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Mulbring
1 km²
High household incomes and a strong preference for large homes define Mulbring (L). It is a small community of 366 people that has grown by 23% since 2011. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with a significant rise in seniors and a high proportion of people in de facto relationships. This is a well-qualified and affluent pocket of New South Wales where the majority of residents own their homes outright or have a mortgage.
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The typical resident is 44, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.1% of the population, a figure that rose 13 points since 2011.
The community is overwhelmingly Australian born, with 89.9% born here. Only 6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure.
English is the only language used at home by 94.8% of residents. No one in the area reported speaking little or no English, a result well below the state and national averages.
Christianity is the most common faith at 58.2%, though the share of people reporting no religion rose 25 points since 2011 to reach 35.2%.
The area is highly qualified, with 24% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 10.5% held such a degree.
Wealth is high here, with 28.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well above the national average. The typical family income is $2,166 per week.
Long-term health conditions are more common than in the rest of the state, affecting 31.4% of people. Arthritis is the most reported condition at 11.7%.
Residents are very active in unpaid work; 15.1% provide unpaid care and 28.6% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household. Only 14.8% of people live alone, which is far below the national average of 25.6%.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, and 87.7% have three or more bedrooms. Home ownership is strong, with 43.4% of homes owned outright.
The area is entirely dependent on cars, as 0% of residents commute via public transport and every home has at least one motor vehicle.
The population is relatively stable, with 29.1% of people moving in the last five years, far below the national rate of 40.7%.
Unemployment is very low at 1.8%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work fell 20 points since 2011 to 55.6%.
While most homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park or school, the area is mostly car-dependent. There are no groceries or health services within a 15-minute walk.