Mummulgum vs Piora
Mummulgum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Piora. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Piora, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mummulgum tends to suit people living alone, while Piora 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mummulgum carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 94/100)
- Piora is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Piora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 34%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Piora
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (487 min vs 496 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (727 km vs 738.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mummulgum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mummulgum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs -17.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mummulgum and Piora 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
Mummulgum has more residents (105 vs 71); Piora has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $53,612).
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105 +32% vs other | 71 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.5% | -17.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 55 |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr | $71,500/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $235/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (5.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (20.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $905,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 98% |
| Environmental | 11% | 2% |
| 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
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle | 24 across Richmond Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -78% |
Ranking within NSW
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Piora carries more crime risk (94 vs 53).
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mummulgum
- Mummulgum Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Piora
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 | 3 |
Mobility
Mummulgum sits further from the CBD (738.9 km vs 727 km).
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 738.9 km +2% vs other | 727 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 496 min | 487 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2469 | 0.2% postcode 2470 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2469 | 67 postcode 2470 |
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 (76.7%).
Setting
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,374 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr | $1,282/yr |
| Council | Kyogle | Richmond Valley |
Federal electorate
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mummulgum | Piora | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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