Muswellbrook (NSW 2333): property prices, streets & suburb profile

Muswellbrook LGA · Latest published data July 2026 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records

Muswellbrook · NSW 2333 · median house price (24 months)
$585,000+112.3%
vs 10 years ago (repeat-sales index, all dwellings)
Muswellbrook has about 6,928 dwellings on record, with 726 house and 125 unit sales recorded in the last two years across 235 streets.
Median house price
$585,000
726 sales, 24 months
Median unit price
$410,000
125 strata sales, 24 months
Median rent, 3-br house
$520/wk
236 bonds, 12 months
Gross rental yield
4.6%
3-br postcode rent vs house median
How tightly held
1 in 16
homes on record trades each year
Nearest train station
Muswellbrook Railway Station
0.8 km away

Muswellbrook house and unit prices

The median Muswellbrook house sold for $585,000 across the last 24 months; constant-quality growth is +112.3% over 10 years and +69.7% over 5 years.

1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
+8.8%
+31.1%
+83.6%
+121.2%
Units
+32.9%
+18.9%
+68.3%
+134.7%

Change in 12-month median sale prices to July 2026 vs the same window 1, 3, 5 and 10 years earlier · NSW Valuer General records

Median house price · 12 months to July 2026
Muswellbrook
$615,000
Muswellbrook LGA
$617,500
NSW
$1,100,000
Houses (quarterly median)
Units (yearly median)
181k305k429k553k677k20172019202120232025
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PeriodHouses (quarterly median)Units (yearly median)
July 2015$248,500
Oct 2015$305,000
2016$277,500$187,500
Apr 2016$245,000
July 2016$270,000
Oct 2016$257,500
2017$230,000$248,750
Apr 2017$298,500
July 2017$300,000
Oct 2017$310,000
2018$330,000$235,000
Apr 2018$290,000
July 2018$300,000
Oct 2018$301,000
2019$325,000$200,000
Apr 2019$316,500
July 2019$305,000
Oct 2019$283,500
2020$295,000$190,000
Apr 2020$295,000
July 2020$320,000
Oct 2020$323,500
2021$340,000$275,000
Apr 2021$345,500
July 2021$375,000
Oct 2021$415,000
2022$420,000$350,000
Apr 2022$440,000
July 2022$460,000
Oct 2022$475,000
2023$460,000$372,500
Apr 2023$470,000
July 2023$475,000
Oct 2023$524,000
2024$500,000$310,000
Apr 2024$500,000
July 2024$541,000
Oct 2024$535,750
2025$590,000$410,000
Apr 2025$565,000
July 2025$568,750
Oct 2025$605,000
2026$638,000
Apr 2026$645,000
  • The headline growth figure uses a repeat-sales index of all dwellings (the same homes resold), which removes mix-of-what-sold noise; the tiles compare 12-month medians per dwelling type, so the two can differ slightly.
  • Unit medians are yearly because strata volumes are low; treat them as indicative.
  • Quarters with fewer than three house sales are left off the chart; one sale does not make a market median.

Muswellbrook street by street

Across 171 streets with enough house sales to compare, five-year medians on actively trading streets run from $176,500 on Winx Close to $1,155,000 on Jillaroo Way.

Most expensive street (houses)

Jillaroo Way

$1,155,000 five-year median · 7 sales

Most affordable street (houses)

Winx Close

$176,500 five-year median · 6 sales

Muswellbrook streets with a published median · last 10 years of sales
StreetHouse medianHouse salesUnit medianUnit sales
New England Highway$1.01M7——
Muscle Creek Road$930k5——
Jillaroo Way$875k11——
Jackaroo Close$721k6——
Sandy Creek Road$720k23——
Plashett Close$715k10—2
Yammanie Way$715k5——
Angus Peebles Close$714k6——
Edinglassie Drive$635k11——
Ironbark Road$625k55$370k13
Fitzgerald Avenue$603k14$445k9
Holdsworth Crescent$590k6——
St Andrews Place$590k10——
Queen Street$573k84$418k18
Boronia Drive$549k10——
Finnegan Crescent$548k42—3
Isobella Street$540k15——
Kennedy Close$535k10$315k13
Lofberg Court$533k6$300k59
Hermitage Place$530k17——
Northerly Close$530k7—2
Burgundy Street$529k20——
Merlot Street$523k14——
Jarrah Place$522k10——
Gamay Close$520k7——
  • A street needs at least 5 sales of a type in 10 years to get a median, so streets quieter than that are left out entirely. Rankings use house sales only, so unit-heavy streets and residential parks are not mislabelled as cheap streets.
  • The highlight cards quote each street's last-5-years median (at least 5 sales in that window), so they reflect prices a buyer could pay now; the table shows the full 10-year view.
  • Prices are as-paid and not inflation-adjusted.

What buyers paid in Muswellbrook

Half of the 726 house sales in the last 24 months landed between $490,000 and $675,000.

0285684112Median $585k$250k$350k$450k$550k$650k$750k$850k
Middle 50% of sales: $490k – $675k
Median $585k
664 sales total
  • House sales only, 24 months. The unit median has its own figure at the top of the page.
  • Chart covers $250,000 to $850,000: 62 of the 726 house sales fall outside it (the cheapest and dearest few) and are left out so a handful of outliers cannot distort the shape.

Rent in Muswellbrook by bedrooms

A 3-bedroom house rents for a median $520/wk.

Median weekly rent · houses
2-bedroom
$395/wk
3-bedroom
$520/wk
4-bedroom
$620/wk
5-bedroom
$695/wk
Median weekly rent · units
1-bedroom
$260/wk
2-bedroom
$358/wk
3-bedroom
$520/wk
  • From NSW rental bond lodgements for postcode 2333 (covers neighbouring suburbs too), 12 months to July 2026.
  • Bands with fewer than 10 bonds are hidden.
  • Biggest 12-month move: 3-bedroom units +14.3% year on year.

Who lives in Muswellbrook

Muswellbrook has a median age of 35 and a median household income of $1,603 a week, and 59.2% of homes are owner-occupied.

Population (Muswellbrook)
12,272
Median age (Muswellbrook)
35 years
Median household income (Muswellbrook)
$1,603/wk
People per square kilometre
47
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$79,260
Average household size (SA2)
2.5
Median mortgage repayment (SA2)
$1,517/month
Australian-born (postcode)
84.8%
SEIFA advantage decile (Muswellbrook)
2 of 10
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
135
How Muswellbrook homes are held
Owned outright
26.3% · 1,197
Owned with a mortgage
32.8% · 1,492
Rented
38.0% · 1,728
Muswellbrook homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
3.5% · 157
2 bedrooms
11.2% · 501
3 bedrooms
41.3% · 1,843
4 bedrooms
36.9% · 1,648
5 or more
7.1% · 316
ABS SEIFA 2021 deciles · 10 of 10 = most advantaged nationally
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
from income, education, occupation and housing
2 of 10
Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
from low income, low education and unskilled occupations
2 of 10
Economic resources (IER)
from household income, wealth and housing costs
2 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)
from qualifications and skilled work
1 of 10
  • Figures labelled Muswellbrook are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Muswellbrook" and postcode 2333 both extend beyond Muswellbrook.
  • SEIFA decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australian areas on that index and 10 the highest. The four indices measure different things and often disagree, which is why all four are shown: a suburb can rank high on education and occupation while ranking mid on economic resources.

Bushfire, flood and planning in Muswellbrook

7.3% of Muswellbrook properties sit in a mapped bushfire-prone area; no flood mapping is available in our dataset for this suburb.

Properties in a mapped bushfire-prone area
7.3%
Flood mapping
No flood mapping available in our dataset
Heritage-flagged properties
445
Land zoning of properties
R1 General Residential (66%), RE2 Private Recreation (22%), R5 Large Lot Residential (3%)
  • Bushfire-prone land is the NSW RFS certified map; being inside it triggers extra building requirements, not a prediction of fire.
  • Absence of flood mapping in our dataset is NOT evidence a property cannot flood: always order a council s10.7 certificate before buying.

Schools serving Muswellbrook

Most Muswellbrook homes fall in the Muswellbrook Sps intake zone.

Schools located in Muswellbrook
SchoolSectorTypeICSEA
Muswellbrook High SchoolGovernmentSecondary869
Muswellbrook Public SchoolGovernmentPrimary913
Muswellbrook South Public SchoolGovernmentPrimary819
Pacific Brook Christian SchoolIndependentCombined950
Richard Gill SchoolIndependentPrimary996
St James' Primary SchoolCatholicPrimary952
Public primary catchment (65% of homes)
Muswellbrook Sps
Public primary catchment (35% of homes)
Muswellbrook Public School
Public secondary catchment (100% of homes)
Muswellbrook High School
Public secondary catchment (0% of homes)
Scone High School
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Muswellbrook · 6 schools
20th · 932
Muswellbrook LGA
24th · 950
Newcastle & Hunter
38th · 981
NSW
51st · 1009
Australia
51st · 1008
  • ICSEA is ACARA's socio-educational index (average 1000). It describes the family backgrounds of the students enrolled, NOT how well a school teaches: a lower ICSEA means a less advantaged intake, not a worse school.
  • Percentiles are ACARA's own national ranking, so the Australia bar is a published figure rather than our arithmetic. Each area shows the median of the mainstream schools sitting inside it; special schools are listed in the table but excluded from the medians.
  • Catchments are NSW Department of Education intake zones; always confirm an address with the school.

Crime and safety around Muswellbrook

Break-ins, car theft and malicious damage run at 3,153 per 100,000 residents in postcode 2333, 109.9% above the NSW rate of 1,502.

Recorded incidents, Muswellbrook LGA (12m)
2,141
of which assault (LGA)
276
of which theft (LGA)
587
Recorded incidents, postcode 2333 (12m)
2,004
Break-ins, car theft and malicious damage · incidents per 100,000 residents
Postcode 2333 (Muswellbrook + neighbours)
3,153
Muswellbrook LGA
2,917
Newcastle & Hunter
2,215
NSW
1,502
  • Counts are BOCSAR recorded incidents for January 2025 to December 2025 at LGA and postcode grain: both cover several suburbs, so they include neighbours of Muswellbrook.
  • Rates divide incidents by resident population (ABS 2021 Census), so they are comparable between areas in a way raw counts are not. Every tier uses the same offences and the same 12 months for January 2025 to December 2025.
  • Two limits worth knowing: the rate counts residents only, so a postcode with a town centre, nightlife strip or shopping precinct carries crime generated by visitors against a small resident denominator and reads high; and the population is the 2021 Census, so a suburb that has grown fast since then reads high too.

Suburbs near Muswellbrook

Muswellbrook's median house price of $585,000 is the lowest of the 5 Newcastle & Hunter suburbs we cover.

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Muswellbrook: common questions

What is the median house price in Muswellbrook?
$585,000, based on 726 house sales over the 24 months to July 2026 (NSW Valuer General records).
What are the most and least expensive streets in Muswellbrook?
Among streets with enough sales in the last five years, Jillaroo Way has the highest house median at $1,155,000 (7 sales); Winx Close has the lowest at $176,500 (6 sales).
How much have Muswellbrook property prices grown?
A repeat-sales index of Muswellbrook dwellings has risen 112.3% over 10 years and moved +69.7% over 5 years.
What does it cost to rent in Muswellbrook?
The median 3-bedroom house in postcode 2333 rents for $520/wk, from 236 bonds lodged in the last 12 months.
Which public schools serve Muswellbrook?
Muswellbrook Sps (public primary catchment (65% of homes)); Muswellbrook Public School (public primary catchment (35% of homes)); Muswellbrook High School (public secondary catchment (100% of homes)); Scone High School (public secondary catchment (0% of homes)).
Is Muswellbrook affected by bushfire or flood risk?
7.3% of properties sit in the NSW RFS bushfire-prone land map. No flood mapping is available in our dataset for this suburb; that is not evidence properties cannot flood; check a council s10.7 certificate.

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Data sources

This page summarises public government datasets for general information. It is not financial, legal or property advice, figures can contain source errors, and postcode or SA2 statistics cover a wider area than the suburb itself. Verify anything material independently before acting on it.