Mullumbimby vs Billinudgel

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Billinudgel: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.12 million in Mullumbimby, though rent is higher in Mullumbimby. On these figures, Mullumbimby tends to suit 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

Mullumbimby

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mullumbimby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,120,000 vs $1,650,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Billinudgel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($289/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mullumbimby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 7/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (765.3 km vs 773.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mullumbimby

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 7/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
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.

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Walkability 75 / 7
Mullumbimby — Walkability: 75/100 Billinudgel — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 18 / 12
Mullumbimby — Safety: 18/100 Billinudgel — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mullumbimby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Billinudgel — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mullumbimby has more residents (4,180 vs 261); Mullumbimby rents higher ($500/wk vs $289/wk).

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Population 4,180
+94% vs other
 261
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +19.7%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $70,460/yr $76,648/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+42% vs other
 $289/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
0-4 4.5% / 6.1%
Mullumbimby — 0-4: 4.5% Billinudgel — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 13.2% / 11.1%
Mullumbimby — 5-14: 13.2% Billinudgel — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 6.5% / 1.9%
Mullumbimby — 15-19: 6.5% Billinudgel — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 3.3% / 2.7%
Mullumbimby — 20-24: 3.3% Billinudgel — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 10.0% / 11.5%
Mullumbimby — 25-34: 10.0% Billinudgel — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 12.6% / 17.2%
Mullumbimby — 35-44: 12.6% Billinudgel — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 15.4% / 14.9%
Mullumbimby — 45-54: 15.4% Billinudgel — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 13.8% / 16.1%
Mullumbimby — 55-64: 13.8% Billinudgel — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 12.5% / 13.4%
Mullumbimby — 65-74: 12.5% Billinudgel — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 5.8% / 2.7%
Mullumbimby — 75-84: 5.8% Billinudgel — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 2.7% / 1.5%
Mullumbimby — 85+: 2.7% Billinudgel — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mullumbimby 31.7% couple families
Mullumbimby — Couple Families: 31.7% Mullumbimby — Lone Person: 35.9% Mullumbimby — One Parent Families: 21.4% Mullumbimby — Group Household: 9.7% Mullumbimby — Other Families: 1.3%
Billinudgel 37.7% couple families
Billinudgel — Couple Families: 37.7% Billinudgel — Lone Person: 32.1% Billinudgel — One Parent Families: 20.8% Billinudgel — Group Household: 9.4% Billinudgel — 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.

Mullumbimby 31.3% renting
Mullumbimby — Owned Outright: 39.7% Mullumbimby — Mortgage: 29.0% Mullumbimby — Renting: 31.3%
Billinudgel 36.8% renting
Billinudgel — Owned Outright: 26.5% Billinudgel — Mortgage: 36.8% Billinudgel — Renting: 36.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 13.8%
Mullumbimby — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Billinudgel — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 13.0%
Mullumbimby — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Billinudgel — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 6.5%
Mullumbimby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Billinudgel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 3.8%
Mullumbimby — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Billinudgel — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Mullumbimby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Billinudgel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
England 5.8% / 5.7%
Mullumbimby — England: 5.8% Billinudgel — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 2.0% / 5.0%
Mullumbimby — New Zealand: 2.0% Billinudgel — New Zealand: 5.0%
Germany 1.7% / 2.3%
Mullumbimby — Germany: 1.7% Billinudgel — Germany: 2.3%
Netherlands 0.5% / 1.1%
Mullumbimby — Netherlands: 0.5% Billinudgel — Netherlands: 1.1%
Italy — / 1.1%
Mullumbimby — Italy: not among its largest Billinudgel — Italy: 1.1%
France 0.7% / —
Mullumbimby — France: 0.7% Billinudgel — France: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Mullumbimby — South Africa: 0.7% Billinudgel — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mullumbimby 88.6% houses
Mullumbimby — Houses: 88.6% Mullumbimby — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Mullumbimby — Townhouses: 3.6%
Billinudgel 97.1% houses
Billinudgel — Houses: 97.1% Billinudgel — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Billinudgel — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Median house price $1,120,000 $1,650,000
Median unit price $890,000 —
Median land price $827,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 58 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Billinudgel has more rural and farming land (74% vs 61%).

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Rural and farming 61% 74%
Environmental 15% 16%
Residential 10% 0%
Other and special use 7% 4%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Industrial 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

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Houses 4.1%
$1,000/wk on $1.27M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools Higher than 52% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of NSW —

Liveability

Mullumbimby is more walkable (75 vs 7).

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 High
88/100
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

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Mullumbimby

  • Mullumbimby Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mullumbimby High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Hinterland Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
  • St John's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Billinudgel

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 5 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 13 6

Mobility

Billinudgel sits further from the CBD (773.8 km vs 765.3 km).

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Walkability score 75/100 7/100
Distance to Sydney 765.3 km 773.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 492 min 494 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 31/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2482
 1.2%
postcode 2483
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 2482
 72
postcode 2483

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.

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Car (driver) 61.1% / 72.7%
Mullumbimby — Car (driver): 61.1% Billinudgel — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 27.1% / 27.3%
Mullumbimby — Worked from Home: 27.1% Billinudgel — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Mullumbimby — Walked Only: 4.8% Billinudgel — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Mullumbimby — Car (passenger): 3.5% Billinudgel — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 3.5% / —
Mullumbimby — Bicycle: 3.5% Billinudgel — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.6 km 3.6 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Connectivity score 82/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
2,282 premises
 18%
198 premises

Climate

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mullumbimby Billinudgel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mullumbimby

Acreage River Village Feel

Billinudgel

River Rural

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