Mullion Creek vs Euchareena
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 Mullion Creek: a median of $942,000, against $97,000 in Euchareena, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mullion Creek tends to suit families with children, while Euchareena suits people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mullion Creek is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 60%)
- Euchareena carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 54/100)
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
- Mullion Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
- Euchareena has cheaper houses ($97,000 vs $942,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Euchareena
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 3%)
- has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mullion Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (289.6 km vs 307.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 255 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Euchareena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mullion Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.7% vs -13.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mullion Creek and Euchareena 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
Mullion Creek has more residents (561 vs 170); Mullion Creek has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $46,800).
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 561 +70% vs other | 170 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.7% | -13.7% |
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Median household income | $93,600/yr +50% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +44% vs other | $168/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $942,500 | $97,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| Environmental | 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
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne | 405 across Dubbo |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% | -12% |
Ranking within NSW
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 42/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Mullion Creek carries more crime risk (54 vs 23); Mullion Creek carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 17).
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mullion Creek
- Mullion Creek Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Euchareena
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 49 |
Mobility
Euchareena sits further from the CBD (307.8 km vs 289.6 km).
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 289.6 km | 307.8 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 241 min | 255 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 | 0.2% postcode 2866 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 | 52 postcode 2866 |
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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 911 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 642 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 160 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm | 692 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C | — |
Council rates
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr | $1,233/yr |
| Council | Cabonne | Dubbo |
Federal electorate
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mullion Creek | Euchareena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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