Bunyan vs Murrumbucca

Bunyan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Murrumbucca. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunyan, about half of households are couple families. In Murrumbucca, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bunyan: a median of $900,000, against $460,000 in Murrumbucca, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Murrumbucca tends to suit 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

Bunyan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 53%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bunyan has cheaper land ($205,000 vs $465,000)
  • Murrumbucca has cheaper houses ($460,000 vs $900,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Murrumbucca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Murrumbucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (388.1 km vs 392.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bunyan carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 38/100)
  • Murrumbucca has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Bunyan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.3% vs -2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bunyan Murrumbucca
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.

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Walkability 0 / 5
Bunyan — Walkability: 0/100 Murrumbucca — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 90 / 62
Bunyan — Safety: 90/100 Murrumbucca — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 67 / 57
Bunyan — Low fire risk: 67/100 Murrumbucca — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Bunyan rents higher ($400/wk vs $169/wk); Bunyan has more residents (192 vs 82).

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Population 192
+57% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.3% -2.4%
Median age 48 52
Median household income $106,600/yr $114,400/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+58% vs other
 $169/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunyan Murrumbucca
0-4 4.2% / 3.7%
Bunyan — 0-4: 4.2% Murrumbucca — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.1% / 12.2%
Bunyan — 5-14: 14.1% Murrumbucca — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 3.6% / —
Bunyan — 15-19: 3.6% Murrumbucca — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.8% / 6.1%
Bunyan — 20-24: 6.8% Murrumbucca — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 7.8% / 8.5%
Bunyan — 25-34: 7.8% Murrumbucca — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 10.9% / 3.7%
Bunyan — 35-44: 10.9% Murrumbucca — 35-44: 3.7%
45-54 15.1% / 19.5%
Bunyan — 45-54: 15.1% Murrumbucca — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 21.4% / 19.5%
Bunyan — 55-64: 21.4% Murrumbucca — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 13.0% / 12.2%
Bunyan — 65-74: 13.0% Murrumbucca — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 5.7% / 13.4%
Bunyan — 75-84: 5.7% Murrumbucca — 75-84: 13.4%
85+ — / —
Bunyan — 85+: not among its largest Murrumbucca — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunyan 51.1% couple families
Bunyan — Couple Families: 51.1% Bunyan — Lone Person: 31.1% Bunyan — One Parent Families: 17.8%
Murrumbucca 52.6% couple families
Murrumbucca — Couple Families: 52.6% Murrumbucca — Lone Person: 47.4% Murrumbucca — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunyan 4.8% renting
Bunyan — Owned Outright: 51.6% Bunyan — Mortgage: 43.5% Bunyan — Renting: 4.8%
Murrumbucca 13.3% renting
Murrumbucca — Owned Outright: 30.0% Murrumbucca — Mortgage: 56.7% Murrumbucca — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunyan 100.0% houses
Bunyan — Houses: 100.0% Bunyan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Murrumbucca 87.5% houses
Murrumbucca — Houses: 87.5% Murrumbucca — Flats / Apartments: 12.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 14.6%
Bunyan — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Murrumbucca — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 22.0%
Bunyan — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Murrumbucca — Bachelor Degree: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 3.7%
Bunyan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Murrumbucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 3.7%
Bunyan — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Murrumbucca — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Bunyan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Murrumbucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Median house price $900,000 $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $205,000 $465,000

Zoning mix

Murrumbucca has more rural and farming land (98% vs 79%).

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Rural and farming 79% 98%
Residential 11% 0%
Environmental 9% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Bunyan Murrumbucca
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bunyan Murrumbucca
House price Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Murrumbucca carries more crime risk (38 vs 10); Murrumbucca carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 33).

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
38/100
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

Bunyan Murrumbucca
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

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Waterways 5 24

Mobility

Bunyan sits further from the CBD (392.2 km vs 388.1 km).

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 392.2 km
+1% vs other
 388.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 258 min 261 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2630
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 2630
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.

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Car (driver) 74.4% / 78.1%
Bunyan — Car (driver): 74.4% Murrumbucca — Car (driver): 78.1%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 21.9%
Bunyan — Worked from Home: 20.9% Murrumbucca — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Bunyan — Car (passenger): 4.7% Murrumbucca — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Elevation 792 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,012 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
80 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Annual rainfall 536 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bunyan Murrumbucca
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bunyan

Rural

Murrumbucca

Affordable Professionals Retirees Rural

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