Mullamuddy vs Spring Flat
Spring Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Mullamuddy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mullamuddy, about half of households are people living alone. In Spring Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Flat: a median of $1.39 million, against $900,000 in Mullamuddy, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mullamuddy tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Spring Flat suits 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
Spring Flat
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Mullamuddy has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,392,500)
- Spring Flat leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 45%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mullamuddy has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $375/wk)
- Spring Flat leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mullamuddy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 237 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (263.1 km vs 272.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Spring Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (68.3% vs 43.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mullamuddy and Spring Flat 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
Spring Flat has more residents (345 vs 95); Spring Flat has higher household incomes ($154,648 vs $81,224).
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95 | 345 +263% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +43.9% | +68.3% |
| Median age | 43 | 36 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $154,648/yr +90% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $375/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
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 (18.0%).
Property market
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $900,000 | $1,392,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $365,000 |
Zoning mix
Mullamuddy has more rural and farming land (88% vs 64%); Spring Flat has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 12%).
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 64% |
| Environmental | 12% | 28% |
| Residential | 0% | 8% |
| 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
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Mullamuddy
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Spring Flat
- St Matthews Catholic School - Secondary Campus Catholic · Secondary below peers
- St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee Catholic · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 14 | 17 |
Mobility
Spring Flat sits further from the CBD (272.7 km vs 263.1 km).
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 263.1 km | 272.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 219 min | 237 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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 (71.7%).
Setting
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 545 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 605 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 64/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 48% 198 premises |
Climate
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mullamuddy | Spring Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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