Cunningar vs Murrumburrah

Murrumburrah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Cunningar. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murrumburrah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Murrumburrah tends to suit couples.

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

Cunningar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Murrumburrah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)
  • But Cunningar has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cunningar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 228 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (335.1 km vs 343.4 km)
  • But Murrumburrah is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Cunningar carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)
  • Murrumburrah is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Cunningar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs -26.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cunningar Murrumburrah
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.

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Walkability 0 / 13
Cunningar — Walkability: 0/100 Murrumburrah — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 74 / 62
Cunningar — Safety: 74/100 Murrumburrah — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 86 / 75
Cunningar — Low fire risk: 86/100 Murrumburrah — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Cunningar has more residents (163 vs 81); Murrumburrah has higher household incomes ($86,632 vs $69,316).

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Population 163
+50% vs other
 81
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% -26.4%
Median age 54 51
Median household income $69,316/yr $86,632/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cunningar Murrumburrah
0-4 4.3% / —
Cunningar — 0-4: 4.3% Murrumburrah — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.8% / 7.4%
Cunningar — 5-14: 9.8% Murrumburrah — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 3.7% / —
Cunningar — 15-19: 3.7% Murrumburrah — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.4% / 4.9%
Cunningar — 20-24: 7.4% Murrumburrah — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 6.1% / 4.9%
Cunningar — 25-34: 6.1% Murrumburrah — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 9.2% / 4.9%
Cunningar — 35-44: 9.2% Murrumburrah — 35-44: 4.9%
45-54 12.9% / 22.2%
Cunningar — 45-54: 12.9% Murrumburrah — 45-54: 22.2%
55-64 23.3% / 17.3%
Cunningar — 55-64: 23.3% Murrumburrah — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 13.5% / 14.8%
Cunningar — 65-74: 13.5% Murrumburrah — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 4.9% / 8.6%
Cunningar — 75-84: 4.9% Murrumburrah — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 6.1% / —
Cunningar — 85+: 6.1% Murrumburrah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cunningar 35.9% couple families
Cunningar — Couple Families: 35.9% Cunningar — Lone Person: 38.5% Cunningar — One Parent Families: 25.6%
Murrumburrah 62.5% couple families
Murrumburrah — Couple Families: 62.5% Murrumburrah — Lone Person: 37.5% Murrumburrah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cunningar 24.6% renting
Cunningar — Owned Outright: 58.0% Cunningar — Mortgage: 17.4% Cunningar — Renting: 24.6%
Murrumburrah 8.8% renting
Murrumburrah — Owned Outright: 52.9% Murrumburrah — Mortgage: 38.2% Murrumburrah — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cunningar 91.4% houses
Cunningar — Houses: 91.4% Cunningar — Flats / Apartments: 8.6%
Murrumburrah 100.0% houses
Murrumburrah — Houses: 100.0% Murrumburrah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 21.0%
Cunningar — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Murrumburrah — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 6.2%
Cunningar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Murrumburrah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.2%
Cunningar — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Murrumburrah — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / —
Cunningar — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Murrumburrah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Property market

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Median house price — $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $33,306

Zoning mix

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Cunningar Murrumburrah
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cunningar Murrumburrah
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 97% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Murrumburrah is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Murrumburrah carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 14); Murrumburrah carries more crime risk (38 vs 26).

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
26/100
 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

Cunningar Murrumburrah
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

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Waterways 21 0

Mobility

Murrumburrah sits further from the CBD (343.4 km vs 335.1 km).

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 335.1 km 343.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 228 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2587
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2587
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.

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Car (driver) 54.8% / 84.4%
Cunningar — Car (driver): 54.8% Murrumburrah — Car (driver): 84.4%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 15.6%
Cunningar — Worked from Home: 30.6% Murrumburrah — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Walked Only 14.5% / —
Cunningar — Walked Only: 14.5% Murrumburrah — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.4%).

Setting

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Elevation 485 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 492 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Connectivity score 31/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
56 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Annual rainfall 541 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cunningar Murrumburrah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cunningar

Rural

Murrumburrah

Affordable Rural

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