Mudgee, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mudgee is a historic country town on the Cudgegong River in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, about 260 kilometres north-west of Sydney. Its name is said to come from a Wiradjuri word, often translated as a nest in the hills, and the Wiradjuri people lived along the river long before the town grew up around it. Gold drew settlers to the district from the 1850s, and the wealth of that era still shows in Mudgee's wide streets and handsome stone and brick buildings. Today the town is best known as the heart of the Mudgee wine region, its surrounding hills dotted with cellar doors, alongside a lively scene of small bars, bakeries and farm-gate produce.
Less advantaged than the national average
Mudgee is more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 949, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Mudgee a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Mudgee from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
29/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (29/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
27/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $360 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 27% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Mudgee at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 11,457
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,678
- SEIFA score
- 949
- Local government area
- Mid-Western Regional
- Coordinates
- -32.6166, 149.5726
Map of Mudgee
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Housing & property in Mudgee
What it costs to live in Mudgee and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $360
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,733
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 62%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 35%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Mudgee demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Mudgee demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mudgee using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27% and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,417 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,247 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,111 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,551 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,130 | 19% |
Share of the 11,456 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,308 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,381 | 32% |
| Rented | 1,543 | 35% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,686 | 84% |
| Townhouses & semis | 546 | 13% |
| Flats & apartments | 49 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,364 occupied private dwellings in Mudgee.
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,120
- Median weekly personal income
- $775
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 968 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 523 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 864 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,757 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 3,283
- Employed part-time
- 1,719
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Mudgee
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mudgee is January (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 13°C). The area receives roughly 692 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9°C | 17.2°C | 57 mm |
| Feb | 28.4°C | 16.2°C | 52 mm |
| Mar | 25.8°C | 14.6°C | 71 mm |
| Apr | 21.4°C | 10.8°C | 42 mm |
| May | 16.6°C | 6.7°C | 33 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 4.4°C | 45 mm |
| Jul | 13°C | 3.4°C | 52 mm |
| Aug | 14.3°C | 3.7°C | 51 mm |
| Sep | 18.2°C | 6.2°C | 58 mm |
| Oct | 22.2°C | 9.7°C | 75 mm |
| Nov | 24.9°C | 12.1°C | 85 mm |
| Dec | 28°C | 14.8°C | 71 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Mudgee
Is Mudgee a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Mudgee rates 28/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Mudgee?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Mudgee was $360, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Mudgee?
Mudgee is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional local government area.
What is the population of Mudgee?
At the 2021 Census, Mudgee had a population of about 11,457.
Is Mudgee an advantaged area?
Mudgee has an ABS SEIFA score of 949, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 29 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mudgee?
Mudgee has average daytime highs of about 21.3°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 692 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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