Kingsvale vs Murrumburrah
Kingsvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Murrumburrah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kingsvale, about half of households are couple families. In Murrumburrah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kingsvale: a median of $1.65 million, against $250,000 in Murrumburrah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kingsvale tends to suit families with children, while Murrumburrah suits couples, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Kingsvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Murrumburrah
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($250,000 vs $1,650,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kingsvale has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 9%)
- Murrumburrah has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Murrumburrah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (228 min vs 237 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (343.4 km vs 355.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kingsvale carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 38/100)
- Murrumburrah has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kingsvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.5% vs -26.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kingsvale and Murrumburrah 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
Kingsvale has more residents (233 vs 81); Murrumburrah skews older (51 vs 39).
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 233 +65% vs other | 81 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +35.5% | -26.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 51 |
| Median household income | $86,112/yr | $86,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +9% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
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 (3.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,650,000 | $250,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $33,306 |
Zoning mix
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| 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
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 55% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Murrumburrah carries more crime risk (38 vs 12); Kingsvale carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 25).
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 18 | 0 |
Mobility
Kingsvale sits further from the CBD (355.8 km vs 343.4 km).
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 355.8 km +3% vs other | 343.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 237 min | 228 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2587 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2587 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 (84.4%).
Setting
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 499 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 492 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 102 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 541 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hilltops same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kingsvale | Murrumburrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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