Mitchells Flat vs Reedy Creek
In both, 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 Mitchells Flat: a median of $1.59 million, against $1.44 million in Reedy Creek, and rent is higher there too.
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
Reedy Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 33/100)
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
- Mitchells Flat leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 36%)
- Reedy Creek has cheaper houses ($1,437,500 vs $1,590,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Reedy Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mitchells Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 156 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (196 km vs 207.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Reedy Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 33/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mitchells Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.8% vs -8.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mitchells Flat and Reedy Creek 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
Mitchells Flat has higher household incomes ($151,060 vs $82,316); Mitchells Flat rents higher ($360/wk vs $210/wk).
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 242 +34% vs other | 159 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.8% | -8.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 44 |
| Median household income | $151,060/yr +46% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +42% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (26.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,590,000 | $1,437,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,012,500 |
Zoning mix
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Mitchells Flat carries more crime risk (33 vs 10); Reedy Creek carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 20).
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 5 |
Mobility
Reedy Creek sits further from the CBD (207.4 km vs 196 km).
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 196 km | 207.4 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 140 min | 156 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).
Setting
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 100 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 75 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm | 1,026 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | 29.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C | 6.8°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mitchells Flat | Reedy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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