Chakola vs Murrumbucca

Chakola is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Murrumbucca. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chakola, about half of households are couple families. In Murrumbucca, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Murrumbucca: a median of $460,000, against $103,000 in Chakola, though rent is higher in Chakola. On these figures, Chakola tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Murrumbucca suits people living alone 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

Chakola

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Chakola has cheaper houses ($103,000 vs $460,000)
  • Murrumbucca leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Chakola has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 13%)
  • Murrumbucca has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Murrumbucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 277 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Chakola carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)
  • Murrumbucca has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Chakola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (87.2% vs -2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Chakola 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.

Chakola 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.

Chakola Murrumbucca
Walkability 0 / 5
Chakola — Walkability: 0/100 Murrumbucca — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 79 / 62
Chakola — Safety: 79/100 Murrumbucca — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 67 / 57
Chakola — Low fire risk: 67/100 Murrumbucca — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Chakola rents higher ($260/wk vs $169/wk); Murrumbucca skews older (52 vs 46).

Chakola Murrumbucca
Population 88
+7% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +87.2% -2.4%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $116,948/yr
+2% vs other
 $114,400/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+35% vs other
 $169/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chakola Murrumbucca
0-4 6.8% / 3.7%
Chakola — 0-4: 6.8% Murrumbucca — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 22.7% / 12.2%
Chakola — 5-14: 22.7% Murrumbucca — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 4.5% / —
Chakola — 15-19: 4.5% Murrumbucca — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.8% / 6.1%
Chakola — 20-24: 6.8% Murrumbucca — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 6.8% / 8.5%
Chakola — 25-34: 6.8% Murrumbucca — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 15.9% / 3.7%
Chakola — 35-44: 15.9% Murrumbucca — 35-44: 3.7%
45-54 22.7% / 19.5%
Chakola — 45-54: 22.7% Murrumbucca — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 15.9% / 19.5%
Chakola — 55-64: 15.9% Murrumbucca — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 3.4% / 12.2%
Chakola — 65-74: 3.4% Murrumbucca — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 12.5% / 13.4%
Chakola — 75-84: 12.5% Murrumbucca — 75-84: 13.4%
85+ — / —
Chakola — 85+: not among its largest Murrumbucca — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chakola 52.4% couple families
Chakola — Couple Families: 52.4% Chakola — Lone Person: 33.3% Chakola — One Parent Families: 14.3%
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.

Chakola 25.0% renting
Chakola — Owned Outright: 55.0% Chakola — Mortgage: 20.0% Chakola — Renting: 25.0%
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.

Chakola 96.6% houses
Chakola — Houses: 96.6% Chakola — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
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.

Chakola Murrumbucca
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.6%
Chakola — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Murrumbucca — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 22.0%
Chakola — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Murrumbucca — Bachelor Degree: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.6% / 3.7%
Chakola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.6% Murrumbucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.7%
Chakola — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Murrumbucca — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Property market

Chakola Murrumbucca
Median house price $103,000 $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $465,000

Zoning mix

Murrumbucca has more rural and farming land (98% vs 88%); Chakola has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 2%).

Chakola Murrumbucca
Rural and farming 88% 98%
Environmental 12% 2%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Chakola Murrumbucca
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Chakola 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 21); Murrumbucca carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 33).

Chakola Murrumbucca
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
21/100
 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

Chakola 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

Chakola Murrumbucca
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 2 24

Mobility

Chakola Murrumbucca
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 389.4 km 388.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 277 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.

Chakola Murrumbucca
Car (driver) 73.0% / 78.1%
Chakola — Car (driver): 73.0% Murrumbucca — Car (driver): 78.1%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 21.9%
Chakola — Worked from Home: 27.0% Murrumbucca — Worked from Home: 21.9%

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

Setting

Chakola Murrumbucca
Elevation 879 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,012 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Chakola 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Chakola

Affordable Family Rural

Murrumbucca

Affordable Professionals Retirees Rural

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