Mount Russell vs Delungra

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Delungra: a median of $290,000, against $165,000 in Mount Russell, though rent is higher in Mount Russell. On these figures, Mount Russell tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Delungra suits 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

Delungra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Russell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($165,000 vs $290,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Delungra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Delungra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (441 min vs 452 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (604.7 km vs 612.3 km)
  • But Mount Russell is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Russell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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 Russell and Delungra 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 Russell Delungra
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 Russell Delungra
Walkability 14 / 0
Mount Russell — Walkability: 14/100 Delungra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 34
Mount Russell — Safety: 31/100 Delungra — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 81 / 64
Mount Russell — Low fire risk: 81/100 Delungra — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Delungra has more residents (625 vs 111); Mount Russell has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $54,808).

Mount Russell Delungra
Population 111 625
+463% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.4%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $74,724/yr
+27% vs other
 $54,808/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Russell Delungra
0-4 — / 5.8%
Mount Russell — 0-4: not among its largest Delungra — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 8.1% / 14.9%
Mount Russell — 5-14: 8.1% Delungra — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 9.9% / 5.8%
Mount Russell — 15-19: 9.9% Delungra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.6% / 4.0%
Mount Russell — 20-24: 3.6% Delungra — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 12.6% / 7.8%
Mount Russell — 25-34: 12.6% Delungra — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 10.8% / 11.0%
Mount Russell — 35-44: 10.8% Delungra — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 18.0% / 13.3%
Mount Russell — 45-54: 18.0% Delungra — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 18.9% / 14.9%
Mount Russell — 55-64: 18.9% Delungra — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 8.1% / 12.2%
Mount Russell — 65-74: 8.1% Delungra — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 4.5% / 6.4%
Mount Russell — 75-84: 4.5% Delungra — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 3.6% / 2.2%
Mount Russell — 85+: 3.6% Delungra — 85+: 2.2%

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

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 Russell Delungra
New Zealand 3.6% / 0.8%
Mount Russell — New Zealand: 3.6% Delungra — New Zealand: 0.8%
England — / 1.1%
Mount Russell — England: not among its largest Delungra — England: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Russell 50.0% couple families
Mount Russell — Couple Families: 50.0% Mount Russell — Lone Person: 28.6% Mount Russell — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Delungra 45.0% couple families
Delungra — Couple Families: 45.0% Delungra — Lone Person: 36.4% Delungra — One Parent Families: 18.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Russell 100.0% houses
Mount Russell — Houses: 100.0%
Delungra 100.0% houses
Delungra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Russell Delungra
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 16.6%
Mount Russell — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Delungra — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 5.3%
Mount Russell — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Delungra — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 3.2%
Mount Russell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Delungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 0.6%
Mount Russell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Delungra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Mount Russell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Delungra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Russell 14.3% renting
Mount Russell — Owned Outright: 40.5% Mount Russell — Mortgage: 45.2% Mount Russell — Renting: 14.3%
Delungra 15.7% renting
Delungra — Owned Outright: 53.5% Delungra — Mortgage: 30.8% Delungra — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mount Russell Delungra
Median house price $165,000 $290,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Russell Delungra
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Russell Delungra
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Russell Delungra
House price Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Mount Russell is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Mount Russell Delungra
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Delungra carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 19).

Mount Russell Delungra
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 Russell Delungra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Russell

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

Schools in Delungra

  • Delungra Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Russell Delungra
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Mount Russell sits further from the CBD (612.3 km vs 604.7 km).

Mount Russell Delungra
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 612.3 km
+1% vs other
 604.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 452 min 441 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
 0.0%
postcode 2403
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
 62
postcode 2403

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 Russell Delungra
Car (driver) 72.3% / 61.0%
Mount Russell — Car (driver): 72.3% Delungra — Car (driver): 61.0%
Worked from Home 27.7% / 28.0%
Mount Russell — Worked from Home: 27.7% Delungra — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Mount Russell — Walked Only: not among its largest Delungra — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.0%
Mount Russell — Car (passenger): not among its largest Delungra — Car (passenger): 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Mount Russell Delungra
Elevation 698 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Russell Delungra
Connectivity score 28/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
264 premises

Climate

Mount Russell Delungra
Annual rainfall 803 mm 678 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C —

Council rates

Mount Russell Delungra
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Russell Delungra
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Russell Delungra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Russell

Affordable Rural

Delungra

Affordable Rural

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