Marrangaroo vs Wallerawang

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marrangaroo, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marrangaroo: a median of $1.11 million, against $588,000 in Wallerawang, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Marrangaroo tends to suit young adults and couples, while Wallerawang suits people living alone, families with children, 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

Marrangaroo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 59%)
  • But Wallerawang has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Wallerawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($588,000 vs $1,115,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wallerawang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $353/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Marrangaroo sits closer to the CBD (160.6 km vs 162.7 km)
  • Wallerawang has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 161 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marrangaroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Wallerawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -13.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
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.

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Walkability 0 / 5
Marrangaroo — Walkability: 0/100 Wallerawang — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 79 / 26
Marrangaroo — Safety: 79/100 Wallerawang — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 7 / 70
Marrangaroo — Low fire risk: 7/100 Wallerawang — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Wallerawang has more residents (2,019 vs 783); Marrangaroo has higher household incomes ($118,716 vs $74,048).

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Population 783 2,019
+158% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.9% +2.0%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $118,716/yr
+38% vs other
 $74,048/yr
Median weekly rent $353/wk
+22% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
0-4 3.3% / 5.8%
Marrangaroo — 0-4: 3.3% Wallerawang — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 5.7% / 15.6%
Marrangaroo — 5-14: 5.7% Wallerawang — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 5.9% / 6.2%
Marrangaroo — 15-19: 5.9% Wallerawang — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 8.8% / 4.9%
Marrangaroo — 20-24: 8.8% Wallerawang — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 21.1% / 11.8%
Marrangaroo — 25-34: 21.1% Wallerawang — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 14.9% / 11.2%
Marrangaroo — 35-44: 14.9% Wallerawang — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.5% / 12.0%
Marrangaroo — 45-54: 12.5% Wallerawang — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 14.9% / 14.1%
Marrangaroo — 55-64: 14.9% Wallerawang — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 9.8% / 11.9%
Marrangaroo — 65-74: 9.8% Wallerawang — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 4.0% / 4.8%
Marrangaroo — 75-84: 4.0% Wallerawang — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 0.5% / 1.3%
Marrangaroo — 85+: 0.5% Wallerawang — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marrangaroo 68.3% couple families
Marrangaroo — Couple Families: 68.3% Marrangaroo — Lone Person: 24.8% Marrangaroo — One Parent Families: 6.9% Marrangaroo — Group Household: 0.0% Marrangaroo — Other Families: 0.0%
Wallerawang 40.4% couple families
Wallerawang — Couple Families: 40.4% Wallerawang — Lone Person: 34.9% Wallerawang — One Parent Families: 18.2% Wallerawang — Group Household: 4.2% Wallerawang — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marrangaroo 7.8% renting
Marrangaroo — Owned Outright: 44.6% Marrangaroo — Mortgage: 47.6% Marrangaroo — Renting: 7.8%
Wallerawang 26.0% renting
Wallerawang — Owned Outright: 35.8% Wallerawang — Mortgage: 38.2% Wallerawang — Renting: 26.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 21.4%
Marrangaroo — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Wallerawang — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 5.6%
Marrangaroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Wallerawang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 4.9%
Marrangaroo — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Wallerawang — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Marrangaroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Wallerawang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 1.0%
Marrangaroo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Wallerawang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
New Zealand 1.4% / 0.7%
Marrangaroo — New Zealand: 1.4% Wallerawang — New Zealand: 0.7%
England 0.5% / 1.1%
Marrangaroo — England: 0.5% Wallerawang — England: 1.1%
China 0.6% / 0.4%
Marrangaroo — China: 0.6% Wallerawang — China: 0.4%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.4%
Marrangaroo — Philippines: 0.6% Wallerawang — Philippines: 0.4%
Italy 0.8% / —
Marrangaroo — Italy: 0.8% Wallerawang — Italy: not among its largest
Greece 0.6% / —
Marrangaroo — Greece: 0.6% Wallerawang — Greece: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Marrangaroo — Scotland: not among its largest Wallerawang — Scotland: 0.5%
India — / 0.5%
Marrangaroo — India: not among its largest Wallerawang — India: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Marrangaroo — Germany: not among its largest Wallerawang — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marrangaroo 100.6% houses
Marrangaroo — Houses: 100.6% Marrangaroo — Townhouses: 0.0% Marrangaroo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wallerawang 94.0% houses
Wallerawang — Houses: 94.0% Wallerawang — Townhouses: 3.6% Wallerawang — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Median house price $1,115,000 $588,000
Median unit price — $379,000
Median land price — $562,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 47 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Wallerawang has more rural and farming land (75% vs 50%); Marrangaroo has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 6%).

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Rural and farming 50% 75%
Environmental 23% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 20% 11%
Residential 6% 5%
Industrial 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

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
New dwellings approved 55
across Lithgow
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $635K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of NSW

Liveability

Marrangaroo scores higher overall (33 vs 24).

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Grade C D
Score 33/100 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wallerawang carries more crime risk (74 vs 21); Marrangaroo carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 30).

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Bushfire High
93/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
21/100
 High
74/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Marrangaroo

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

Schools in Wallerawang

  • Wallerawang Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 4 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 6 15

Mobility

Wallerawang sits further from the CBD (162.7 km vs 160.6 km).

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 160.6 km 162.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 146 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 51/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2790
 0.2%
postcode 2845
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2790
 48
postcode 2845

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.

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Car (driver) 83.3% / 82.3%
Marrangaroo — Car (driver): 83.3% Wallerawang — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 10.2%
Marrangaroo — Worked from Home: 11.8% Wallerawang — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.8%
Marrangaroo — Car (passenger): 5.0% Wallerawang — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 2.7%
Marrangaroo — Walked Only: not among its largest Wallerawang — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Elevation 998 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 930 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Connectivity score 66/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
159 premises
 48%
952 premises

Climate

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Annual rainfall 1,147 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Average residential rate $1,150/yr
same for both
Council Lithgow
same for both

Federal electorate

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marrangaroo Wallerawang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marrangaroo

Rural

Wallerawang

Acreage Affordable River

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