3% / 11.9%
Mitchell — 45-54: 10.3% Mount Panorama — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 3.8% / 10.9%
Mitchell — 55-64: 3.8% Mount Panorama — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 1.4% / 22.8%
Mitchell — 65-74: 1.4% Mount Panorama — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 0.9% / 7.9%
Mitchell — 75-84: 0.9% Mount Panorama — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / 7.9%
Mitchell — 85+: not among its largest Mount Panorama — 85+: 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mitchell 64.8% lone person
Mitchell — Lone Person: 64.8% Mitchell — Couple Families: 9.6% Mitchell — One Parent Families: 10.4% Mitchell — Group Household: 11.2% Mitchell — Other Families: 4.0%
Mount Panorama 23.5% lone person
Mount Panorama — Lone Person: 23.5% Mount Panorama — Couple Families: 58.8% Mount Panorama — One Parent Families: 17.6% Mount Panorama — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Panorama — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell 80.6% renting
Mitchell — Owned Outright: 12.1% Mitchell — Mortgage: 7.3% Mitchell — Renting: 80.6%
Mount Panorama 13.3% renting
Mount Panorama — Owned Outright: 70.0% Mount Panorama — Mortgage: 16.7% Mount Panorama — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Certificate III & IV 4.5% / 15.8%
Mitchell — Certificate III & IV: 4.5% Mount Panorama — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 17.8%
Mitchell — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Mount Panorama — Bachelor Degree: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.4% / 5.0%
Mitchell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4% Mount Panorama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 3.0%
Mitchell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Mount Panorama — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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.

Mitchell Mount Panorama
England 1.0% / 3.0%
Mitchell — England: 1.0% Mount Panorama — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Mitchell — New Zealand: 2.0% Mount Panorama — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.1% / —
Mitchell — Vietnam: 1.1% Mount Panorama — Vietnam: not among its largest
India 0.8% / —
Mitchell — India: 0.8% Mount Panorama — India: not among its largest
Lebanon 0.8% / —
Mitchell — Lebanon: 0.8% Mount Panorama — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell 29.9% houses
Mitchell — Houses: 29.9% Mitchell — Townhouses: 42.5% Mitchell — Flats / Apartments: 27.6%
Mount Panorama 117.2% houses
Mount Panorama — Houses: 117.2% Mount Panorama — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Panorama — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Median house price $320,000 $2,600,000
Median unit price $465,500 —
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Panorama has more rural and farming land (38% vs 0%); Mitchell has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 0%).

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Infrastructure and transport 54% 62%
Rural and farming 0% 38%
Environmental 26% 0%
Parks and recreation 14% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Industrial 3% 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

Mitchell Mount Panorama
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mitchell Mount Panorama
House price Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Mitchell is more walkable (58 vs 27).

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mount Panorama carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Mount Panorama carries more crime risk (91 vs 44).

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
91/100
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 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mitchell

  • Carenne School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Skillset Senior College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Mount Panorama

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Walkability score 58/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 210.7 km 212.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 183 min 184 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Car (driver) 81.4% / 76.3%
Mitchell — Car (driver): 81.4% Mount Panorama — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 5.7% / 23.7%
Mitchell — Worked from Home: 5.7% Mount Panorama — Worked from Home: 23.7%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Mitchell — Car (passenger): 7.7% Mount Panorama — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Mitchell — Walked Only: 3.6% Mount Panorama — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.5% / —
Mitchell — Bicycle: 1.5% Mount Panorama — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Elevation 714 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 792 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Connectivity score 65/100 33/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
216 premises
 4%
52 premises

Climate

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mitchell Mount Panorama
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mitchell Mount Panorama
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Mount Panorama

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