Mittagong vs Welby

Welby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Mittagong. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mittagong, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mittagong: a median of $1.09 million, against $900,000 in Welby, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mittagong tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Welby suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Mittagong has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • Welby carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Welby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,090,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Welby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mittagong

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 19%)
  • But Welby is more walkable (28/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Mittagong Welby
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.

Mittagong Welby
Walkability 14 / 28
Mittagong — Walkability: 14/100 Welby — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 32 / 51
Mittagong — Safety: 32/100 Welby — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 24 / 57
Mittagong — Low fire risk: 24/100 Welby — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Mittagong has more residents (6,090 vs 764); Mittagong skews older (49 vs 42).

Mittagong Welby
Population 6,090
+87% vs other
 764
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +0.8%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $74,100/yr
+5% vs other
 $70,564/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+6% vs other
 $376/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mittagong Welby
0-4 4.8% / 5.5%
Mittagong — 0-4: 4.8% Welby — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 10.0% / 11.9%
Mittagong — 5-14: 10.0% Welby — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.8% / 6.8%
Mittagong — 15-19: 5.8% Welby — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 3.7% / 7.2%
Mittagong — 20-24: 3.7% Welby — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 10.1% / 9.7%
Mittagong — 25-34: 10.1% Welby — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.4% / 10.7%
Mittagong — 35-44: 10.4% Welby — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.6% / 14.1%
Mittagong — 45-54: 12.6% Welby — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 13.1% / 14.3%
Mittagong — 55-64: 13.1% Welby — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 14.4% / 11.5%
Mittagong — 65-74: 14.4% Welby — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 10.5% / 5.8%
Mittagong — 75-84: 10.5% Welby — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 4.6% / 2.1%
Mittagong — 85+: 4.6% Welby — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mittagong 46.9% lone person
Mittagong — Lone Person: 46.9% Mittagong — Couple Families: 33.1% Mittagong — One Parent Families: 14.5% Mittagong — Group Household: 4.3% Mittagong — Other Families: 1.2%
Welby 38.0% lone person
Welby — Lone Person: 38.0% Welby — Couple Families: 37.2% Welby — One Parent Families: 19.7% Welby — Group Household: 1.3% Welby — Other Families: 3.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mittagong 28.8% renting
Mittagong — Owned Outright: 44.0% Mittagong — Mortgage: 27.2% Mittagong — Renting: 28.8%
Welby 32.4% renting
Welby — Owned Outright: 36.9% Welby — Mortgage: 30.7% Welby — Renting: 32.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mittagong Welby
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 20.5%
Mittagong — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Welby — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 7.5%
Mittagong — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Welby — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.0%
Mittagong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Welby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 2.7%
Mittagong — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Welby — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.7%
Mittagong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Welby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Mittagong Welby
England 5.4% / 4.8%
Mittagong — England: 5.4% Welby — England: 4.8%
Nepal 2.2% / 0.5%
Mittagong — Nepal: 2.2% Welby — Nepal: 0.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 0.7%
Mittagong — New Zealand: 1.6% Welby — New Zealand: 0.7%
India 2.0% / —
Mittagong — India: 2.0% Welby — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / 0.4%
Mittagong — Philippines: 0.9% Welby — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Mittagong — Scotland: 0.7% Welby — Scotland: 0.5%
Canada — / 0.7%
Mittagong — Canada: not among its largest Welby — Canada: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mittagong 83.6% houses
Mittagong — Houses: 83.6% Mittagong — Flats / Apartments: 8.8% Mittagong — Townhouses: 7.6%
Welby 97.6% houses
Welby — Houses: 97.6% Welby — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% Welby — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mittagong Welby
Median house price $1,090,000 $900,000
Median unit price $710,000 —
Median land price $1,050,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 47 sales
 54 days
from 4 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mittagong Welby
3 bed $975K / $875K
Mittagong — 3 bed: $975K (39 sales) Welby — 3 bed: $875K (8 sales)

39 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $995K
Mittagong — 4 bed: $1.22M (27 sales) Welby — 4 bed: $995K (7 sales)

27 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Mittagong has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 46%).

Mittagong Welby
Environmental 82% 46%
Residential 11% 34%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 14%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
Rural and farming 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

Mittagong Welby
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mittagong Welby
Houses 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.21M
 —
Units 3.6%
$550/wk on $785K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Mittagong Welby
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools Higher than 57% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 14% of NSW —

Liveability

Welby is more walkable (28 vs 14).

Mittagong Welby
Grade C
same for both
Score 37/100 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mittagong carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 43); Mittagong carries more crime risk (68 vs 49).

Mittagong Welby
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
49/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mittagong Welby
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mittagong

  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Frensham Junior School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Frensham School Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Mittagong Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Welby

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mittagong Welby
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 19 1
Parks & reserves 9 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 18 0

Mobility

Mittagong Welby
Walkability score 14/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 113.6 km 114.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 88 min
Public transport score 77/100
Rail · Bus
 32/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 61.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
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.

Mittagong Welby
Car (driver) 61.7% / 70.1%
Mittagong — Car (driver): 61.7% Welby — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 18.0%
Mittagong — Worked from Home: 27.5% Welby — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 9.2%
Mittagong — Car (passenger): 5.3% Welby — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Walked Only 4.3% / 2.7%
Mittagong — Walked Only: 4.3% Welby — Walked Only: 2.7%
Train 1.0% / —
Mittagong — Train: 1.0% Welby — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Mittagong Welby
Elevation 620 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 641 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.8 km 41.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mittagong Welby
Connectivity score 61/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
3,572 premises
 40%
338 premises

Climate

Mittagong Welby
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mittagong Welby
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Mittagong Welby
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mittagong Welby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mittagong

Retirees

Welby

Acreage Quiet

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