Mountain Creek vs Mullengandra
Mullengandra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Mountain Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mountain Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mountain Creek tends to suit couples, while Mullengandra 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
Mountain Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Mullengandra
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mountain Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mountain Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.3% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mountain Creek and Mullengandra 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
Mullengandra has more residents (122 vs 65); Mountain Creek rents higher ($280/wk vs $175/wk).
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 122 +88% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +38.3% | -1.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 44 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $107,224/yr +50% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +38% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Property market
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $734,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 96% |
| Environmental | 10% | 3% |
| 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
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Mullengandra carries more crime risk (52 vs 0).
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 10 | 3 |
Mobility
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 515.3 km | 516.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 317 min | 315 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2644 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2644 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 (81.8%).
Setting
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 287 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 307 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 12 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 645 mm | 692 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.3°C | 31.1°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.5°C | 5.0°C |
Council rates
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mountain Creek | Mullengandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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