Jingellic vs Munderoo
Munderoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 58 in Jingellic. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jingellic, about half of households are people living alone. In Munderoo, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Munderoo tends to suit families with children, couples, and 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
Munderoo
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Jingellic
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $310/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Munderoo
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (515.4 km vs 541.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (326 min vs 339 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Munderoo
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Munderoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.1% vs 19.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jingellic and Munderoo 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
Munderoo rents higher ($310/wk vs $180/wk); Jingellic has more residents (73 vs 58).
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73 +21% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.7% | +38.1% |
| Median age | 58 | 47 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $84,500/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $310/wk +72% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.7%).
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 (19.0%).
Property market
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $267,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Munderoo has more rural and farming land (86% vs 71%); Jingellic has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 14%).
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 71% | 86% |
| Environmental | 29% | 14% |
| 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
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume | 36 across Snowy Valleys |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% | -50% |
Ranking within NSW
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 6% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
Munderoo is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Jingellic carries more crime risk (71 vs 32).
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 96/100 | High 92/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 15 |
Mobility
Jingellic sits further from the CBD (541.4 km vs 515.4 km).
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 541.4 km +5% vs other | 515.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 339 min | 326 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2642 | 0.4% postcode 2653 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2642 | 57 postcode 2653 |
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 (50.0%).
Setting
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 224 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 609 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Climate
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 952 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr | $945/yr |
| Council | Greater Hume | Snowy Valleys |
Federal electorate
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer | Riverina |
| Member | David Farley | Michael Mccormack |
| Party | One Nation | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jingellic | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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