NSW · Tamworth Regional Council
Mulla Creek, NSW, 2352
Suburb snapshot
Mulla Creek is a small locality in the Tamworth Regional area, home to around 87 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 128 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+31%), roughly 1471.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $470 (flats $435, houses $500), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 87
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,390
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 35
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,080
- Employment rate
- 65.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $435
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $500
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $470
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 42
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 128
- Against the person
- 55
- Against property
- 38
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,471.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 39.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +30.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions7
- Domestic Violence Related Assault19
- Fraud13
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment24
- Trespass10
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- 251 Mulla Creek Rd
- 701 Mulla Creek Rd
- Echo Hills Rd At Mulla Creek Rd
- Echo Hills Rd Before Mulla Creek Rd
- Mulla Creek Rd Opp 349
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation225A MULLA CREEK ROAD MULLA CREEK 2352Determined
2022· 1 proposal
February 2022
- Subdivision of land1489 ECHO HILLS ROAD LIMBRI 2352Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2024 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- 251 Mulla Creek Rdtransport
- 701 Mulla Creek Rdtransport
- Echo Hills Rd At Mulla Creek Rdtransport
- Echo Hills Rd Before Mulla Creek Rdtransport
- Mulla Creek Rd Opp 349transport
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodationplanning225A MULLA CREEK ROAD MULLA CREEK 2352Lodged 15 Feb 2024 · Determined
- Subdivision of landplanning1489 ECHO HILLS ROAD LIMBRI 2352Lodged 02 Feb 2022 · Determined
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime7
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime19
- Fraudcrime13
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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