Mount Vincent vs Mulbring
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Vincent: a median of $1.4 million, against $1.25 million in Mulbring, though rent is higher in Mulbring. On these figures, Mulbring 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
Mount Vincent
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 39/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mulbring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,250,000 vs $1,400,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Vincent
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mount Vincent sits closer to the CBD (134 km vs 137.8 km)
- Mulbring is more walkable (26/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mulbring
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (26/100 vs 6/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
- But Mount Vincent carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 39/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mulbring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.2% vs 3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Vincent and Mulbring 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
Mulbring has more residents (682 vs 380); Mulbring rents higher ($360/wk vs $300/wk).
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 380 | 682 +79% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.5% | +14.2% |
| Median age | 46 same for both | |
| Median household income | $119,288/yr +10% vs other | $107,484/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $360/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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 (2.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,400,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 74 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 83% |
| Environmental | 15% | 14% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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 Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 719 across Cessnock same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
Mulbring is more walkable (26 vs 6).
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 43/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Mulbring carries more crime risk (39 vs 19).
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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 Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Vincent
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mulbring
- Mulbring Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Mulbring sits further from the CBD (137.8 km vs 134 km).
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 26/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 134 km | 137.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 100 min | 104 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2323 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2323 same for both | |
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 (65.7%).
Setting
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.6 km | 24.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 131 premises | 0% 253 premises |
Climate
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 16.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.53 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,405/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cessnock same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Vincent | Mulbring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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