Mullaley vs Ghoolendaadi

Ghoolendaadi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Mullaley. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mullaley, the large majority of households own their home. In Ghoolendaadi, most households rent and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mullaley tends to suit older residents, while Ghoolendaadi suits renters, families with children, and 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

Ghoolendaadi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 53%)
  • But Mullaley has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mullaley has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Ghoolendaadi has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ghoolendaadi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (466.3 km vs 477.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (333 min vs 340 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ghoolendaadi

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Mullaley has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Ghoolendaadi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.1% vs 13.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
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.

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Walkability 0 / 8
Mullaley — Walkability: 0/100 Ghoolendaadi — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 22 / 55
Mullaley — Safety: 22/100 Ghoolendaadi — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 72 / 87
Mullaley — Low fire risk: 72/100 Ghoolendaadi — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Mullaley has more residents (174 vs 85); Ghoolendaadi has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $67,184).

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Population 174
+51% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +37.1%
Median age 45 35
Median household income $67,184/yr $97,500/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
0-4 3.4% / 5.9%
Mullaley — 0-4: 3.4% Ghoolendaadi — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 13.2% / 23.5%
Mullaley — 5-14: 13.2% Ghoolendaadi — 5-14: 23.5%
15-19 11.5% / 3.5%
Mullaley — 15-19: 11.5% Ghoolendaadi — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 6.3% / 3.5%
Mullaley — 20-24: 6.3% Ghoolendaadi — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 8.6% / 12.9%
Mullaley — 25-34: 8.6% Ghoolendaadi — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 9.8% / 12.9%
Mullaley — 35-44: 9.8% Ghoolendaadi — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 14.9% / 10.6%
Mullaley — 45-54: 14.9% Ghoolendaadi — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 11.5% / 18.8%
Mullaley — 55-64: 11.5% Ghoolendaadi — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 12.1% / 7.1%
Mullaley — 65-74: 12.1% Ghoolendaadi — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 10.3% / 4.7%
Mullaley — 75-84: 10.3% Ghoolendaadi — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 4.0% / —
Mullaley — 85+: 4.0% Ghoolendaadi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mullaley 40.4% couple families
Mullaley — Couple Families: 40.4% Mullaley — Lone Person: 29.8% Mullaley — One Parent Families: 12.8% Mullaley — Group Household: 10.6% Mullaley — Other Families: 6.4%
Ghoolendaadi 57.1% couple families
Ghoolendaadi — Couple Families: 57.1% Ghoolendaadi — Lone Person: 21.4% Ghoolendaadi — One Parent Families: 21.4% Ghoolendaadi — Group Household: 0.0% Ghoolendaadi — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mullaley 8.5% renting
Mullaley — Owned Outright: 63.8% Mullaley — Mortgage: 27.7% Mullaley — Renting: 8.5%
Ghoolendaadi 61.1% renting
Ghoolendaadi — Owned Outright: 38.9% Ghoolendaadi — Mortgage: 0.0% Ghoolendaadi — Renting: 61.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mullaley 95.2% houses
Mullaley — Houses: 95.2% Mullaley — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Ghoolendaadi 100.0% houses
Ghoolendaadi — Houses: 100.0% Ghoolendaadi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 20.0%
Mullaley — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Ghoolendaadi — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 10.6%
Mullaley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Ghoolendaadi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 3.5%
Mullaley — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Ghoolendaadi — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Median house price $190,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $8,000 —

Zoning mix

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
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

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
same for both
Approvals change year on year -17%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
House price Higher than 3% of NSW —
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 97% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW

Liveability

Ghoolendaadi is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mullaley carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 13); Mullaley carries more crime risk (78 vs 45).

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
13/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mullaley

  • Mullaley Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Ghoolendaadi

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Parks & reserves 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Mullaley sits further from the CBD (477.4 km vs 466.3 km).

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 477.4 km
+2% vs other
 466.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 340 min 333 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2379
 0.1%
postcode 2380
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2379
 50
postcode 2380

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.

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Car (driver) 63.0% / 72.5%
Mullaley — Car (driver): 63.0% Ghoolendaadi — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 32.9% / 27.5%
Mullaley — Worked from Home: 32.9% Ghoolendaadi — Worked from Home: 27.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Mullaley — Car (passenger): 4.1% Ghoolendaadi — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Elevation 303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 273 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Average residential rate $1,093/yr
same for both
Council Gunnedah
same for both

Federal electorate

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mullaley Ghoolendaadi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mullaley

Affordable Retirees Rural

Ghoolendaadi

Family Rural

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