Mitchell vs Robin Hill

Mitchell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 48 in Robin Hill. In Mitchell, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Robin Hill, 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 Robin Hill: a median of $1.32 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 Robin Hill 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

Mitchell

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Robin Hill is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 20%)

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

  • Mitchell has cheaper houses ($320,000 vs $1,325,000)
  • Robin Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 37%)

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 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $234/wk)
  • But Robin Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 20/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (210.7 km vs 213.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mitchell

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 20/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Robin Hill has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Robin Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mitchell and Robin Hill 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 Robin Hill
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 Robin Hill
Walkability 58 / 20
Mitchell — Walkability: 58/100 Robin Hill — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 56 / 38
Mitchell — Safety: 56/100 Robin Hill — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mitchell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Robin Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Robin Hill has higher household incomes ($140,816 vs $40,508); Robin Hill skews older (48 vs 30).

Mitchell Robin Hill
Population 1,179
+22% vs other
 925
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.0% +0.0%
Median age 30 48
Median household income $40,508/yr $140,816/yr
+248% vs other
Median weekly rent $215/wk $234/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Robin Hill
0-4 1.4% / 3.4%
Mitchell — 0-4: 1.4% Robin Hill — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 2.0% / 14.4%
Mitchell — 5-14: 2.0% Robin Hill — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 10.1% / 8.3%
Mitchell — 15-19: 10.1% Robin Hill — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 20.4% / 4.5%
Mitchell — 20-24: 20.4% Robin Hill — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 28.3% / 4.8%
Mitchell — 25-34: 28.3% Robin Hill — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 21.0% / 8.3%
Mitchell — 35-44: 21.0% Robin Hill — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 10.3% / 16.4%
Mitchell — 45-54: 10.3% Robin Hill — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 3.8% / 17.8%
Mitchell — 55-64: 3.8% Robin Hill — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 1.4% / 15.1%
Mitchell — 65-74: 1.4% Robin Hill — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 0.9% / 3.9%
Mitchell — 75-84: 0.9% Robin Hill — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 1.5%
Mitchell — 85+: not among its largest Robin Hill — 85+: 1.5%

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%
Robin Hill 20.3% lone person
Robin Hill — Lone Person: 20.3% Robin Hill — Couple Families: 73.3% Robin Hill — One Parent Families: 6.4% Robin Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Robin Hill — 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%
Robin Hill 3.0% renting
Robin Hill — Owned Outright: 58.1% Robin Hill — Mortgage: 38.9% Robin Hill — Renting: 3.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mitchell Robin Hill
Certificate III & IV 4.5% / 17.4%
Mitchell — Certificate III & IV: 4.5% Robin Hill — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 15.0%
Mitchell — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Robin Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.4% / 7.1%
Mitchell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4% Robin Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 6.1%
Mitchell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Robin Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Mitchell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Robin Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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 Robin Hill
England 1.0% / 3.1%
Mitchell — England: 1.0% Robin Hill — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.1%
Mitchell — New Zealand: 2.0% Robin Hill — New Zealand: 1.1%
Vietnam 1.1% / —
Mitchell — Vietnam: 1.1% Robin Hill — Vietnam: not among its largest
India 0.8% / 0.3%
Mitchell — India: 0.8% Robin Hill — India: 0.3%
Lebanon 0.8% / —
Mitchell — Lebanon: 0.8% Robin Hill — Lebanon: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 0.5%
Mitchell — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Robin Hill — Sri Lanka: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Mitchell — Ireland: not among its largest Robin Hill — Ireland: 0.5%
Canada — / 0.4%
Mitchell — Canada: not among its largest Robin Hill — Canada: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

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%
Robin Hill 99.4% houses
Robin Hill — Houses: 99.4% Robin Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Robin Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mitchell Robin Hill
Median house price $320,000 $1,325,000
Median unit price $465,500 —
Median land price — $1,312,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Mitchell has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 0%); Robin Hill has more rural and farming land (14% vs 0%).

Mitchell Robin Hill
Residential 3% 74%
Infrastructure and transport 54% 3%
Environmental 26% 0%
Rural and farming 0% 14%
Parks and recreation 14% 0%
Industrial 3% 9%
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 Robin Hill
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mitchell Robin Hill
House price Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Income Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW

Liveability

Mitchell is more walkable (58 vs 20); Robin Hill scores higher overall (59 vs 43).

Mitchell Robin Hill
Grade C B
Score 43/100 59/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Robin Hill carries more crime risk (62 vs 44).

Mitchell Robin Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 Robin Hill
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 Robin Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mitchell Robin Hill
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Robin Hill sits further from the CBD (213.7 km vs 210.7 km).

Mitchell Robin Hill
Walkability score 58/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 210.7 km 213.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 183 min 184 min
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 Robin Hill
Car (driver) 81.4% / 78.0%
Mitchell — Car (driver): 81.4% Robin Hill — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 5.7% / 17.3%
Mitchell — Worked from Home: 5.7% Robin Hill — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 4.7%
Mitchell — Car (passenger): 7.7% Robin Hill — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Mitchell — Walked Only: 3.6% Robin Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.5% / —
Mitchell — Bicycle: 1.5% Robin Hill — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Mitchell Robin Hill
Elevation 714 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 746 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mitchell Robin Hill
Connectivity score 65/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
216 premises
 34%
533 premises

Climate

Mitchell Robin Hill
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 Robin Hill
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mitchell Robin Hill
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Mitchell Robin Hill
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mitchell

Affordable Multicultural Students Townhouses

Robin Hill

Acreage

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