Maimuru vs Memagong

Memagong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Maimuru. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Memagong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Memagong tends to suit 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

Maimuru

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 70/100)

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

  • Maimuru leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)
  • Memagong has cheaper land ($38,312 vs $600,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maimuru

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Memagong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (259 min vs 265 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maimuru

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maimuru Memagong
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.

Maimuru Memagong
Walkability 0 / 0
Maimuru — Walkability: 0/100 Memagong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 30
Maimuru — Safety: 72/100 Memagong — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 73 / 67
Maimuru — Low fire risk: 73/100 Memagong — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Maimuru has more residents (145 vs 96); Memagong has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $84,448).

Maimuru Memagong
Population 145
+34% vs other
 96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +4.3%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $84,448/yr $107,224/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $225/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maimuru Memagong
0-4 3.4% / 5.2%
Maimuru — 0-4: 3.4% Memagong — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.0% / 22.9%
Maimuru — 5-14: 11.0% Memagong — 5-14: 22.9%
15-19 8.3% / 12.5%
Maimuru — 15-19: 8.3% Memagong — 15-19: 12.5%
20-24 8.3% / 5.2%
Maimuru — 20-24: 8.3% Memagong — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.7% / 5.2%
Maimuru — 25-34: 9.7% Memagong — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 8.3% / 8.3%
Maimuru — 35-44: 8.3% Memagong — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 18.6% / 14.6%
Maimuru — 45-54: 18.6% Memagong — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 17.2% / 14.6%
Maimuru — 55-64: 17.2% Memagong — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.4% / 12.5%
Maimuru — 65-74: 12.4% Memagong — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 2.1% / 3.1%
Maimuru — 75-84: 2.1% Memagong — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Maimuru — 85+: not among its largest Memagong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maimuru 43.6% couple families
Maimuru — Couple Families: 43.6% Maimuru — Lone Person: 43.6% Maimuru — One Parent Families: 12.8%
Memagong 52.2% couple families
Memagong — Couple Families: 52.2% Memagong — Lone Person: 47.8% Memagong — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maimuru 15.1% renting
Maimuru — Owned Outright: 47.2% Maimuru — Mortgage: 37.7% Maimuru — Renting: 15.1%
Memagong 0.0% renting
Memagong — Owned Outright: 57.1% Memagong — Mortgage: 42.9% Memagong — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maimuru 98.3% houses
Maimuru — Houses: 98.3% Maimuru — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Memagong 100.0% houses
Memagong — Houses: 100.0% Memagong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Maimuru Memagong
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 8.3%
Maimuru — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Memagong — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 13.5%
Maimuru — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Memagong — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 10.4%
Maimuru — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Memagong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Maimuru — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Memagong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Property market

Maimuru Memagong
Median house price $960,250 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $600,000 $38,312

Zoning mix

Maimuru Memagong
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Maimuru Memagong
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maimuru Memagong
House price Higher than 48% of NSW —
Income Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Maimuru Memagong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Memagong carries more crime risk (70 vs 28).

Maimuru Memagong
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
28/100
 High
70/100
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

Maimuru Memagong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maimuru

  • Maimuru Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Memagong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Maimuru Memagong
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Maimuru Memagong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 387.8 km 388.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min 259 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2594
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2594
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.

Maimuru Memagong
Car (driver) 76.5% / 48.8%
Maimuru — Car (driver): 76.5% Memagong — Car (driver): 48.8%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 51.2%
Maimuru — Worked from Home: 9.9% Memagong — Worked from Home: 51.2%
Car (passenger) 13.6% / —
Maimuru — Car (passenger): 13.6% Memagong — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).

Setting

Maimuru Memagong
Elevation 454 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 498 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maimuru Memagong
Connectivity score 28/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Maimuru Memagong
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

Maimuru Memagong
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Maimuru Memagong
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maimuru Memagong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maimuru

Rural

Memagong

Affordable Family Rural

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