Mount Frome vs Mullamuddy
Mount Frome is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Mullamuddy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Frome, most households are couple families. In Mullamuddy, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mount Frome: a median of $2.23 million, against $900,000 in Mullamuddy, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Frome tends to suit couples, while Mullamuddy suits people living alone and 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
- Mount Frome is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)
- Mullamuddy carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)
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
- Mount Frome leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 45%)
- Mullamuddy has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $2,230,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mullamuddy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mullamuddy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 224 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (263.1 km vs 266.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mullamuddy
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 8%)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mullamuddy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (43.9% vs -11.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Frome and Mullamuddy 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
Mount Frome has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $81,224); Mount Frome has more residents (120 vs 95).
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 +21% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.8% | +43.9% |
| Median age | 39 | 43 |
| Median household income | $124,748/yr +35% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +14% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (15.8%).
Property market
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,230,000 | $900,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Mullamuddy has more rural and farming land (88% vs 70%); Mount Frome has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 12%).
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 88% |
| Environmental | 29% | 12% |
| 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
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mullamuddy carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Mount Frome carries more crime risk (39 vs 24).
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 14 |
Mobility
Mount Frome sits further from the CBD (266.1 km vs 263.1 km).
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 266.1 km +1% vs other | 263.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 224 min | 219 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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 (72.6%).
Setting
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 508 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 545 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Frome | Mullamuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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