NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Mount Murray, NSW, 2577
Suburb snapshot
Mount Murray is a small locality in the Wingecarribee area, home to around 53 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 696 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-3%), roughly 13132.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $700, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 53
- Median age
- 57
- Median household income / week
- $2,124
- Dwelling vacancy
- 38.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 26
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,556
- Employment rate
- 54.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $710
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 90
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 696
- Against the person
- 193
- Against property
- 247
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 13,132.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -2.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions63
- Fraud72
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment73
- Malicious Damage To Property56
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences41
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
12 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
April 2026
- Demolition110 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure106 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
2025· 2 proposals
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure91 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
January 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1781 TOURIST ROAD MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
2024· 1 proposal
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure106 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
2023· 1 proposal
May 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Farm buildings25 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
2022· 2 proposals
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Shed1783 TOURIST ROAD MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
March 2022
- Secondary dwelling4000 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY MOUNT MURRAY 2577Withdrawn
2021· 4 proposals
October 2021
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Farm buildings25 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
April 2021
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Garages, carports and car parking spaces3923 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
March 2021
- Farm buildings4000 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
February 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development91 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Mount Murray Railway Station groupMoss Vale-Unanderra railway Mount MurraySHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Mount Murray Railway Station groupheritageMoss Vale-Unanderra railway Mount MurraySHR
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Shedplanning1783 TOURIST ROAD MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 19 Sep 2022 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Farm buildingsplanning25 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 24 May 2023 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Farm buildingsplanning25 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 11 Oct 2021 · Determined
- Demolitionplanning110 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 15 Apr 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning106 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 15 Jan 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning91 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 20 Jun 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning106 MCGUINNESS DRIVE MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 04 Apr 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanning3923 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 01 Apr 2021 · Determined
- Farm buildingsplanning4000 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY MOUNT MURRAY 2577Lodged 24 Mar 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)