Corbie Hill vs Merungle Hill

Merungle Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Corbie Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Merungle Hill: a median of $700,000, against $630,000 in Corbie Hill. On these figures, Merungle Hill tends to suit families with children.

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

Merungle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Corbie Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Corbie Hill sits closer to the CBD (546.6 km vs 574.7 km)
  • Merungle Hill has a shorter drive in (373 min vs 378 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Merungle Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Merungle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.5% vs -26.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
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.

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Corbie Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Merungle Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 26
Corbie Hill — Safety: 14/100 Merungle Hill — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 72 / 84
Corbie Hill — Low fire risk: 72/100 Merungle Hill — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Merungle Hill has more residents (258 vs 168); Corbie Hill skews older (51 vs 42).

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Population 168 258
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.3% -1.5%
Median age 51 42
Median household income $97,500/yr
+6% vs other
 $91,936/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+4% vs other
 $241/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
0-4 1.8% / 4.7%
Corbie Hill — 0-4: 1.8% Merungle Hill — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 10.1% / 15.9%
Corbie Hill — 5-14: 10.1% Merungle Hill — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 7.7% / 5.8%
Corbie Hill — 15-19: 7.7% Merungle Hill — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.6% / 1.6%
Corbie Hill — 20-24: 3.6% Merungle Hill — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 4.8% / 12.8%
Corbie Hill — 25-34: 4.8% Merungle Hill — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 10.1% / 10.1%
Corbie Hill — 35-44: 10.1% Merungle Hill — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 16.7% / 10.1%
Corbie Hill — 45-54: 16.7% Merungle Hill — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 21.4% / 16.3%
Corbie Hill — 55-64: 21.4% Merungle Hill — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 12.5% / 12.4%
Corbie Hill — 65-74: 12.5% Merungle Hill — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 3.6% / 8.5%
Corbie Hill — 75-84: 3.6% Merungle Hill — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 1.8% / 2.7%
Corbie Hill — 85+: 1.8% Merungle Hill — 85+: 2.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corbie Hill 54.8% couple families
Corbie Hill — Couple Families: 54.8% Corbie Hill — Lone Person: 22.6% Corbie Hill — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Merungle Hill 52.9% couple families
Merungle Hill — Couple Families: 52.9% Merungle Hill — Lone Person: 29.4% Merungle Hill — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corbie Hill 6.8% renting
Corbie Hill — Owned Outright: 54.2% Corbie Hill — Mortgage: 39.0% Corbie Hill — Renting: 6.8%
Merungle Hill 11.3% renting
Merungle Hill — Owned Outright: 51.5% Merungle Hill — Mortgage: 37.1% Merungle Hill — Renting: 11.3%
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.

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Italy 5.4% / 1.9%
Corbie Hill — Italy: 5.4% Merungle Hill — Italy: 1.9%
England 1.8% / 3.9%
Corbie Hill — England: 1.8% Merungle Hill — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.6%
Corbie Hill — New Zealand: 3.0% Merungle Hill — New Zealand: 1.6%
India — / 3.1%
Corbie Hill — India: not among its largest Merungle Hill — India: 3.1%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Corbie Hill — Scotland: 1.8% Merungle Hill — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 19.0%
Corbie Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Merungle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.8%
Corbie Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Merungle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.0%
Corbie Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Merungle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.6%
Corbie Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Merungle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Corbie Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Merungle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corbie Hill 98.3% houses
Corbie Hill — Houses: 98.3% Corbie Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Merungle Hill 104.4% houses
Merungle Hill — Houses: 104.4% Merungle Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Median house price $630,000 $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
New dwellings approved 25
across Leeton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
House price Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Corbie Hill carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 16); Corbie Hill carries more crime risk (86 vs 74).

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
86/100
 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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
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

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Merungle Hill sits further from the CBD (574.7 km vs 546.6 km).

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 546.6 km 574.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 378 min 373 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2705
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2705
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.

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Car (driver) 80.5% / 78.6%
Corbie Hill — Car (driver): 80.5% Merungle Hill — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 12.8%
Corbie Hill — Worked from Home: 19.5% Merungle Hill — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Walked Only — / 5.1%
Corbie Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Merungle Hill — Walked Only: 5.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Corbie Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Merungle Hill — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
134 premises

Climate

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Average residential rate $1,118/yr
same for both
Council Leeton
same for both

Federal electorate

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corbie Hill Merungle Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Corbie Hill

Affordable Rural

Merungle Hill

Rural

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