Barragga Bay vs Murrah
Murrah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 60 against 63 in Barragga Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barragga Bay, most households are people living alone. In Murrah, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Barragga Bay: a median of $1.89 million, against $1.2 million in Murrah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barragga Bay tends to suit older residents, while Murrah suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Murrah
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 38%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,890,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Murrah
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $242/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Barragga Bay
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (328 min vs 354 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (389.4 km vs 399.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Barragga Bay
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (47% vs 34%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Murrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (60.8% vs -3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barragga Bay and Murrah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Barragga Bay rents higher ($242/wk vs $100/wk); Murrah has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $61,724).
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 +10% vs other | 82 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.2% | +60.8% |
| Median age | 63 | 60 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $80,184/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $242/wk +59% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,890,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $3,240,000 |
Zoning mix
Murrah has more rural and farming land (59% vs 0%); Barragga Bay has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 41%).
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 100% | 41% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 59% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
Liveability
Barragga Bay is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Barragga Bay carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 62).
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 90/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 10 |
Mobility
Murrah sits further from the CBD (399.3 km vs 389.4 km).
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 389.4 km | 399.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 328 min | 354 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2546 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2546 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).
Setting
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 590 m 890 m to a named beach | 6.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barragga Bay | Murrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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