Piallamore vs Mulla Creek

Piallamore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Mulla Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Piallamore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Piallamore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mulla Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Piallamore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (302 min vs 324 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (414.5 km vs 429.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Piallamore carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)
  • Mulla Creek has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Piallamore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Piallamore and Mulla 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.

Piallamore Mulla Creek
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.

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Piallamore — Walkability: 0/100 Mulla Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 67
Piallamore — Safety: 85/100 Mulla Creek — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 73 / 60
Piallamore — Low fire risk: 73/100 Mulla Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Piallamore rents higher ($450/wk vs $0/wk); Piallamore has more residents (276 vs 87).

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Population 276
+68% vs other
 87
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% -3.3%
Median age 46 53
Median household income $106,756/yr
+32% vs other
 $72,280/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Piallamore Mulla Creek
0-4 5.4% / 3.4%
Piallamore — 0-4: 5.4% Mulla Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 20.3% / 18.4%
Piallamore — 5-14: 20.3% Mulla Creek — 5-14: 18.4%
15-19 5.1% / 3.4%
Piallamore — 15-19: 5.1% Mulla Creek — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 3.3% / —
Piallamore — 20-24: 3.3% Mulla Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.3% / 3.4%
Piallamore — 25-34: 4.3% Mulla Creek — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 12.3% / 13.8%
Piallamore — 35-44: 12.3% Mulla Creek — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 17.8% / 14.9%
Piallamore — 45-54: 17.8% Mulla Creek — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 10.9% / 20.7%
Piallamore — 55-64: 10.9% Mulla Creek — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 15.2% / 20.7%
Piallamore — 65-74: 15.2% Mulla Creek — 65-74: 20.7%
75-84 8.0% / 3.4%
Piallamore — 75-84: 8.0% Mulla Creek — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 5.7%
Piallamore — 85+: not among its largest Mulla Creek — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Piallamore 66.7% couple families
Piallamore — Couple Families: 66.7% Piallamore — Lone Person: 20.6% Piallamore — One Parent Families: 12.7%
Mulla Creek 62.5% couple families
Mulla Creek — Couple Families: 62.5% Mulla Creek — Lone Person: 18.8% Mulla Creek — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Piallamore 7.0% renting
Piallamore — Owned Outright: 40.7% Piallamore — Mortgage: 52.3% Piallamore — Renting: 7.0%
Mulla Creek 0.0% renting
Mulla Creek — Owned Outright: 41.7% Mulla Creek — Mortgage: 58.3% Mulla Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Piallamore 100.0% houses
Piallamore — Houses: 100.0%
Mulla Creek 100.0% houses
Mulla Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 17.2%
Piallamore — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Mulla Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 10.3%
Piallamore — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Mulla Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 10.3%
Piallamore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Mulla Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Piallamore — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Mulla Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Piallamore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Mulla Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Property market

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Median house price $915,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mulla Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 60%); Piallamore has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Rural and farming 60% 100%
Residential 26% 0%
Environmental 14% 0%
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

Piallamore Mulla Creek
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Piallamore Mulla Creek
House price Higher than 44% of NSW —
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Mulla Creek carries more crime risk (33 vs 15); Mulla Creek carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 27).

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
33/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Mulla Creek sits further from the CBD (429.7 km vs 414.5 km).

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 414.5 km 429.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 302 min 324 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.0%
postcode 2352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 51
postcode 2352

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.

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Car (driver) 72.6% / 31.6%
Piallamore — Car (driver): 72.6% Mulla Creek — Car (driver): 31.6%
Worked from Home 24.8% / 60.5%
Piallamore — Worked from Home: 24.8% Mulla Creek — Worked from Home: 60.5%
Walked Only — / 7.9%
Piallamore — Walked Only: not among its largest Mulla Creek — Walked Only: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / —
Piallamore — Car (passenger): 2.6% Mulla Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Elevation 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
116 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Annual rainfall 784 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Piallamore Mulla Creek
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Piallamore Mulla Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Piallamore

Family Rural

Mulla Creek

Retirees Rural

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