Mylestom vs Raleigh

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mylestom, about half of households are people living alone. In Raleigh, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Raleigh: a median of $1.1 million, against $800,000 in Mylestom. On these figures, Mylestom tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Raleigh 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

Raleigh

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 51%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mylestom has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,100,000)
  • Raleigh leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mylestom has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 21%)
  • Raleigh leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Raleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (506.5 km vs 509.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Raleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Raleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.6% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mylestom Raleigh
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.

Mylestom Raleigh
Walkability 5 / 12
Mylestom — Walkability: 5/100 Raleigh — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 24 / 34
Mylestom — Safety: 24/100 Raleigh — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Mylestom — Low fire risk: 100/100 Raleigh — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Raleigh has more residents (681 vs 336); Raleigh has higher household incomes ($77,064 vs $56,316).

Mylestom Raleigh
Population 336 681
+103% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +5.6%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $56,316/yr $77,064/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+4% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mylestom Raleigh
0-4 1.5% / 3.4%
Mylestom — 0-4: 1.5% Raleigh — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.0% / 10.3%
Mylestom — 5-14: 11.0% Raleigh — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 4.2% / 6.5%
Mylestom — 15-19: 4.2% Raleigh — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 3.0% / 5.0%
Mylestom — 20-24: 3.0% Raleigh — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.6% / 8.5%
Mylestom — 25-34: 8.6% Raleigh — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 8.6% / 10.1%
Mylestom — 35-44: 8.6% Raleigh — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 14.6% / 14.4%
Mylestom — 45-54: 14.6% Raleigh — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 18.2% / 17.5%
Mylestom — 55-64: 18.2% Raleigh — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 16.7% / 11.9%
Mylestom — 65-74: 16.7% Raleigh — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 7.4% / 7.2%
Mylestom — 75-84: 7.4% Raleigh — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 3.3% / 6.3%
Mylestom — 85+: 3.3% Raleigh — 85+: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mylestom 46.2% lone person
Mylestom — Lone Person: 46.2% Mylestom — Couple Families: 25.3% Mylestom — One Parent Families: 25.3% Mylestom — Group Household: 0.0% Mylestom — Other Families: 3.3%
Raleigh 26.4% lone person
Raleigh — Lone Person: 26.4% Raleigh — Couple Families: 45.7% Raleigh — One Parent Families: 20.7% Raleigh — Group Household: 7.1% Raleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mylestom 31.4% renting
Mylestom — Owned Outright: 50.4% Mylestom — Mortgage: 18.2% Mylestom — Renting: 31.4%
Raleigh 21.0% renting
Raleigh — Owned Outright: 47.1% Raleigh — Mortgage: 31.9% Raleigh — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mylestom Raleigh
England 5.4% / 4.4%
Mylestom — England: 5.4% Raleigh — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.0%
Mylestom — New Zealand: 0.9% Raleigh — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Mylestom — Netherlands: not among its largest Raleigh — Netherlands: 0.9%
Taiwan — / 0.7%
Mylestom — Taiwan: not among its largest Raleigh — Taiwan: 0.7%
Canada — / 0.6%
Mylestom — Canada: not among its largest Raleigh — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Mylestom Raleigh
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.5%
Mylestom — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Raleigh — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 11.0%
Mylestom — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Raleigh — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.5%
Mylestom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Raleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.1%
Mylestom — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Raleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.8%
Mylestom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Raleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mylestom 81.3% houses
Mylestom — Houses: 81.3% Mylestom — Flats / Apartments: 16.5% Mylestom — Townhouses: 2.2%
Raleigh 91.5% houses
Raleigh — Houses: 91.5% Raleigh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Raleigh — Townhouses: 9.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mylestom Raleigh
Median house price $800,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $720,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Mylestom has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 17%); Raleigh has more rural and farming land (76% vs 0%).

Mylestom Raleigh
Environmental 92% 17%
Rural and farming 0% 76%
Residential 5% 4%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Mylestom Raleigh
New dwellings approved 40
across Bellingen
same for both
Approvals change year on year +12%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mylestom Raleigh
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Mylestom Raleigh
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Raleigh carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Mylestom carries more crime risk (76 vs 66).

Mylestom Raleigh
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mylestom Raleigh
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mylestom

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

Schools in Raleigh

  • Raleigh Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mylestom Raleigh
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Mylestom sits further from the CBD (509.2 km vs 506.5 km).

Mylestom Raleigh
Walkability score 5/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 509.2 km 506.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 332 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2454
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 2454
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.

Mylestom Raleigh
Car (driver) 80.6% / 74.8%
Mylestom — Car (driver): 80.6% Raleigh — Car (driver): 74.8%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 15.7%
Mylestom — Worked from Home: 15.7% Raleigh — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.5%
Mylestom — Car (passenger): 3.7% Raleigh — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Mylestom — Walked Only: not among its largest Raleigh — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Mylestom Raleigh
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 293 m
1.3 km to a named beach
 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Mylestom Raleigh
Connectivity score 45/100 34/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
209 premises
 0%
362 premises

Climate

Mylestom Raleigh
Annual rainfall 1,827 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mylestom Raleigh
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.22 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mylestom Raleigh
Average residential rate $1,592/yr
same for both
Council Bellingen
same for both

Federal electorate

Mylestom Raleigh
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mylestom Raleigh
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mylestom

Beach Coastal Retirees

Raleigh

Retirees Rural

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