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Murrumburrah, 2587

Est. population · Jun 2025

84

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.4%

Median age

51

Median income

$1,666/wk

Employment rate

72.2%

University qualified

6.9%

Work from home

13.5%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$374,000

Languages at home

3.7%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Murrumburrah is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Murrumburrah is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Hilltops Council.

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 26% above the peer median. Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. School access is strong, with school access 100% above the peer median. Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places, with median house prices 47% below the peer median. The main trade-offs are higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population and fewer university qualifications.

Murrumburrah is a better fit for people who value more affordable housing and local amenities more than university qualifications.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • School access is strong
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated
  • University qualifications are less common than in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Murrumburrah compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$374k

-8.1% change

Median rent

$450/wk

Population (ERP)

84

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

23.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

29th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

28th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

9%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

39th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$450
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$374,000
Median price change
-8.1%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

84(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +2.4% over 5 years · 28th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+2.4%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+2
Growth rank in NSW
28th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
81
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$1,666
Dwelling vacancy
23.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
11 of 47
Median monthly mortgage
$1,030
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$250
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
52.9% / 38.2% / 8.8%
Employment rate
72.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
13.5% / 0% / 73.1%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
37 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

6.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 23.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified6.9% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified6.9% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational23.6% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below62.5% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies34.8%
  • Management and commerce30.4%
  • Agriculture and environment17.4%
  • Architecture and building17.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$52,223

37th percentile in NSW · -11% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$57,375

33rd percentile in NSW · -12% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

33rd percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$70,227

50th percentile in NSW · +11% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

47th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2587 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,539
Taxpayers reporting net rent
192
Median net rent
$2,601
Taxpayers reporting business income
157
Taxable income vs state median
-7%
Salary / wages vs state median
-9%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
0%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

34.6% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.0× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
34.6%

84th percentile in NSW · +1404% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
18
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2587

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2587 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Capital Region (SA4 101), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,138
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212538
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415461
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214302
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419122
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211112
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841141
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841635
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841234
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841329

Capital Region is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 52 · AFF share +1630% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.7% speak a language other than English at home; 10.5% born overseas

Language at home
79 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
3.7%
Born overseas
9 (10.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
4 (4.9%)
Australian citizens
75
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans3 · 100%

Religion

88.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 88.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
Christianity88.9%47.6%
Other / not stated11.1%52.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic51.9%22.4%
Anglican30.9%11.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2587, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
4
Against the person
2
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
47.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 40 residents
State crime-rate percentile
28.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-19.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
5
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
59.52

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Sexual Assault0
  • Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences0

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
983
Median ICSEA percentile
39th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Murrumburrah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 961 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 210 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View on My School →
  • Trinity Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1005 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 29 students · Top SEA quarter 15%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Murrumburrah HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Murrumburrah PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Back Demondrille Rd At Holman Rd
  • Back Demondrille Rd Opp Holman Rd
  • Burley Griffin Way Opp Harden Murrumburrah Cemetery
  • Dernereach Property, Currawong Rd
  • Wombat Rd At Burley Griffin Way

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

5 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 10 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
15/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Public toilets
Other(3)
  • Cemetery ParkingParking
  • Parking (2)
  • Shelter

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Murrumburrah-Harden Multi-Purpose Service (3.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 15°
Rainfall
138 mm · ~17 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 10°
Rainfall
127 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 3°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 8°
Rainfall
164 mm · ~20 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 1 proposal

  • July 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2025· 3 proposals

  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    17 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined

  • July 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    47 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined

  • April 2025

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    116 BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2024· 2 proposals

  • August 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    84 BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined

  • April 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2023· 5 proposals

  • August 2023

  • Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    17 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
  • Dwelling
    84 BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined

  • July 2023

  • Demolition; Farm buildings
    201 CEMETERY ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined

  • May 2023

  • Subdivision of land
    20 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Under Assessment
  • Other
    20 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2022· 3 proposals

  • August 2022

  • Other
    20 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined

  • March 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    47 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined

  • January 2022

  • Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    17 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2021· 3 proposals

  • October 2021

  • Other
    North Street, Murrumburrah NSW 2587Determined

  • September 2021

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    117 Swift St Murrumburrah NSW 2587Determined

  • July 2021

  • Dwelling
    139 SWIFT STREET MURRUMBURRAH (L13 DP1220053)Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Demondrille Junction railway ruins and signal boxMain Southern railway, DemondrilleSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Riverina
Member of Parliament
Michael McCORMACK (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,537
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.9 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.6%Labor 37.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 28.2 km away).

Coalition 64.8%Labor 35.2%

2.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -5.8 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • MurrumburrahLabor 38.8% · Coalition 61.2% TPP (2025)4.1 km away
  • HardenLabor 30.1% · Coalition 69.9% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
  • WallendbeenLabor 39.0% · Coalition 61.0% TPP (2025)14.7 km away
  • WombatLabor 24.2% · Coalition 75.8% TPP (2025)14.9 km away
  • Young SouthLabor 35.9% · Coalition 64.2% TPP (2025)24.9 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Hilltops Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in New South Wales or interstate.