Median house price
$374k
-8.1% change
NSW · Hilltops Council
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%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$374,000
Languages at home
3.7%non-English
Most common: Afrikaans
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Murrumburrah offers a slower smaller community life in Hilltops Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Murrumburrah snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
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
Safety
29th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
28th
percentile in NSW
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
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
- Employment rate
- 72.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 37 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
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 safety percentile
- 28.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -19.8%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault17
- Fraud10
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment27
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault10
- Trespass11
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 983
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 39th
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 →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
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 (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
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
Other(4)
- Cemetery ParkingParking
- Parking (2)
- Public toilets
- 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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Murrumburrah-Harden Multi-Purpose Service (3.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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 structureBURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2025· 3 proposals
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space47 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
April 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure116 BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2024· 2 proposals
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure84 BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureBURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2023· 5 proposals
August 2023
- Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces17 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
- Dwelling84 BURLEY GRIFFIN WAY MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
July 2023
- Demolition; Farm buildings201 CEMETERY ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
May 2023
- Subdivision of land20 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Under Assessment
- Other20 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2022· 3 proposals
August 2022
- Other20 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
March 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing47 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
January 2022
- Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces17 ARALUEN ROAD MURRUMBURRAH 2587Determined
2021· 3 proposals
October 2021
- OtherNorth Street, Murrumburrah NSW 2587Determined
September 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces117 Swift St Murrumburrah NSW 2587Determined
July 2021
- Dwelling139 SWIFT STREET MURRUMBURRAH (L13 DP1220053)Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Demondrille Junction railway ruins and signal boxMain Southern railway, DemondrilleSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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.