Durran Durra vs Mongarlowe
Durran Durra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Mongarlowe. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Durran Durra tends to suit families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Durran Durra is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 27%)
- Mongarlowe carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 21/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Durran Durra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 35%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mongarlowe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $430/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Durran Durra
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (190 min vs 210 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (250.4 km vs 258.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Durran Durra is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- Mongarlowe carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 21/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Durran Durra and Mongarlowe drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Durran Durra rents higher ($430/wk vs $240/wk); Durran Durra has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $66,612).
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 | 121 +6% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.5% | — |
| Median age | 46 | 54 |
| Median household income | $107,224/yr +38% vs other | $66,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk +44% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,275,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,350,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Durran Durra has more rural and farming land (98% vs 81%); Mongarlowe has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 2%).
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 81% |
| Environmental | 2% | 19% |
| 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
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
Liveability
Durran Durra is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Durran Durra carries more crime risk (21 vs 10); Mongarlowe carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 43).
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | High 86/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 7 same for both | |
Mobility
Mongarlowe sits further from the CBD (258.2 km vs 250.4 km).
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 250.4 km | 258.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 190 min | 210 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2622 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2622 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).
Setting
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 727 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 642 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 48.9 km | 42.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 718 mm | 724 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.0°C | — |
Council rates
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Durran Durra | Mongarlowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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