Godfreys Creek vs Murringo

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Godfreys Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Murringo: a median of $587,000, against $45,000 in Godfreys Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Godfreys Creek tends to suit couples, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Murringo suits families with children.

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

Murringo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Godfreys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($45,000 vs $587,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Godfreys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($1/wk vs $245/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (0% vs 20%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Murringo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (355.8 km vs 358.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Godfreys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Murringo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.8% vs -14.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Godfreys Creek Murringo
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.

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Walkability 0 / 5
Godfreys Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Murringo — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 88 / 86
Godfreys Creek — Safety: 88/100 Murringo — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 53 / 53
Godfreys Creek — Low fire risk: 53/100 Murringo — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Murringo rents higher ($245/wk vs $1/wk); Murringo has more residents (390 vs 65).

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Population 65 390
+500% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.5% +6.8%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $95,836/yr
+32% vs other
 $65,416/yr
Median weekly rent $1/wk $245/wk
+24400% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Godfreys Creek Murringo
0-4 — / 3.8%
Godfreys Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Murringo — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 15.4% / 16.4%
Godfreys Creek — 5-14: 15.4% Murringo — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 10.8% / 5.4%
Godfreys Creek — 15-19: 10.8% Murringo — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Godfreys Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Murringo — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 4.6% / 9.5%
Godfreys Creek — 25-34: 4.6% Murringo — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 13.8% / 9.0%
Godfreys Creek — 35-44: 13.8% Murringo — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 15.4% / 16.4%
Godfreys Creek — 45-54: 15.4% Murringo — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 12.3% / 15.6%
Godfreys Creek — 55-64: 12.3% Murringo — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 26.2% / 14.6%
Godfreys Creek — 65-74: 26.2% Murringo — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 9.2% / 6.2%
Godfreys Creek — 75-84: 9.2% Murringo — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 7.7% / 0.8%
Godfreys Creek — 85+: 7.7% Murringo — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Godfreys Creek 60.0% couple families
Godfreys Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Godfreys Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Godfreys Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Murringo 40.9% couple families
Murringo — Couple Families: 40.9% Murringo — Lone Person: 43.6% Murringo — One Parent Families: 15.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Godfreys Creek 0.0% renting
Godfreys Creek — Owned Outright: 82.4% Godfreys Creek — Mortgage: 17.6% Godfreys Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Murringo 15.3% renting
Murringo — Owned Outright: 47.9% Murringo — Mortgage: 36.8% Murringo — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Godfreys Creek 100.0% houses
Godfreys Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Murringo 100.0% houses
Murringo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 14.9%
Godfreys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Murringo — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 9.0%
Godfreys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Murringo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 11.0%
Godfreys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Murringo — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Godfreys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Murringo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Godfreys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Murringo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Property market

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Median house price $45,000 $587,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $129,000 —

Zoning mix

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Rural and farming 99% 91%
Environmental 1% 9%
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

Godfreys Creek Murringo
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Godfreys Creek Murringo
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
14/100
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

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Godfreys Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Murringo

  • Murringo Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 11 34

Mobility

Godfreys Creek sits further from the CBD (358.5 km vs 355.8 km).

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 358.5 km 355.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 235 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2586
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2586
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.

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Car (driver) 53.8% / 76.2%
Godfreys Creek — Car (driver): 53.8% Murringo — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 34.6% / 19.4%
Godfreys Creek — Worked from Home: 34.6% Murringo — Worked from Home: 19.4%
Walked Only 11.5% / 4.4%
Godfreys Creek — Walked Only: 11.5% Murringo — Walked Only: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Elevation 471 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 530 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
178 premises

Climate

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Annual rainfall 651 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Godfreys Creek Murringo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Godfreys Creek

Affordable Retirees Rural

Murringo

Rural

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