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McCullys Gap, 2333

Est. population · Jun 2025

224

Growth (1 yr)

+1.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.2%

Median age

41

Median income

$2,299/wk

Employment rate

71.1%

University qualified

6.1%

Work from home

11.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$618,000

Languages at home

3.6%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

41.9/100
Average

1333rd in NSW

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What McCullys Gap is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

McCullys Gap is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Muswellbrook Council.

Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places. Median house prices have risen 12% year on year. Household incomes sit well above the peer median, with household incomes 62% above the peer median, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 78% below the peer median. Trade-offs centre on thinner local amenities and fewer university qualifications, with local amenities 100% below the peer median.

Overall, McCullys Gap suits people prioritising public transport and more affordable housing over local amenities.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong
  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median
  • Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Local amenity access is relatively limited
  • University qualifications are less common than in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How McCullys Gap compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$618k

+12% change

Median rent

$530/wk

Houses $555 · Units $360

Population (ERP)

224

+1.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#126

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

91st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

76th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
41.9/100 — Average
National rank
3903rd in Australia
State rank
1333rd in NSW
Peer rank
#126 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#512 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$360
Houses (January to March 2026)
$555
All types (January to March 2026)
$530
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
159
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$618,000
Median price change
+12.3%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

224(June 2025)

+1.4% annual · +4.2% over 5 years · 76th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.4%
5-year growth
+4.2%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+9
Growth rank in NSW
76th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~250), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
262
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,299
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
7 of 96
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
38% / 48.1% / 13.9%
Employment rate
71.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.9% / 0% / 64.9%
Walked or cycled to work
4.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
90 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

6.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 32.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified6.1% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational32.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below53.3% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies45.3%
  • Management and commerce14.2%
  • Society and culture10.4%
  • Education7.5%
  • Agriculture and environment6.6%
  • Health6.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$62,306

70th percentile in NSW · +6% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$70,395

74th percentile in NSW · +8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

8th percentile in NSW · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$66,078

43rd percentile in NSW · +4% vs Australia

Residents with business income
6.0%

2nd percentile in NSW · -42% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2333 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
7,828
Taxpayers reporting net rent
713
Median net rent
-$1,356
Taxpayers reporting business income
436
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+12%
Rental investment vs state median
-36%
Super vs state median
-6%
Business income vs state median
-40%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

7.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.4× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
7.9%

54th percentile in NSW · +244% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
12
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2333

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers11

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2333 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Hunter Valley exc Newcastle (SA4 106), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415852
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213808
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212166
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419136
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214113
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841268
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721164
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841125
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Hunter Valley exc Newcastle is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 151 · AFF share +295% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.6% speak a language other than English at home; 3.8% born overseas

Language at home
243 English only · 9 other
Non-English at home
3.6%
Born overseas
9 (3.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
14 (5.3%)
Australian citizens
247
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans3 · 100%

Religion

72.5%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 72.5%, while 22.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion22.1%32.8%
Christianity72.5%47.6%
Other / not stated5.3%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican33.2%11.9%
Catholic25.6%22.4%
Uniting Church6.1%2.1%
Baptist4.2%1.2%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2333, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
32
Against the person
10
Against property
12
Rate per 1,000 residents
142.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 26 residents
State crime-rate percentile
91th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+10.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
4.46

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions4
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault3
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment4
  • Malicious Damage To Property3
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Aberdeen PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Muswellbrook HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Muswellbrook PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Muswellbrook SPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Scone HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

52 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 1310 Sandy Creek Rd
  • 1315 Sandy Creek Rd
  • 417 Sandy Creek Rd
  • 753 Sandy Creek Rd
  • Sandy Creek Rd After Mccullys Gap Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2.4%
Woodland / forest cover
2.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Muswellbrook Hospital (11.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
6
Participants per 1,000 residents
26.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 16°
Rainfall
291 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 11°
Rainfall
200 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 5°
Rainfall
175 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
220 mm · ~28 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 4 proposals

  • August 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Garage, carport or carparking space
    888 SANDY CREEK ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    610 Sandy Creek Road McCullys GapUnder Assessment

  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    610 Sandy Creek Road McCullys GapRejected

  • April 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    1758 Sandy Creek Road, McCullys Gap NSW 2333Determined
2025· 1 proposal

  • June 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    50 PRETORIA ROW MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined
2024· 1 proposal

  • August 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; General industry
    1247 SANDY CREEK ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Rejected
2023· 3 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    478 SANDY CREEK ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined

  • August 2023

  • Earthworks / change in levels
    250 DOLAHENTYS ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined

  • February 2023

  • Dwelling
    Rouchel Gap Road McCullys GapDetermined
2022· 5 proposals

  • May 2022

  • Dwelling
    1301 SANDY CREEK ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined

  • March 2022

  • Shed
    ROUCHEL GAP ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined

  • February 2022

  • Other
    59 DOLAHENTYS BRANCH ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined

  • January 2022

  • Other
    1247 SANDY CREEK ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined
  • Other
    Sandy Creek Road Lot 197 and 199 in DP 752444Withdrawn
2021· 2 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    45 DOLAHENTYS ROAD MCCULLYS GAP 2333Determined

  • April 2021

  • Other
    Sandy Creek Road Lot 197 and 199 in DP 752444Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
New England
Member of Parliament
Barnaby JOYCE (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
131,238
Turnout (2025)
91.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.9 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 35.3 km away).

Coalition 61.8%Labor 38.2%

5.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.0 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • MuswellbrookLabor 43.9% · Coalition 56.1% TPP (2025)10.9 km away
  • AberdeenLabor 33.8% · Coalition 66.2% TPP (2025)11.7 km away
  • Muswellbrook EastLabor 46.1% · Coalition 53.9% TPP (2025)12.3 km away
  • Scone SouthLabor 30.9% · Coalition 69.1% TPP (2025)21.2 km away
  • Scone EastLabor 33.1% · Coalition 66.9% TPP (2025)21.9 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Muswellbrook Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.