Mumbil vs Stuart Town
Mumbil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Stuart Town. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mumbil, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stuart Town: a median of $265,000, against $210,000 in Mumbil, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mumbil 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mumbil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($210,000 vs $265,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mumbil
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $200/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stuart Town
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (269 min vs 281 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (327.3 km vs 338 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
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
Mumbil and Stuart Town 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
Stuart Town rents higher ($200/wk vs $140/wk); Stuart Town skews older (51 vs 48).
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 298 +19% vs other | 241 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| Median age | 48 | 51 |
| Median household income | $44,928/yr | $47,268/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $140/wk | $200/wk +43% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
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 (2.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $210,000 | $265,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $120,000 |
Zoning mix
Stuart Town has more rural and farming land (93% vs 79%); Mumbil has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 6%).
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 93% |
| Environmental | 16% | 6% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 405 across Dubbo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -12% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Mumbil carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 24).
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mumbil
- Mumbil Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Stuart Town
- Stuart Town Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 36 | 39 |
Mobility
Mumbil sits further from the CBD (338 km vs 327.3 km).
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 338 km +3% vs other | 327.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 281 min | 269 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2820 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2820 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 (87.7%).
Setting
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 453 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 479 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 174 premises | 0% 153 premises |
Climate
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 641 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dubbo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mumbil | Stuart Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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