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Mullumbimby

New South Wales · Richmond Valley - Coastal · Richmond - Tweed

This profile uses the ABS Mullumbimby statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Mullumbimby is a locality in the Richmond Valley - Coastal area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Mullumbimby SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
10
Top ICSEA 1068 (gov)
Childcare
14
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
394
+14% vs prior year
Median house
$1,200,000
+17.6% YoY
3BR house rent
$925
per week
Population
9,662
+2.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Mullumbimby SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mullumbimby Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mullumbimby.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 217
ICSEA 1026
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Mullumbimby (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School
Independent 587 students
ICSEA 1070 intake context
Hinterland Christian College
Independent 71 students
ICSEA 1048 intake context
St John's Primary School
Catholic 63 students
ICSEA 1038 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Mullumbimby

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Lilly Pilly Little School
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Brunswick Heads
    Exceeding NQS
  • Burringbar Community Preschool Inc
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Burringbar
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ocean Shores Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Ocean Shores
    Exceeding NQS
  • Durrumbul Community Pre-School
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Mullumbimby
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kool Beanz Academy Mullumbimby
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Mullumbimby
    Meeting NQS
  • Kool Beanz Academy Ocean Shores
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Ocean Shores
    Meeting NQS
  • Ocean Shores Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 52 places · Ocean Shores
    Meeting NQS
  • Brunswick Heads Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Brunswick Heads
    Meeting NQS
  • Billi Lids Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Billinudgel
    Meeting NQS
  • Rainbow Region Kids Mullumbimby
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Mullumbimby
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Shearwater
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Mullumbimby Creek
    Meeting NQS
  • Cobbers Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 36 places · Mullumbimby
    Meeting NQS

+ 2 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

Live
Incidents, latest year
394
vs previous year
+14%
vs 2021
444
  • Theft 126
  • Assault 58
  • Against justice procedures 55
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 41
  • Malicious damage to property 32

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
2
Parks
7
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Mullumbimby SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

Live
Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Mullumbimby SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,200,000
House price YoY
+17.6%
Median 3BR house rent
$925/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
9,662
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.00%
2024→25
Net change
+192
people / yr
Density
36
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+192
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+32
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+105
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+55

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Mullumbimby
+2.00%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%