Mylestom vs Urunga

Mylestom is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Urunga. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Urunga: a median of $875,000, against $800,000 in Mylestom, though rent is higher in Mylestom.

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

Urunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Urunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (322 min vs 332 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (496.5 km vs 509.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Urunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Urunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mylestom and Urunga 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 Urunga
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 Urunga
Walkability 5 / 8
Mylestom — Walkability: 5/100 Urunga — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 24 / 22
Mylestom — Safety: 24/100 Urunga — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Mylestom — Low fire risk: 100/100 Urunga — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Urunga has more residents (3,185 vs 336); Urunga skews older (55 vs 50).

Mylestom Urunga
Population 336 3,185
+848% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +6.2%
Median age 50 55
Median household income $56,316/yr
+1% vs other
 $55,692/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+6% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mylestom Urunga
0-4 1.5% / 4.3%
Mylestom — 0-4: 1.5% Urunga — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.0% / 9.5%
Mylestom — 5-14: 11.0% Urunga — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 4.2% / 4.1%
Mylestom — 15-19: 4.2% Urunga — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 3.0% / 2.7%
Mylestom — 20-24: 3.0% Urunga — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 8.6% / 8.3%
Mylestom — 25-34: 8.6% Urunga — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 8.6% / 8.3%
Mylestom — 35-44: 8.6% Urunga — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 14.6% / 11.8%
Mylestom — 45-54: 14.6% Urunga — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 18.2% / 17.2%
Mylestom — 55-64: 18.2% Urunga — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 16.7% / 19.4%
Mylestom — 65-74: 16.7% Urunga — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 7.4% / 10.6%
Mylestom — 75-84: 7.4% Urunga — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ 3.3% / 3.7%
Mylestom — 85+: 3.3% Urunga — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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%
Urunga 47.5% lone person
Urunga — Lone Person: 47.5% Urunga — Couple Families: 25.0% Urunga — One Parent Families: 20.0% Urunga — Group Household: 6.2% Urunga — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Urunga 27.9% renting
Urunga — Owned Outright: 49.8% Urunga — Mortgage: 22.2% Urunga — Renting: 27.9%
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 Urunga
England 5.4% / 3.7%
Mylestom — England: 5.4% Urunga — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.0%
Mylestom — New Zealand: 0.9% Urunga — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Mylestom — Scotland: not among its largest Urunga — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Mylestom — Germany: not among its largest Urunga — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Mylestom — Netherlands: not among its largest Urunga — Netherlands: 0.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Mylestom Urunga
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.5%
Mylestom — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Urunga — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 9.4%
Mylestom — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Urunga — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.7%
Mylestom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Urunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.3%
Mylestom — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Urunga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Mylestom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Urunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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%
Urunga 80.9% houses
Urunga — Houses: 80.9% Urunga — Flats / Apartments: 13.3% Urunga — Townhouses: 5.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mylestom Urunga
Median house price $800,000 $875,000
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price — $442,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 40 sales

Zoning mix

Mylestom has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 27%); Urunga has more rural and farming land (61% vs 0%).

Mylestom Urunga
Environmental 92% 27%
Rural and farming 0% 61%
Residential 5% 9%
Parks and recreation 2%
same for both
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 Urunga
New dwellings approved 40
across Bellingen
same for both
Approvals change year on year +12%
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.

Mylestom Urunga
Houses — 3.4%
$672/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mylestom Urunga
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Mylestom Urunga
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Urunga carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Mylestom Urunga
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
78/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
66/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

  • Urunga Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mylestom Urunga
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 20

Mobility

Mylestom sits further from the CBD (509.2 km vs 496.5 km).

Mylestom Urunga
Walkability score 5/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 509.2 km
+2% vs other
 496.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 332 min 322 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2454
 0.3%
postcode 2455
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 2454
 58
postcode 2455

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 Urunga
Car (driver) 80.6% / 79.1%
Mylestom — Car (driver): 80.6% Urunga — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 13.2%
Mylestom — Worked from Home: 15.7% Urunga — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.1%
Mylestom — Car (passenger): 3.7% Urunga — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Mylestom — Walked Only: not among its largest Urunga — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Mylestom — Bicycle: not among its largest Urunga — Bicycle: 0.8%

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

Setting

Mylestom Urunga
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 293 m
1.3 km to a named beach
 3.5 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mylestom Urunga
Connectivity score 45/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
209 premises
 4%
1,786 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mylestom Urunga
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

Urunga

Retirees River

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