Mitchell NSW 2795
Mitchell is a suburb in New South Wales, 211 km from Sydney CBD, around 3 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 1,179; the median age is 30 and the median household income is $40,508 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb fell 10.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $215 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,235. Mitchell is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Mitchell a good suburb?
Mitchell scores a C (43/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 58/100 · 210.7 km · 183 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $320K · More affordable than 80% of NSW
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 44/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 30 · 1,179 residents
Liveability Rating
43 / 100 · Ranked #936 in NSWEach bar is Mitchell's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Mitchell?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
43 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Q4 2025Mitchell's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $320,000 in the December 2025 quarter, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only two sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 69% over the past decade — 5.4% per year on average.
Houses
$320,000
Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Units
$465,500
Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $562/wk
- 122 bonds
- +44% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $460/wk
- 27 bonds
- +49% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2795 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025110 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2795.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Mitchell safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Mitchell sits in the moderate band, with 40 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 30% on the prior year.
40 offences
29.8% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Bathurst Regional Council has published 8 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Two schools serve Mitchell, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
- • 252 students across 2 schools (avg 126)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 904-908, median 906 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Skillset Senior College (155 students)
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Mitchell is somewhat walkable on foot — at 58/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mitchell.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 27.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 16.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 6.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 12.8 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mitchell.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 35%
- Premises covered
- 216
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Bathurst: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Mitchell is home to about 1,200 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 30 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $41,000 a year, with unemployment at 10.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,179
Median Age
30
Median Household Income
$40,508/yr
Census Median Rent
$215/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,235/mo
Avg Household Size
1.7
Median Personal Income
$23,972/yr
Unemployment Rate
10.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.6%
Total Dwellings
127
Owner-Occupier Rate
19.4%
Houses
29.9%
Rental Stress
27.6%
Mortgage Stress
36.6%
Work From Home
5.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
28 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 5 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 100 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 33.9%
- Employment Rate
- 21.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 25.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.7% of residents (90) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (83).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,163 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 240).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,301 a year through Bathurst based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Infrastructure and transport 54%
- Environmental 26%
- Parks and recreation 14%
- Residential 3%
- Industrial 3%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Bathurst
In the year to August 2026, 177 new dwellings were approved across Bathurst. That mix is 146 houses and 31 units. Approvals are down 22.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.
From the Bathurst monitoring station, 3.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Bathurst Ag Station Comparison, 0.2 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, frosty winters.
- Elevation
- 714 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 666 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 28.4°C
- 9 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 1.1°C
- 57 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
6 facilities within 5 km- 2.7 kmOther Food Product Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.4 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 4.1 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 4.2 km
- 4.8 kmOther Food Product Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 2795, 162 of 38,049 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.6% (982 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2795, 8,432 rooftop-solar systems totalling 62.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 18,027 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 533 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
Q4-2025 median9 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2795.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $320,000 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Andrew Gee Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Gee | 37.7% | 62.3% | +3.2 |
| 2022 | Andrew Gee | 34.5% | 65.5% | +2.2 |
| 2019 | Andrew Gee | 36.7% | 63.3% | +1.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Paul Toole The Nationals
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Paul Toole NP | 73.6% |
| 2019 | Paul Toole NP | 67.9% |
| 2015 | Paul Toole NP | 65.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Mitchell?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,179 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Nearby suburbs
Bathurst NSW 2795
West Bathurst NSW 2795
South Bathurst NSW 2795
Robin Hill NSW 2795
Evans Plains NSW 2795
Mount Panorama NSW 2795
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Common questions about Mitchell
Is Mitchell a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mitchell is moderate (44/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mitchell?
Mitchell has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mitchell a good place to live?
Mitchell has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (43/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Mitchell?
Mitchell, NSW had a population of 1,179 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mitchell, NSW?
The postcode for Mitchell, NSW is 2795.
How far is Mitchell from Sydney?
Mitchell is 211 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 183 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mitchell?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mitchell was $40,508 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Mitchell?
There are too few current rental listings in Mitchell for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $215, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Mitchell?
The median age of residents in Mitchell was 30 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Mitchell?
There are 2 schools inside the Mitchell boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
Is Mitchell walkable?
Mitchell scores 58/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Mitchell?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Mitchell (Bathurst) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.3 µg/m³. That puts Mitchell below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Mitchell?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mitchell, Bathurst Ag Station Comparison (0.2 km away), summer days average 28.4°C, winter nights 1.1°C, 666 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days, and 9 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
What is the median house price in Mitchell?
The median sale price for houses in Mitchell was $320,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 2 sales — take as indicative.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mitchell?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Mitchell belong to?
Mitchell sits within the Bathurst local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mitchell?
The average residential rates bill through Bathurst is $1,301 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mitchell?
Across Bathurst, 177 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 22.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Mitchell in?
Mitchell sits within the federal Division of Calare, currently held by Andrew Gee (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Q4 2025
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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