Finley vs Myrtle Park
Myrtle Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 51 in Finley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Finley, about half of households are people living alone. In Myrtle Park, most households are couple families. On these figures, Finley tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Myrtle Park suits 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
- Finley has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
- Myrtle Park carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Finley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 64%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Myrtle Park
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $175/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Finley
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (424 min vs 436 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (655 km vs 665.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Finley
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 6%)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- But Myrtle Park carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 67/100)
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
Finley and Myrtle Park 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
Finley has more residents (2,455 vs 51); Finley rents higher ($175/wk vs $80/wk).
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,455 +98% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.5% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 51 | 33 |
| Median household income | $55,432/yr +16% vs other | $46,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk +54% vs other | $80/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $360,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $275,000 | — |
| Median land price | $115,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 79 days from 25 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 42 across Berrigan | 26 across Edward River |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% | +33% |
Ranking within NSW
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 9% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 77% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 88% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
Finley is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Finley carries more crime risk (67 vs 31); Myrtle Park carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 32).
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Finley
- Finley High School Government · Secondary above peers
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Finley Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Myrtle Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 0 |
Mobility
Myrtle Park sits further from the CBD (665.1 km vs 655 km).
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 655 km | 665.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 424 min | 436 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2713 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 2713 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 (73.4%).
Setting
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 104 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 28% 1,557 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Council rates
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $867/yr | $1,180/yr |
| Council | Berrigan | Edward River |
Federal electorate
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Finley | Myrtle Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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