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muswellbrook

New South Wales · Census 2021

$580k

+13.7% yr · median house · Dec 2025

Muswellbrook is an inner-city suburb of Muswellbrook.

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Median house price

People

Population
12,272
Median age
35 yrs
Income / person / wk
$759
Household income / wk
$1,603

Housing

Median rent / wk
$310
Mortgage / month
$1,517

Culture & community

Dominant religion
No religion · 36%
Top language at home
Punjabi · 0%
No religion
36%
Born overseas
10%
English only at home
95%

Local amenities

Amenity score
97/100
Schools
7
Supermarkets
4
Pubs & bars
4
Parks
12
Libraries
1
GP clinics
3
Pharmacies
3
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
3.7 km
Nearest train
5.5 km
Nearest hospital
5.6 km
Distance to coast
92 km
NBN
Satellite

Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 Woolworths · 1 Aldi · 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
3
Catholic
1
Independent
3
Primary
6
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
5.2 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Muswellbrook
Council population
16,154
Council area
3,405 km²
Density
5/km²
Federal grants
$5.09M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$315/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
New England
Federal MP
Barnaby Joyce (NP)
Two-party-preferred
Coalition 67% 2PP
State electorate
Upper Hunter
State MP
Dave Layzell (NAT)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
1,241/100k
90th percentile
Car theft
335/100k
85th percentile
property damage
2,881/100k
93rd percentile
Violent crime
6,136/100k
94th percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price-54% vs AU
Suburb
$580k
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$1,603
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643