Mitchells Flat vs Westbrook
Mitchells Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Westbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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 the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 33/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mitchells Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 171 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (196 km vs 220.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Westbrook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 33/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
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 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mitchells Flat 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.
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 more residents (242 vs 151); Westbrook skews older (50 vs 43).
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 242 +38% vs other | 151 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.8% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 43 | 50 |
| Median household income | $151,060/yr +11% vs other | $134,888/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +3% vs other | $350/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 (4.0%).
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 (29.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,590,000 | $1,600,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $1,050,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mitchells Flat | 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
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 14); Westbrook carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 20).
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | 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
| Mitchells Flat | 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
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 10 |
Mobility
Westbrook sits further from the CBD (220.7 km vs 196 km).
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 196 km | 220.7 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 140 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).
Setting
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 128 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 75 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ | 20.2 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mitchells Flat | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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