Dairymans Plains vs Murrumbucca

Dairymans Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Murrumbucca. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dairymans Plains, most households are couple families. In Murrumbucca, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dairymans Plains tends to suit couples, while Murrumbucca suits people living alone.

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

  • Dairymans Plains is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 53%)
  • Murrumbucca carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Murrumbucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Murrumbucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Murrumbucca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (388.1 km vs 405.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 271 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murrumbucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Dairymans Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.4% vs -2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dairymans Plains 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.

Dairymans Plains 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.

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Walkability 0 / 5
Dairymans Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Murrumbucca — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 50 / 62
Dairymans Plains — Safety: 50/100 Murrumbucca — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 89 / 57
Dairymans Plains — Low fire risk: 89/100 Murrumbucca — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Dairymans Plains has more residents (183 vs 82); Dairymans Plains rents higher ($225/wk vs $169/wk).

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Population 183
+55% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.4% -2.4%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $97,500/yr $114,400/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+25% vs other
 $169/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
0-4 6.0% / 3.7%
Dairymans Plains — 0-4: 6.0% Murrumbucca — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 9.3% / 12.2%
Dairymans Plains — 5-14: 9.3% Murrumbucca — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.6% / —
Dairymans Plains — 15-19: 6.6% Murrumbucca — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.9% / 6.1%
Dairymans Plains — 20-24: 4.9% Murrumbucca — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 6.6% / 8.5%
Dairymans Plains — 25-34: 6.6% Murrumbucca — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.6% / 3.7%
Dairymans Plains — 35-44: 12.6% Murrumbucca — 35-44: 3.7%
45-54 20.8% / 19.5%
Dairymans Plains — 45-54: 20.8% Murrumbucca — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 16.9% / 19.5%
Dairymans Plains — 55-64: 16.9% Murrumbucca — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 10.9% / 12.2%
Dairymans Plains — 65-74: 10.9% Murrumbucca — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 6.0% / 13.4%
Dairymans Plains — 75-84: 6.0% Murrumbucca — 75-84: 13.4%
85+ 4.9% / —
Dairymans Plains — 85+: 4.9% Murrumbucca — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dairymans Plains 63.8% couple families
Dairymans Plains — Couple Families: 63.8% Dairymans Plains — Lone Person: 29.8% Dairymans Plains — Other Families: 6.4%
Murrumbucca 52.6% couple families
Murrumbucca — Couple Families: 52.6% Murrumbucca — Lone Person: 47.4% Murrumbucca — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dairymans Plains 7.9% renting
Dairymans Plains — Owned Outright: 46.0% Dairymans Plains — Mortgage: 46.0% Dairymans Plains — Renting: 7.9%
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.

Dairymans Plains 92.5% houses
Dairymans Plains — Houses: 92.5% Dairymans Plains — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
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.

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 22.0%
Dairymans Plains — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Murrumbucca — Bachelor Degree: 22.0%
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 14.6%
Dairymans Plains — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Murrumbucca — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 3.7%
Dairymans Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Murrumbucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 3.7%
Dairymans Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Murrumbucca — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / —
Dairymans Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Murrumbucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $465,000

Zoning mix

Murrumbucca has more rural and farming land (98% vs 59%).

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Rural and farming 59% 98%
Residential 32% 0%
Environmental 7% 2%
Parks and recreation 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
House price — Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 51% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Murrumbucca carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 11); Dairymans Plains carries more crime risk (50 vs 38).

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 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

Dairymans Plains 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

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 6 24

Mobility

Dairymans Plains sits further from the CBD (405.3 km vs 388.1 km).

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 405.3 km
+4% vs other
 388.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 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.

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Car (driver) 74.2% / 78.1%
Dairymans Plains — Car (driver): 74.2% Murrumbucca — Car (driver): 78.1%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 21.9%
Dairymans Plains — Worked from Home: 15.7% Murrumbucca — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Walked Only 6.7% / —
Dairymans Plains — Walked Only: 6.7% Murrumbucca — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.4% / —
Dairymans Plains — Car (passenger): 3.4% Murrumbucca — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Dairymans Plains Murrumbucca
Elevation 880 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,012 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Dairymans Plains 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dairymans Plains

Rural

Murrumbucca

Affordable Professionals Retirees Rural

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