Savernake vs Mulwala

Savernake is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Mulwala. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Savernake, the large majority of households are couple families. In Mulwala, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Savernake tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Mulwala suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Mulwala

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Savernake is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Savernake

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($110,000 vs $310,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 29%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Savernake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Savernake

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (633.6 km vs 645.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 407 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mulwala

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Mulwala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.3% vs -28.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Savernake Mulwala
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.

Savernake Mulwala
Walkability 0 / 0
Savernake — Walkability: 0/100 Mulwala — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 48
Savernake — Safety: 25/100 Mulwala — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 58 / 71
Savernake — Low fire risk: 58/100 Mulwala — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Mulwala rents higher ($270/wk vs $0/wk); Mulwala has more residents (2,557 vs 67).

Savernake Mulwala
Population 67 2,557
+3716% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -28.7% +18.3%
Median age 40 53
Median household income $86,632/yr
+29% vs other
 $61,620/yr
Median weekly rent — $270/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Savernake Mulwala
0-4 16.4% / 4.7%
Savernake — 0-4: 16.4% Mulwala — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.0% / 10.7%
Savernake — 5-14: 9.0% Mulwala — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 — / 4.8%
Savernake — 15-19: not among its largest Mulwala — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 9.0% / 3.5%
Savernake — 20-24: 9.0% Mulwala — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 17.9% / 8.1%
Savernake — 25-34: 17.9% Mulwala — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 16.4% / 8.5%
Savernake — 35-44: 16.4% Mulwala — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 11.9% / 11.2%
Savernake — 45-54: 11.9% Mulwala — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 16.4% / 14.2%
Savernake — 55-64: 16.4% Mulwala — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 14.9% / 18.7%
Savernake — 65-74: 14.9% Mulwala — 65-74: 18.7%
75-84 — / 11.7%
Savernake — 75-84: not among its largest Mulwala — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ — / 3.1%
Savernake — 85+: not among its largest Mulwala — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Savernake 80.0% couple families
Savernake — Couple Families: 80.0% Savernake — Lone Person: 20.0% Savernake — One Parent Families: 0.0% Savernake — Group Household: 0.0% Savernake — Other Families: 0.0%
Mulwala 35.6% couple families
Mulwala — Couple Families: 35.6% Mulwala — Lone Person: 47.8% Mulwala — One Parent Families: 12.0% Mulwala — Group Household: 4.2% Mulwala — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Savernake 0.0% renting
Savernake — Owned Outright: 61.1% Savernake — Mortgage: 38.9% Savernake — Renting: 0.0%
Mulwala 19.5% renting
Mulwala — Owned Outright: 47.9% Mulwala — Mortgage: 32.6% Mulwala — Renting: 19.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Savernake 80.0% houses
Savernake — Houses: 80.0% Savernake — Flats / Apartments: 20.0% Savernake — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mulwala 86.9% houses
Mulwala — Houses: 86.9% Mulwala — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Mulwala — Townhouses: 11.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Savernake Mulwala
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 19.7%
Savernake — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Mulwala — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 5.3%
Savernake — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Mulwala — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 6.2%
Savernake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Mulwala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 0.7%
Savernake — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Mulwala — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Savernake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mulwala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Savernake Mulwala
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price — $434,000
Median land price $110,000 $310,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 43 sales

Zoning mix

Savernake has more rural and farming land (100% vs 82%); Mulwala has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Savernake Mulwala
Rural and farming 100% 82%
Environmental 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Residential 0% 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

Savernake Mulwala
New dwellings approved 47
across Federation
same for both
Approvals change year on year +38%
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.

Savernake Mulwala
Houses — 3.2%
$550/wk on $880K
Units — 4.6%
$410/wk on $462K

Ranking within NSW

Savernake Mulwala
House price — Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 32% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Savernake Mulwala
Grade — C
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Savernake carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 29); Savernake carries more crime risk (75 vs 52).

Savernake Mulwala
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Savernake Mulwala
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Savernake

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

Schools in Mulwala

  • Mulwala Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Savernake Mulwala
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 122 0

Mobility

Mulwala sits further from the CBD (645.1 km vs 633.6 km).

Savernake Mulwala
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 633.6 km 645.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 402 min 407 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2646
 0.4%
postcode 2647
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2646
 63
postcode 2647

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.

Savernake Mulwala
Car (driver) 53.7% / 80.8%
Savernake — Car (driver): 53.7% Mulwala — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 39.0% / 10.0%
Savernake — Worked from Home: 39.0% Mulwala — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Walked Only 7.3% / 4.0%
Savernake — Walked Only: 7.3% Mulwala — Walked Only: 4.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Savernake — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mulwala — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Savernake — Bicycle: not among its largest Mulwala — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Savernake Mulwala
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Savernake Mulwala
Connectivity score 21/100 73/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 42%
1,888 premises

Climate

Savernake Mulwala
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Savernake Mulwala
Average residential rate $951/yr
same for both
Council Federation
same for both

Federal electorate

Savernake Mulwala
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Savernake Mulwala
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Savernake

Family Rural Young Families

Mulwala

Retirees Rural

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