Girilambone vs The Marra

Girilambone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in The Marra. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Girilambone tends to suit couples, while The Marra suits older residents.

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

  • Girilambone has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • The Marra carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Girilambone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Girilambone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (463 min vs 495 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (611.3 km vs 653.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Marra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

The Marra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.0% vs -19.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Girilambone The Marra
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.

Girilambone The Marra
Walkability 0 / 0
Girilambone — Walkability: 0/100 The Marra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 49
Girilambone — Safety: 5/100 The Marra — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 62 / 68
Girilambone — Low fire risk: 62/100 The Marra — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

The Marra has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $73,632); The Marra skews older (48 vs 38).

Girilambone The Marra
Population 86
+12% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.6% +31.0%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $73,632/yr $108,316/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $140/wk $150/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Girilambone The Marra
0-4 10.5% / 11.8%
Girilambone — 0-4: 10.5% The Marra — 0-4: 11.8%
5-14 15.1% / 10.5%
Girilambone — 5-14: 15.1% The Marra — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 — / 3.9%
Girilambone — 15-19: not among its largest The Marra — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 3.5% / 3.9%
Girilambone — 20-24: 3.5% The Marra — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 12.8% / 11.8%
Girilambone — 25-34: 12.8% The Marra — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 12.8% / 3.9%
Girilambone — 35-44: 12.8% The Marra — 35-44: 3.9%
45-54 18.6% / 21.1%
Girilambone — 45-54: 18.6% The Marra — 45-54: 21.1%
55-64 14.0% / 14.5%
Girilambone — 55-64: 14.0% The Marra — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 3.5% / 10.5%
Girilambone — 65-74: 3.5% The Marra — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 4.7% / 11.8%
Girilambone — 75-84: 4.7% The Marra — 75-84: 11.8%
85+ — / —
Girilambone — 85+: not among its largest The Marra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Girilambone 100.0% couple families
Girilambone — Couple Families: 100.0% Girilambone — Lone Person: 0.0%
The Marra 56.2% couple families
The Marra — Couple Families: 56.2% The Marra — Lone Person: 43.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Girilambone 22.2% renting
Girilambone — Owned Outright: 40.7% Girilambone — Mortgage: 37.0% Girilambone — Renting: 22.2%
The Marra 0.0% renting
The Marra — Owned Outright: 70.6% The Marra — Mortgage: 29.4% The Marra — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Girilambone 80.8% houses
Girilambone — Houses: 80.8% Girilambone — Flats / Apartments: 19.2%
The Marra 100.0% houses
The Marra — Houses: 100.0% The Marra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Girilambone The Marra
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 3.9%
Girilambone — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% The Marra — Certificate III & IV: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.9%
Girilambone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% The Marra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 5.3%
Girilambone — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% The Marra — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.6%
Girilambone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest The Marra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

Property market

Girilambone The Marra
Median house price $135,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $80,000 —

Zoning mix

Girilambone The Marra
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 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

Girilambone The Marra
New dwellings approved 6
across Bogan
 3
across Warren

Ranking within NSW

Girilambone The Marra
House price Higher than 2% of NSW —
Income Higher than 41% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Girilambone The Marra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Girilambone carries more crime risk (95 vs 51).

Girilambone The Marra
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
51/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Girilambone The Marra
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Girilambone

  • Girilambone Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in The Marra

  • Marra Creek Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Girilambone The Marra
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 20 43

Mobility

The Marra sits further from the CBD (653.3 km vs 611.3 km).

Girilambone The Marra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 611.3 km 653.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 463 min 495 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2831
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.

Girilambone The Marra
Worked from Home 42.4% / 54.8%
Girilambone — Worked from Home: 42.4% The Marra — Worked from Home: 54.8%
Car (driver) 48.5% / 14.3%
Girilambone — Car (driver): 48.5% The Marra — Car (driver): 14.3%
Walked Only 9.1% / 31.0%
Girilambone — Walked Only: 9.1% The Marra — Walked Only: 31.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Girilambone The Marra
Elevation 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Girilambone The Marra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
26 premises

Council rates

Girilambone The Marra
Average residential rate $343/yr $677/yr
Council Bogan Warren

Federal electorate

Girilambone The Marra
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Girilambone The Marra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Girilambone

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

The Marra

Family Rural Young Families

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