Mummulgum vs Theresa Creek
Mummulgum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Theresa Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Theresa Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Theresa Creek tends to suit people living alone.
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
Mummulgum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Theresa Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mummulgum
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
- But Theresa Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mummulgum
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (496 min vs 504 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (738.9 km vs 742.2 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
Mummulgum and Theresa Creek 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 72); Mummulgum has higher household incomes ($53,612 vs $43,316).
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105 +31% vs other | 72 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.5% | +7.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 51 |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr +19% vs other | $43,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $250/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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.
Zoning mix
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 95% |
| Environmental | 11% | 5% |
| 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 | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Mummulgum carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 40).
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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 | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Theresa Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 | 3 |
Mobility
Theresa Creek sits further from the CBD (742.2 km vs 738.9 km).
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 738.9 km | 742.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 496 min | 504 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2469 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2469 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 (50.0%).
Setting
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 162 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mummulgum | Theresa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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