Mittagong is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Wingecarribee Council. Notable landmarks include Mittagong Railway Station and yard group.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places. Reported offences have fallen 13% year on year, and the suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 110% above the peer median. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group. Median house prices have risen 13% year on year.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower crime and health access over lower housing costs.
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
Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
Health access is a relative strength
The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
Weaknesses
Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group
What stands out
Mittagong Railway Station and yard group
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★☆☆☆
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Budget buyers★★☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Mittagong compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.06M
+13% change
Median rent
$680/wk
Houses $750 · Units $520
Population (ERP)
6,354
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.5%
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
#124
among Country & regional · Mature
Crime rate
15th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
66th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
29%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
6th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
48.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 37% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
2333rd in Australia
State rank
795th in NSW
Peer rank
#124 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#225 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$520
Houses (January to March 2026)
$750
All types (January to March 2026)
$680
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
97
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,060,000
Median price change
+13.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+1.0% annual · +7.7% over 5 years · 66th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+7.7%
Change in 1 year
+62
Change in 5 years
+455
Growth rank in NSW
66th 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 (~7,050), extrapolated at +2.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
6,090
Median age
49
Median household income / week
$1,425
Dwelling vacancy
8.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
228 of 2,698
Median monthly mortgage
$2,037
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
44% / 27.2% / 28.8%
Employment rate
52.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
23.8% / 1.1% / 59.8%
Walked or cycled to work
3.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,063 / 187 / 176 (+ 29 other)
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.
28.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 15.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified28.8% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified10% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational15.3% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below45.9% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce21.5%
Society and culture13.7%
Health13.5%
Education12.5%
Engineering and related technologies12.4%
Architecture and building6.6%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 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)
$58,154
57th percentile in NSW · -1% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,093
51st percentile in NSW · -3% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
13.0%
38th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$79,995
64th percentile in NSW · +26% vs Australia
Residents with business income
12.0%
68th percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2575 — 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
11,178
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,468
Median net rent
$748
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,331
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
-7%
Super vs state median
+14%
Business income vs state median
+20%
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
Community & culture
10.9% speak a language other than English at home; 22.6% born overseas
Language at home
5,149 English only · 629 other
Non-English at home
10.9%
Born overseas
1,305 (22.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
118 (1.9%)
Australian citizens
5,220
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
22
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Nepali73 · 30%
Punjabi20 · 8.2%
Tagalog20 · 8.2%
Italian17 · 7%
Gujarati16 · 6.6%
Mandarin13 · 5.3%
French11 · 4.5%
Spanish9 · 3.7%
Religion
49.2%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 49.2%, while 36% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
36%
32.8%
Christianity
49.2%
47.6%
Hinduism
3.7%
3.4%
Other / not stated
11.1%
16.2%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
19.3%
22.4%
Anglican
18.3%
11.9%
Uniting Church
3.2%
2.1%
Christian (not further defined)
2.5%
2.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed
2%
1.9%
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 2575, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
230
Against the person
67
Against property
87
Rate per 1,000 residents
36.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 91 residents
State crime-rate percentile
14.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-13.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
82
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
12.91
Most common offence types
Domestic Violence Related Assault11
Fraud17
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment23
Malicious Damage To Property24
Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault16
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
860
Median ICSEA percentile
6th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
Highlands SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 860 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 37 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Bowral HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Bowral PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Colo Vale PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Glenquarry PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Mittagong PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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
Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb
Well connected by public transport — 226 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.31
Everyday services(1)
Fuel ShedPetrol station
Sport & outdoors(4)
Bowral Bike PathCycling route
Mount Gibraltar ReserveNature reserve
Public toilets
Sports field
Wineries & breweries(1)
Howards Lane VineyardWinery
91 Howards Lane, Mittagong
Camping & holiday parks(1)
Mittagong Holiday ParkCaravan park
1 Old Hume Highway, Mittagong
Other(2)
Picnic Table (2)
Shelter
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
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
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
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
Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
7
Nearest hospital
Bowral and District Hospital (6.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
143
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
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.
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
24° / 13°
Rainfall
282 mm · ~35 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
241 mm · ~30 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
11° / 3°
Rainfall
179 mm · ~22 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
201 mm · ~25 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
15 NANNAS LANE MITTAGONG 2575Additional Information Requested
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Group home (permanent)
25 OLD HUME HIGHWAY MITTAGONG 2575Under Assessment
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
26 SOUTHEY STREET MITTAGONG 2575Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
8 Murchison Street Catherine FieldsDetermined
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
19 ROBINSON STREET MITTAGONG 2575Additional Information Requested
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
4 HELENA STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Automotive/truck premises; Take away food and drink; Hours of operation and trading
98 BOWRAL ROAD MITTAGONG 2575Under Assessment
July 2026
Demolition
21 ARTHUR STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
4 MURCHISON STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dual occupancy; Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation
13 ANNE STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
1 ZOLLNER PLACE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
2 VICKERY PLACE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
2 ZOLLNER PLACE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
June 2026
Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care
17A FERGUSON CRESCENT MITTAGONG 2575Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space
31 NANNAS LANE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
May 2026
Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise
120-124 MAIN STREET MITTAGONG 2575Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
156 OXLEY DRIVE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
74 RAILWAY PARADE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Subdivision
1-3 WEBB STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
2 BONG BONG ROAD MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Hotel or motel accomodation; Erection of a new structure; Tourist and visitor accommodation
13 REGENT STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
34 DUKE STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
14 BELMORE STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
April 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
15 ARTHUR STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
670 RANGE ROAD MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
11 SPRING STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
March 2026
Subdivision
30-32 MURCHISON STREET MITTAGONG 2575Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Subdivision; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
50 LYELL STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
75 BOWRAL ROAD MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
20 TYNDALL STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
February 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
11 SPRING STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool
50 TYNDALL STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
4 FARADAY STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
2025· 13 proposals
December 2025
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
8 GREYLADYES LANE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Seniors housing; Independent living units; Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
25 OLD HUME HIGHWAY MITTAGONG 2575Withdrawn
Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure
7A WAVERLEY PARADE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care
32 RAILWAY PARADE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
November 2025
Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation facility (outdoor)
1A OLD HUME HIGHWAY MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care; Hours of operation and trading
119 OLD HUME HIGHWAY MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Subdivision
55-57 TYNDALL STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
11 ALFRED STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
3 WANDEVAN PLACE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
October 2025
Subdivision
18 HELENA STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Tennis courts
239 MARY STREET MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
7C WAVERLEY PARADE MITTAGONG 2575Determined
Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
Fitz Roy Iron Works Precinct (and moveable heritage)MittagongSHR
Hassall & Jefferis CottagesOld South Road, MittagongSHR
Mittagong Railway Station and yard groupMain Southern railway MittagongSHR
Mount Gibraltar Trachyte Quarries ComplexOxley Drive Bowral SHR
Post Office (former)5 Station Street MittagongSHR
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
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
Whitlam
Member of Parliament
Carol BERRY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,093
Turnout (2025)
93.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.1 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.8%Labor 56.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.4 km away).
Coalition 49.4%Labor 50.6%
5.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
RenwickLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
WelbyLabor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
MittagongLabor 54.1% · Coalition 45.9% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
Bowral EastLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)4.3 km away
Bowral SouthLabor 51.0% · Coalition 49.0% TPP (2025)5.7 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.
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%)