Mount Mitchell vs Lambs Valley

Lambs Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Mount Mitchell. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Mitchell, about half of households are people living alone. In Lambs Valley, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lambs Valley: a median of $1.4 million, against $462,000 in Mount Mitchell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Mitchell tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Lambs Valley suits 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 5 things we measure here

  • Mount Mitchell has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 80%)
  • Lambs Valley is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 23%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mount Mitchell has cheaper houses ($462,000 vs $1,400,000)
  • Lambs Valley leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Mitchell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (561.9 km vs 570.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (432 min vs 437 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lambs Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 8%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Mount Mitchell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs -15.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
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.

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Mitchell — Walkability: 0/100 Lambs Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 44 / 79
Mount Mitchell — Low fire risk: 44/100 Lambs Valley — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Mount Mitchell has more residents (106 vs 75); Lambs Valley has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $61,048).

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Population 106
+29% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.7% -15.7%
Median age 53 46
Median household income $61,048/yr $84,448/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk $210/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
0-4 7.5% / 4.0%
Mount Mitchell — 0-4: 7.5% Lambs Valley — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 3.8% / 6.7%
Mount Mitchell — 5-14: 3.8% Lambs Valley — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 3.8% / 5.3%
Mount Mitchell — 15-19: 3.8% Lambs Valley — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.8% / 4.0%
Mount Mitchell — 20-24: 3.8% Lambs Valley — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 11.3% / 4.0%
Mount Mitchell — 25-34: 11.3% Lambs Valley — 25-34: 4.0%
35-44 2.8% / 6.7%
Mount Mitchell — 35-44: 2.8% Lambs Valley — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 11.3% / 25.3%
Mount Mitchell — 45-54: 11.3% Lambs Valley — 45-54: 25.3%
55-64 25.5% / 25.3%
Mount Mitchell — 55-64: 25.5% Lambs Valley — 55-64: 25.3%
65-74 14.2% / 18.7%
Mount Mitchell — 65-74: 14.2% Lambs Valley — 65-74: 18.7%
75-84 2.8% / —
Mount Mitchell — 75-84: 2.8% Lambs Valley — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Mount Mitchell — 85+: not among its largest Lambs Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Mitchell 23.1% couple families
Mount Mitchell — Couple Families: 23.1% Mount Mitchell — Lone Person: 46.2% Mount Mitchell — Group Household: 30.8%
Lambs Valley 66.7% couple families
Lambs Valley — Couple Families: 66.7% Lambs Valley — Lone Person: 33.3% Lambs Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Mitchell 10.3% renting
Mount Mitchell — Owned Outright: 55.2% Mount Mitchell — Mortgage: 34.5% Mount Mitchell — Renting: 10.3%
Lambs Valley 15.2% renting
Lambs Valley — Owned Outright: 48.5% Lambs Valley — Mortgage: 36.4% Lambs Valley — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Mitchell 91.7% houses
Mount Mitchell — Houses: 91.7% Mount Mitchell — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Lambs Valley 80.0% houses
Lambs Valley — Houses: 80.0% Lambs Valley — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 28.0%
Mount Mitchell — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Lambs Valley — Certificate III & IV: 28.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 16.0%
Mount Mitchell — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Lambs Valley — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 12.0%
Mount Mitchell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Lambs Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Property market

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Median house price $462,000 $1,400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Environmental 0% 4%
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 Mitchell Lambs Valley
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Mitchell carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 21).

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
30/100
 —
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 Mitchell Lambs Valley
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 Mitchell Lambs Valley
Waterways 21 6

Mobility

Lambs Valley sits further from the CBD (570.8 km vs 561.9 km).

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 561.9 km 570.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 432 min 437 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2365
 0.1%
postcode 2370
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2365
 46
postcode 2370

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.

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Car (driver) 48.4% / 60.4%
Mount Mitchell — Car (driver): 48.4% Lambs Valley — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 41.9% / 24.5%
Mount Mitchell — Worked from Home: 41.9% Lambs Valley — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 9.7% / 9.4%
Mount Mitchell — Walked Only: 9.7% Lambs Valley — Walked Only: 9.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Mount Mitchell — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lambs Valley — Car (passenger): 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Elevation 1,257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Average residential rate $966/yr
same for both
Council Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Mitchell Lambs Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Mitchell

Affordable River Rural

Lambs Valley

Rural

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