Longreach vs Mundamia
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Longreach, the large majority of households are couple families. In Mundamia, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Longreach: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.05 million in Mundamia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Longreach tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mundamia suits 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
Longreach
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 60/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
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
- Longreach leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)
- Mundamia has cheaper houses ($1,047,500 vs $1,375,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mundamia
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $650/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 31%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mundamia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (167 km vs 172.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Longreach carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 60/100)
- Mundamia is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mundamia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.4% vs 12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Longreach and Mundamia 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
Longreach rents higher ($650/wk vs $250/wk); Longreach has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $73,112).
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 85 +18% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.5% | +21.4% |
| Median age | 51 | 53 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +34% vs other | $73,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $650/wk +62% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (21.2%).
Property market
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,375,000 | $1,047,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Longreach has more land zoned for conservation (88% vs 61%).
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 88% | 61% |
| Residential | 0% | 14% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 13% |
| Rural and farming | 12% | 7% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
Liveability
Mundamia is more walkable (16 vs 5).
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Mundamia carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 15); Mundamia carries more crime risk (60 vs 25).
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 5 |
Mobility
Longreach sits further from the CBD (172.5 km vs 167 km).
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 172.5 km +3% vs other | 167 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 142 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2540 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2540 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 (72.7%).
Setting
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 42 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.9 km | 15.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Longreach | Mundamia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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