Mount Hunter vs Mowbray Park
Mount Hunter is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Mowbray Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mowbray Park tends to suit couples.
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 Hunter carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 71/100)
- Mowbray Park is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 80%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Hunter
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $520/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mount Hunter
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (76.9 km vs 89.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 77 min)
- But Mowbray Park is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Hunter
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
- But Mowbray Park is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Hunter
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.3% vs -3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Hunter and Mowbray Park 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 Hunter has more residents (749 vs 94); Mowbray Park rents higher ($520/wk vs $430/wk).
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 749 +87% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.3% | -3.1% |
| Median age | 39 | 46 |
| Median household income | $114,400/yr | $134,316/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $520/wk +21% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (3.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,850,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 67 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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 Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,338 across Wollondilly same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +92% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 71% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 49% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Mowbray Park is more walkable (16 vs 5).
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 59/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Hunter carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Mowbray Park carries more crime risk (71 vs 20).
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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 Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Mount Hunter
- Mount Hunter Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Mowbray Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Mowbray Park sits further from the CBD (89.6 km vs 76.9 km).
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 76.9 km | 89.6 km +17% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 72 min | 77 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2570 | 0.9% postcode 2571 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2570 | 75 postcode 2571 |
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 (67.5%).
Setting
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 346 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 37.3 km | 39.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 37/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 10% 263 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 13.2 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm | 0.11 pphm |
Council rates
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,099/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wollondilly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hume same for both | |
| Member | Angus Taylor same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Hunter | Mowbray Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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