Good Hope vs Marchmont
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Good Hope, about half of households are people living alone. In Marchmont, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marchmont: a median of $1.2 million, against $715,000 in Good Hope, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Good Hope tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Marchmont 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
Marchmont
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 32/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Good Hope has cheaper houses ($715,000 vs $1,202,000)
- Marchmont leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Good Hope has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)
- Marchmont leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Good Hope is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Marchmont sits closer to the CBD (278.9 km vs 288 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Good Hope is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Marchmont carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 32/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marchmont
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.5% vs -3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Good Hope and Marchmont 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
Marchmont has more residents (285 vs 159); Marchmont has higher household incomes ($165,724 vs $99,112).
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 159 | 285 +79% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.6% | +24.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 42 |
| Median household income | $99,112/yr | $165,724/yr +67% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $340/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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 (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $715,000 | $1,202,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Good Hope has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 5%).
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 84% |
| Environmental | 25% | 5% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Yass Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
Good Hope is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Good Hope carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 0); Good Hope carries more crime risk (32 vs 15).
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 24 | 9 |
Mobility
Good Hope sits further from the CBD (288 km vs 278.9 km).
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 288 km +3% vs other | 278.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 189 min | 188 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2582 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2582 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 (69.0%).
Setting
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 547 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 537 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 0% 102 premises |
Climate
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,162/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yass Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Good Hope | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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