Maimuru vs Young

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Maimuru: a median of $960,000, against $525,000 in Young, though rent is higher in Young. On these figures, Young tends to suit families with children, 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

Young

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (38 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • But Maimuru carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Young

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($255,000 vs $600,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $960,250)
  • But Maimuru leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maimuru

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Young has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 15%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Young

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 265 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (373.3 km vs 387.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Young

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Maimuru carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Young 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 Young
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 Young
Walkability 0 / 16
Maimuru — Walkability: 0/100 Young — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 72 / 19
Maimuru — Safety: 72/100 Young — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 73 / 79
Maimuru — Low fire risk: 73/100 Young — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Young has more residents (10,610 vs 145); Maimuru has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $60,164).

Maimuru Young
Population 145 10,610
+7217% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +3.1%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $84,448/yr
+29% vs other
 $60,164/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maimuru Young
0-4 3.4% / 6.2%
Maimuru — 0-4: 3.4% Young — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.0% / 14.0%
Maimuru — 5-14: 11.0% Young — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 8.3% / 6.5%
Maimuru — 15-19: 8.3% Young — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 8.3% / 4.9%
Maimuru — 20-24: 8.3% Young — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 9.7% / 10.7%
Maimuru — 25-34: 9.7% Young — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 8.3% / 11.3%
Maimuru — 35-44: 8.3% Young — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 18.6% / 11.1%
Maimuru — 45-54: 18.6% Young — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 17.2% / 12.5%
Maimuru — 55-64: 17.2% Young — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 12.4% / 12.1%
Maimuru — 65-74: 12.4% Young — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 2.1% / 7.5%
Maimuru — 75-84: 2.1% Young — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 3.3%
Maimuru — 85+: not among its largest Young — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maimuru 43.6% lone person
Maimuru — Lone Person: 43.6% Maimuru — Couple Families: 43.6% Maimuru — One Parent Families: 12.8% Maimuru — Group Household: 0.0% Maimuru — Other Families: 0.0%
Young 42.7% lone person
Young — Lone Person: 42.7% Young — Couple Families: 34.3% Young — One Parent Families: 17.9% Young — Group Household: 3.4% Young — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Young 30.8% renting
Young — Owned Outright: 39.5% Young — Mortgage: 29.7% Young — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maimuru Young
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 16.3%
Maimuru — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Young — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 6.4%
Maimuru — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Young — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 5.8%
Maimuru — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Young — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Maimuru — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Young — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Maimuru — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Young — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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

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.

Maimuru Young
Lebanon 4.8% / 0.6%
Maimuru — Lebanon: 4.8% Young — Lebanon: 0.6%
England 3.4% / 1.3%
Maimuru — England: 3.4% Young — England: 1.3%
Netherlands 2.1% / 0.2%
Maimuru — Netherlands: 2.1% Young — Netherlands: 0.2%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Maimuru — New Zealand: not among its largest Young — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Maimuru — Philippines: not among its largest Young — Philippines: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Maimuru — India: not among its largest Young — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maimuru 98.3% houses
Maimuru — Houses: 98.3% Maimuru — Townhouses: 0.0% Maimuru — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Young 87.3% houses
Young — Houses: 87.3% Young — Townhouses: 9.1% Young — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maimuru Young
Median house price $960,250 $525,000
Median unit price — $377,000
Median land price $600,000 $255,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 54 sales

Zoning mix

Maimuru Young
Rural and farming 100% 90%
Residential 0% 5%
Environmental 0% 3%
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 Young
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Maimuru Young
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $632K
Units — 4.4%
$350/wk on $414K

Ranking within NSW

Maimuru Young
House price Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 74% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Young is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Maimuru Young
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Young carries more crime risk (81 vs 28).

Maimuru Young
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
28/100
 High
81/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Maimuru Young
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Maimuru

  • Maimuru Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Young

  • Hennessy Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Young Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • New Madinah College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Young High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Young North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maimuru Young
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 38
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 105

Mobility

Maimuru sits further from the CBD (387.8 km vs 373.3 km).

Maimuru Young
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 387.8 km
+4% vs other
 373.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min 247 min
Public transport score 20/100
Bus
 62/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 80.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Young
Car (driver) 76.5% / 79.8%
Maimuru — Car (driver): 76.5% Young — Car (driver): 79.8%
Car (passenger) 13.6% / 7.3%
Maimuru — Car (passenger): 13.6% Young — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 8.1%
Maimuru — Worked from Home: 9.9% Young — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Maimuru — Walked Only: not among its largest Young — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus — / 0.3%
Maimuru — Bus: not among its largest Young — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Maimuru Young
Elevation 454 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 515 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maimuru Young
Connectivity score 28/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 28%
5,608 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Maimuru

Rural

Young

Acreage Affordable

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