Mount Mitchell vs Red Range

Red Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Mount Mitchell. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mount Mitchell: a median of $462,000, against $420,000 in Red Range, though rent is higher in Red Range. On these figures, Red Range tends to suit families with children.

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

Red Range

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 23%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Red Range

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $462,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Mitchell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $220/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 593 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (432 min vs 455 min)

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

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

Mount Mitchell and Red Range 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 Red Range
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 Red Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Mitchell — Walkability: 0/100 Red Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 74
Mount Mitchell — Safety: 70/100 Red Range — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 44 / 30
Mount Mitchell — Low fire risk: 44/100 Red Range — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Red Range has more residents (247 vs 106); Red Range rents higher ($220/wk vs $180/wk).

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Population 106 247
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.7% +32.1%
Median age 53 45
Median household income $61,048/yr $72,176/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk $220/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Mitchell Red Range
0-4 7.5% / 6.5%
Mount Mitchell — 0-4: 7.5% Red Range — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 3.8% / 17.4%
Mount Mitchell — 5-14: 3.8% Red Range — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 3.8% / 3.6%
Mount Mitchell — 15-19: 3.8% Red Range — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.8% / 2.0%
Mount Mitchell — 20-24: 3.8% Red Range — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 11.3% / 8.1%
Mount Mitchell — 25-34: 11.3% Red Range — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 2.8% / 10.5%
Mount Mitchell — 35-44: 2.8% Red Range — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 11.3% / 14.2%
Mount Mitchell — 45-54: 11.3% Red Range — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 25.5% / 16.2%
Mount Mitchell — 55-64: 25.5% Red Range — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 14.2% / 12.6%
Mount Mitchell — 65-74: 14.2% Red Range — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 2.8% / 4.5%
Mount Mitchell — 75-84: 2.8% Red Range — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Mount Mitchell — 85+: not among its largest Red Range — 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%
Red Range 45.5% lone person
Red Range — Lone Person: 45.5% Red Range — Couple Families: 36.4% Red Range — Group Household: 0.0% Red Range — One Parent Families: 18.2%
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%
Red Range 16.9% renting
Red Range — Owned Outright: 54.5% Red Range — Mortgage: 28.6% Red Range — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mount Mitchell Red Range
England 4.7% / —
Mount Mitchell — England: 4.7% Red Range — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.8% / —
Mount Mitchell — New Zealand: 2.8% Red Range — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland — / 1.2%
Mount Mitchell — Ireland: not among its largest Red Range — Ireland: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 14.6%
Mount Mitchell — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Red Range — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 9.3%
Mount Mitchell — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Red Range — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 4.0%
Mount Mitchell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Red Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%

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

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%
Red Range 96.4% houses
Red Range — Houses: 96.4% Red Range — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Median house price $462,000 $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Mount Mitchell Red Range
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Red Range carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 56).

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
26/100
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 Red Range
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Mitchell

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

Schools in Red Range

  • Red Range Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 21 39

Mobility

Red Range sits further from the CBD (593 km vs 561.9 km).

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 561.9 km 593 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 432 min 455 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 Red Range
Car (driver) 48.4% / 65.8%
Mount Mitchell — Car (driver): 48.4% Red Range — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 41.9% / 29.1%
Mount Mitchell — Worked from Home: 41.9% Red Range — Worked from Home: 29.1%
Walked Only 9.7% / —
Mount Mitchell — Walked Only: 9.7% Red Range — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Mount Mitchell — Car (passenger): not among its largest Red Range — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Elevation 1,257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Mitchell Red Range
Connectivity score 15/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Mitchell Red Range
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

Red Range

Family River Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Mount Mitchell

Mount Mitchell vs Glencoe Mount Mitchell vs Ben Lomond Mount Mitchell vs Pinkett Mount Mitchell vs Lambs Valley

Other comparisons with Red Range

Red Range vs Shannon Vale Red Range vs Pinkett Red Range vs Lambs Valley Red Range vs Diehard
Full data on Mount Mitchell Full data on Red Range
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or