Mulbring vs Quorrobolong

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 Quorrobolong: a median of $2 million, against $1.25 million in Mulbring, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mulbring tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mulbring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 52/100)

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 $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mulbring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mulbring

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 113 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (137.8 km vs 147.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mulbring

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 52/100)

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

Mulbring and Quorrobolong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mulbring Quorrobolong
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.

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Walkability 26 / 5
Mulbring — Walkability: 26/100 Quorrobolong — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 61 / 48
Mulbring — Safety: 61/100 Quorrobolong — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 44 / 65
Mulbring — Low fire risk: 44/100 Quorrobolong — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Quorrobolong rents higher ($430/wk vs $360/wk); Quorrobolong has higher household incomes ($124,384 vs $107,484).

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Population 682
+16% vs other
 573
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +11.9%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $107,484/yr $124,384/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $430/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mulbring Quorrobolong
0-4 3.4% / 3.3%
Mulbring — 0-4: 3.4% Quorrobolong — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.1% / 12.4%
Mulbring — 5-14: 14.1% Quorrobolong — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 5.6% / 5.8%
Mulbring — 15-19: 5.6% Quorrobolong — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.9% / 3.7%
Mulbring — 20-24: 5.9% Quorrobolong — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.2% / 9.1%
Mulbring — 25-34: 7.2% Quorrobolong — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 12.6% / 8.7%
Mulbring — 35-44: 12.6% Quorrobolong — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 14.4% / 16.6%
Mulbring — 45-54: 14.4% Quorrobolong — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 15.8% / 21.6%
Mulbring — 55-64: 15.8% Quorrobolong — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 14.2% / 11.9%
Mulbring — 65-74: 14.2% Quorrobolong — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.7% / 3.8%
Mulbring — 75-84: 5.7% Quorrobolong — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.8% / —
Mulbring — 85+: 1.8% Quorrobolong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mulbring 66.9% couple families
Mulbring — Couple Families: 66.9% Mulbring — Lone Person: 20.5% Mulbring — One Parent Families: 12.6% Mulbring — Group Household: 0.0% Mulbring — Other Families: 0.0%
Quorrobolong 63.1% couple families
Quorrobolong — Couple Families: 63.1% Quorrobolong — Lone Person: 17.2% Quorrobolong — One Parent Families: 10.7% Quorrobolong — Group Household: 6.6% Quorrobolong — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mulbring 7.4% renting
Mulbring — Owned Outright: 47.2% Mulbring — Mortgage: 45.4% Mulbring — Renting: 7.4%
Quorrobolong 10.2% renting
Quorrobolong — Owned Outright: 42.6% Quorrobolong — Mortgage: 47.2% Quorrobolong — Renting: 10.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 22.3%
Mulbring — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Quorrobolong — Certificate III & IV: 22.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 10.8%
Mulbring — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Quorrobolong — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.7%
Mulbring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Quorrobolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 1.7%
Mulbring — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Quorrobolong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.0%
Mulbring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Quorrobolong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Mulbring Quorrobolong
England 2.1% / 2.8%
Mulbring — England: 2.1% Quorrobolong — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.4%
Mulbring — New Zealand: 0.4% Quorrobolong — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands 0.6% / 1.0%
Mulbring — Netherlands: 0.6% Quorrobolong — Netherlands: 1.0%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Mulbring — Scotland: 0.9% Quorrobolong — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Mulbring — Germany: not among its largest Quorrobolong — Germany: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Mulbring — Philippines: not among its largest Quorrobolong — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mulbring 100.0% houses
Mulbring — Houses: 100.0%
Quorrobolong 101.1% houses
Quorrobolong — Houses: 101.1%
Houses

Property market

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Median house price $1,250,000 $2,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 74 days
from 3 sales
 188 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Quorrobolong has more rural and farming land (93% vs 83%).

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Rural and farming 83% 93%
Environmental 14% 7%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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

Mulbring Quorrobolong
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mulbring Quorrobolong
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Mulbring is more walkable (26 vs 5).

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mulbring carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 35); Quorrobolong carries more crime risk (52 vs 39).

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
39/100
 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

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mulbring

  • Mulbring Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Quorrobolong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Quorrobolong sits further from the CBD (147.5 km vs 137.8 km).

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Walkability score 26/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 137.8 km 147.5 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 113 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2323
 0.4%
postcode 2325
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2323
 51
postcode 2325

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.

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Car (driver) 65.7% / 64.0%
Mulbring — Car (driver): 65.7% Quorrobolong — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 32.8%
Mulbring — Worked from Home: 27.5% Quorrobolong — Worked from Home: 32.8%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 3.2%
Mulbring — Car (passenger): 2.3% Quorrobolong — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Mulbring — Walked Only: 4.5% Quorrobolong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).

Setting

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.8 km 29.3 km

NBN connectivity

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Connectivity score 30/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
253 premises
 0%
151 premises

Climate

Mulbring Quorrobolong
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)

Mulbring Quorrobolong
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 11.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.27 pphm

Council rates

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mulbring Quorrobolong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mulbring

Acreage

Quorrobolong

Premium Rural

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