East Kangaloon vs Mount Murray
East Kangaloon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Mount Murray. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Kangaloon, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Murray, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Murray 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- East Kangaloon carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 44/100)
- Mount Murray is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Murray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 37%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Murray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
East Kangaloon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 114 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (134.1 km vs 138.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- East Kangaloon carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 44/100)
- Mount Murray has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Kangaloon and Mount Murray 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
East Kangaloon rents higher ($400/wk vs $0/wk); East Kangaloon has more residents (80 vs 53).
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 80 +34% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.6% | -1.9% |
| Median age | 54 | 57 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $110,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (41.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (21.2%).
Property market
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,350,000 same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 100% | 97% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 335 across Wingecarribee same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +6% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 89% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 14% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Murray carries more crime risk (44 vs 11); Mount Murray carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 82).
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | High 94/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Mount Murray sits further from the CBD (138.8 km vs 134.1 km).
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 134.1 km | 138.8 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 2576 | 0.9% postcode 2577 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2576 | 56 postcode 2577 |
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 (88.9%).
Setting
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 649 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 643 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.2 km | 21.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,072/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wingecarribee same for both | |
Federal electorate
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam same for both | |
| Member | Carol Berry same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Kangaloon | Mount Murray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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