Mullion Creek vs Ophir
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, Mullion Creek tends to suit 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
Ophir
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ophir
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (283.3 km vs 289.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ophir
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 54/100)
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
Mullion Creek and Ophir 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 128); Ophir has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $93,600).
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 561 +77% vs other | 128 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| Median age | 39 | 41 |
| Median household income | $93,600/yr | $109,200/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +7% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
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 (22.3%).
Property market
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $942,500 | $950,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Ophir has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 88% |
| Environmental | 0% | 12% |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 42/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Mullion Creek carries more crime risk (54 vs 16).
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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 | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ophir
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 21 |
Mobility
Mullion Creek sits further from the CBD (289.6 km vs 283.3 km).
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 289.6 km +2% vs other | 283.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 241 min | 238 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 911 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 682 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 160 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.4 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mullion Creek | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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