Blandford vs Murrurundi

Blandford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Murrurundi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blandford, about half of households are people living alone. In Murrurundi, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Blandford: a median of $660,000, against $458,000 in Murrurundi, though rent is higher in Murrurundi. On these figures, Blandford tends to suit share households, while Murrurundi suits people living alone 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Blandford carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 74/100)
  • Murrurundi has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Blandford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($105,000 vs $215,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)
  • But Murrurundi has cheaper houses ($457,500 vs $660,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blandford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Murrurundi has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Blandford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (312.4 km vs 316.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Blandford carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 74/100)
  • Murrurundi has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 27%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Blandford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs -9.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blandford and Murrurundi drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Blandford Murrurundi
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Blandford Murrurundi
Walkability 0 / 0
Blandford — Walkability: 0/100 Murrurundi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 26
Blandford — Safety: 56/100 Murrurundi — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 58 / 54
Blandford — Low fire risk: 58/100 Murrurundi — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Murrurundi has more residents (945 vs 205); Blandford has higher household incomes ($75,348 vs $45,604).

Blandford Murrurundi
Population 205 945
+361% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.0% -9.0%
Median age 51 54
Median household income $75,348/yr
+39% vs other
 $45,604/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blandford Murrurundi
0-4 6.3% / 3.7%
Blandford — 0-4: 6.3% Murrurundi — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 4.9% / 8.9%
Blandford — 5-14: 4.9% Murrurundi — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 5.4% / 5.0%
Blandford — 15-19: 5.4% Murrurundi — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 2.0% / 3.4%
Blandford — 20-24: 2.0% Murrurundi — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 10.2% / 8.4%
Blandford — 25-34: 10.2% Murrurundi — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 10.2% / 9.1%
Blandford — 35-44: 10.2% Murrurundi — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 14.1% / 12.0%
Blandford — 45-54: 14.1% Murrurundi — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 18.5% / 16.6%
Blandford — 55-64: 18.5% Murrurundi — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 14.6% / 16.9%
Blandford — 65-74: 14.6% Murrurundi — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 9.8% / 11.2%
Blandford — 75-84: 9.8% Murrurundi — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ 2.4% / 4.7%
Blandford — 85+: 2.4% Murrurundi — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blandford 47.4% lone person
Blandford — Lone Person: 47.4% Blandford — Couple Families: 26.3% Blandford — One Parent Families: 15.8% Blandford — Group Household: 10.5% Blandford — Other Families: 0.0%
Murrurundi 58.9% lone person
Murrurundi — Lone Person: 58.9% Murrurundi — Couple Families: 28.0% Murrurundi — One Parent Families: 9.2% Murrurundi — Group Household: 2.5% Murrurundi — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blandford 12.3% renting
Blandford — Owned Outright: 52.1% Blandford — Mortgage: 35.6% Blandford — Renting: 12.3%
Murrurundi 23.4% renting
Murrurundi — Owned Outright: 44.1% Murrurundi — Mortgage: 32.4% Murrurundi — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Blandford Murrurundi
England 3.9% / 2.8%
Blandford — England: 3.9% Murrurundi — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.4%
Blandford — New Zealand: 3.4% Murrurundi — New Zealand: 2.4%
Ireland 1.5% / 0.6%
Blandford — Ireland: 1.5% Murrurundi — Ireland: 0.6%
India — / 1.5%
Blandford — India: not among its largest Murrurundi — India: 1.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Blandford — Germany: not among its largest Murrurundi — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Blandford Murrurundi
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 19.0%
Blandford — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Murrurundi — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 5.9%
Blandford — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Murrurundi — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.3%
Blandford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Murrurundi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.1%
Blandford — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Murrurundi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Blandford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Murrurundi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blandford 100.0% houses
Blandford — Houses: 100.0% Blandford — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Blandford — Townhouses: 0.0%
Murrurundi 95.0% houses
Murrurundi — Houses: 95.0% Murrurundi — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Murrurundi — Townhouses: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Blandford Murrurundi
Median house price $660,000 $457,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $105,000 $215,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 29 sales

Zoning mix

Blandford Murrurundi
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Residential 0% 6%
Environmental 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Blandford Murrurundi
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Blandford Murrurundi
Houses — 6.0%
$580/wk on $500K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blandford Murrurundi
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 52% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Blandford Murrurundi
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Murrurundi carries more crime risk (74 vs 44).

Blandford Murrurundi
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
74/100
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

Blandford Murrurundi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Blandford

  • Blandford Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Murrurundi

  • Murrurundi Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blandford Murrurundi
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 36 16

Mobility

Murrurundi sits further from the CBD (316.8 km vs 312.4 km).

Blandford Murrurundi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 312.4 km 316.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 229 min 230 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2338
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2338
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.

Blandford Murrurundi
Car (driver) 64.4% / 72.5%
Blandford — Car (driver): 64.4% Murrurundi — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 14.2%
Blandford — Worked from Home: 23.3% Murrurundi — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Walked Only 8.9% / 9.8%
Blandford — Walked Only: 8.9% Murrurundi — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.5%
Blandford — Car (passenger): 3.3% Murrurundi — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Blandford Murrurundi
Elevation 617 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 520 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blandford Murrurundi
Connectivity score 26/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 13%
602 premises

Climate

Blandford Murrurundi
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Blandford Murrurundi
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Blandford Murrurundi
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blandford Murrurundi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blandford

Affordable Retirees Rural

Murrurundi

Affordable Retirees Rural

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