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Mumbil, 2820

Est. population · Jun 2025

312

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.0%

Median age

48

Median income

$864/wk

Employment rate

37.7%

University qualified

2.5%

Work from home

9.8%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$370,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

32.3/100
Below average

1987th in NSW

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Mumbil is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Mumbil is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Dubbo Regional Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places. Median house prices have risen 18% year on year. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places. The clearer weaknesses are lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Mumbil is a better fit for people who value more affordable housing and open space more than school quality.

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

  • Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage is well below 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 Mumbil compares

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

Median house price

$370k

+18% change

Median rent

$500/wk

Population (ERP)

312

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

27.7%

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

#543

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

86th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

28th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

16%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

3rd

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
32.3/100 — Below average
National rank
6090th in Australia
State rank
1987th in NSW
Peer rank
#543 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#950 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
64
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$370,000
Median price change
+17.5%

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

312(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +2.0% over 5 years · 28th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+2.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+6
Growth rank in NSW
28th 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 (~300), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
298
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$864
Dwelling vacancy
27.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
44 of 159
Median monthly mortgage
$858
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$140
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
47.3% / 36.4% / 16.4%
Employment rate
37.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.8% / 0% / 69.6%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
120 / 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

2.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 17.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified2.5% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified9.5% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational17.8% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below70.1% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies23%
  • Society and culture23%
  • Health19.5%
  • Management and commerce12.6%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services6.9%
  • Architecture and building5.7%
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)
$47,943

22nd percentile in NSW · -18% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$56,478

29th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

12th percentile in NSW · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$46,896

17th percentile in NSW · -26% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

24th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2820 — 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
3,393
Taxpayers reporting net rent
352
Median net rent
$676
Taxpayers reporting business income
306
Taxable income vs state median
-14%
Salary / wages vs state median
-10%
Rental investment vs state median
-29%
Super vs state median
-33%
Business income vs state median
-10%

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

16.3% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.1× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
16.3%

68th percentile in NSW · +609% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
15
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2820

Occupation mix in this industry

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

  • Managers14

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 2820 (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 Far West and Orana (SA4 105), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,398
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214774
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415259
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212236
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211138
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419111
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841655
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841244
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Far West and Orana 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: 92 · AFF share +715% 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

8.9% born overseas

Language at home
272 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
24 (8.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
55 (18.5%)
Australian citizens
270

Religion

52.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 52.3%, while 35.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion35.2%32.8%
Christianity52.3%47.6%
Other / not stated12.4%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican22.8%11.9%
Catholic18.5%22.4%

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 2820, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
38
Against the person
12
Against property
14
Rate per 1,000 residents
121.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 25 residents
State crime-rate percentile
85.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-17.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
9
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
28.85

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order4
  • Breach Bail Conditions3
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault3
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment4
  • Malicious Damage To Property4

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

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
807
Median ICSEA percentile
3th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Mumbil Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 807 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 10 students · Top SEA quarter 0%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Hargraves PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Molong CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mudgee HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mumbil PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Stuart Town PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wellington HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Wellington 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

Public transport

36 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 204 Fashions Mount Rd
  • 486 The Circle Rd
  • Burrendong Dam, The Circle Rd
  • Fashions Mount Rd Opp Tara Rd
  • The Circle Rd After Burrendong Way

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

4 mapped amenities

2 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 36 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
10.07
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Mookerawa State Recreation AreaNature reserve
  • Nature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Lake Burrendong Holiday ParkCampground

    486 Fashions Mount Road, Mumbil

  • Reflections Lake Burrendong - Holiday ParkCampground

    486 Fashions Mount Road

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
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Black Wattle ReservePark
  • Mookerawa State Recreation AreaNature reserve
  • Mumbil OvalPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
10.8%
Woodland / forest cover
10.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
27°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
Wellington Health Service (22.2 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)
9
Participants per 1,000 residents
28.8

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
27° / 14°
Rainfall
227 mm · ~28 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 8°
Rainfall
174 mm · ~22 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 2°
Rainfall
225 mm · ~28 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
225 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· 2 proposals

  • July 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    129 FASHIONS MOUNT ROAD MUMBIL 2820Under Assessment

  • February 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures)
    13 CUDGEGONG STREET MUMBIL 2820Withdrawn
2025· 1 proposal

  • July 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    7 TARRAWINGEE ROAD MUMBIL 2820Determined
2024· 1 proposal

  • March 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    482 THE CIRCLE ROAD MUMBIL 2820Determined
2023· 1 proposal

  • February 2023

  • Dwelling
    3 KATELLA PLACE MUMBIL 2820Determined
2022· 4 proposals

  • November 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    226 TARRAWINGEE ROAD MUMBIL 2820Determined

  • May 2022

  • Dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development
    23 APSLEY CRESCENT MUMBIL 2820Determined

  • March 2022

  • Shed
    18 RAILWAY PARADE MUMBIL 2820Determined

  • January 2022

  • Dwelling
    178 TARRAWINGEE ROAD MUMBIL 2820Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • August 2021

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    18 RAILWAY PARADE MUMBIL 2820Determined

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
Calare
Member of Parliament
Andrew GEE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
124,664
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 40.6 km away).

Coalition 63.4%Labor 36.6%

1.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • MumbilLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • Stuart TownLabor 38.3% · Coalition 61.7% TPP (2025)11.0 km away
  • WellingtonLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)19.8 km away
  • Wellington EastLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)20.5 km away
  • CumnockLabor 15.2% · Coalition 84.8% TPP (2025)38.3 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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 Dubbo Regional Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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