Mulbring vs Richmond Vale
Richmond Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in 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. On these figures, Mulbring tends to suit older residents, while Richmond Vale suits people living alone and 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
Mulbring
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 99/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Richmond Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Richmond Vale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mulbring
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (137.8 km vs 142 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 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 99/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
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 Richmond Vale 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 95); Richmond Vale has higher household incomes ($162,448 vs $107,484).
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 682 +86% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.2% | +13.1% |
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Median household income | $107,484/yr | $162,448/yr +51% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +33% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).
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 (22.7%).
Property market
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,250,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $462,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 74 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 74% |
| Environmental | 14% | 22% |
| Industrial | 0% | 2% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% 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
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 719 across Cessnock same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 50% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
Mulbring is more walkable (26 vs 0).
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 43/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Richmond Vale carries more crime risk (99 vs 39).
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | High 99/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Richmond Vale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Richmond Vale sits further from the CBD (142 km vs 137.8 km).
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 26/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 137.8 km | 142 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 107 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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.8 km | 24.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 253 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,405/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cessnock same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mulbring | Richmond Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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