Mount Mitchell vs Pinkett

Pinkett is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 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 Pinkett, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pinkett: a median of $4.1 million, against $462,000 in Mount Mitchell, though rent is higher in Mount Mitchell. On these figures, Mount Mitchell tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Pinkett suits families with children and 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

Pinkett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 23%)

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 Mitchell has cheaper houses ($462,000 vs $4,100,000)
  • Pinkett leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pinkett

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (432 min vs 462 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (561.9 km vs 576.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Mount Mitchell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs 22.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Mitchell and Pinkett 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 Pinkett
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 Pinkett
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Mitchell — Walkability: 0/100 Pinkett — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 79
Mount Mitchell — Safety: 70/100 Pinkett — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 44 / 25
Mount Mitchell — Low fire risk: 44/100 Pinkett — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Pinkett has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $61,048); Mount Mitchell has more residents (106 vs 77).

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Population 106
+27% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.7% +22.2%
Median age 53 39
Median household income $61,048/yr $101,816/yr
+67% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+17% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
0-4 7.5% / 5.2%
Mount Mitchell — 0-4: 7.5% Pinkett — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 3.8% / 19.5%
Mount Mitchell — 5-14: 3.8% Pinkett — 5-14: 19.5%
15-19 3.8% / —
Mount Mitchell — 15-19: 3.8% Pinkett — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.8% / 7.8%
Mount Mitchell — 20-24: 3.8% Pinkett — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 11.3% / 9.1%
Mount Mitchell — 25-34: 11.3% Pinkett — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 2.8% / 10.4%
Mount Mitchell — 35-44: 2.8% Pinkett — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 11.3% / 18.2%
Mount Mitchell — 45-54: 11.3% Pinkett — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 25.5% / 15.6%
Mount Mitchell — 55-64: 25.5% Pinkett — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 14.2% / 9.1%
Mount Mitchell — 65-74: 14.2% Pinkett — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 2.8% / 3.9%
Mount Mitchell — 75-84: 2.8% Pinkett — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / —
Mount Mitchell — 85+: not among its largest Pinkett — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Mitchell 46.2% lone person
Mount Mitchell — Lone Person: 46.2% Mount Mitchell — Couple Families: 23.1% Mount Mitchell — Group Household: 30.8% Mount Mitchell — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Pinkett 30.8% lone person
Pinkett — Lone Person: 30.8% Pinkett — Couple Families: 46.2% Pinkett — Group Household: 0.0% Pinkett — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

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%
Pinkett 0.0% renting
Pinkett — Owned Outright: 52.4% Pinkett — Mortgage: 47.6% Pinkett — Renting: 0.0%
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%
Pinkett 92.0% houses
Pinkett — Houses: 92.0% Pinkett — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 15.6%
Mount Mitchell — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Pinkett — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / —
Mount Mitchell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Pinkett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / —
Mount Mitchell — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Pinkett — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Property market

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Median house price $462,000 $4,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $680,000

Zoning mix

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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 Pinkett
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pinkett carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 56).

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
21/100
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 Pinkett
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 Pinkett
Waterways 21 29

Mobility

Pinkett sits further from the CBD (576.8 km vs 561.9 km).

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 561.9 km 576.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 432 min 462 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 Pinkett
Car (driver) 48.4% / 55.6%
Mount Mitchell — Car (driver): 48.4% Pinkett — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 41.9% / 44.4%
Mount Mitchell — Worked from Home: 41.9% Pinkett — Worked from Home: 44.4%
Walked Only 9.7% / —
Mount Mitchell — Walked Only: 9.7% Pinkett — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Elevation 1,257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,074 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
Annual rainfall 817 mm 1,057 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 1.6°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Mitchell Pinkett
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

Pinkett

Family Luxury River Rural

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