Suburb · NSW
Muswellbrook, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Muswellbrook, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Muswellbrook at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2333 |
| Local government area | Muswellbrook |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 12879 |
Planning zones in Muswellbrook
- RU1 — Primary Production51%
- SP2 — Infrastructure21%
- C3 — Environmental Management20%
- 2 other zones5%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Muswellbrook is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb. The names around the edge are the neighbouring suburbs.
- RU1 — Primary Production51% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure21% of the suburb
- C3 — Environmental Management20% of the suburb
- R1 — General Residential4% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation1% of the suburb
Muswellbrook in the 2021 Census
| Population | 12,272 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 35 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,603 |
| Median weekly rent | $310 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,517 |
| Average household size | 2.5 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other New South Wales suburbs with the same main zone
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Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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