Bendick Murrell vs Wirrimah
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wirrimah: a median of $630,000, against $169,000 in Bendick Murrell, though rent is higher in Bendick Murrell. On these figures, Bendick Murrell tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Wirrimah suits couples and older residents.
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
Bendick Murrell
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)
- But Wirrimah has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bendick Murrell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($169,000 vs $630,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wirrimah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Bendick Murrell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 259 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (368.3 km vs 379.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bendick Murrell carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)
- Wirrimah has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 33%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bendick Murrell and Wirrimah 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
Bendick Murrell rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Bendick Murrell has more residents (143 vs 62).
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 143 +57% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.7% | -3.1% |
| Median age | 56 | 57 |
| Median household income | $59,904/yr +2% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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 (8.1%).
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 (24.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $169,000 | $630,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $84,500 | — |
Zoning mix
Wirrimah has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%); Bendick Murrell has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 100% |
| Environmental | 16% | 0% |
| 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
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bendick Murrell carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Wirrimah carries more crime risk (84 vs 53).
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | High 84/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 3 |
Mobility
Wirrimah sits further from the CBD (379.9 km vs 368.3 km).
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 368.3 km | 379.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 246 min | 259 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2803 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2803 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 (81.8%).
Setting
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 360 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 414 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 86 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 651 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hilltops same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bendick Murrell | Wirrimah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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