Marrar vs Murrulebale

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marrar, most households are couple families. In Murrulebale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Marrar tends to suit couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Marrar carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 67/100)
  • Murrulebale has more separate houses rather than flats (116% vs 102%)

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

Renters

Murrulebale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $275/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Marrar

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 312 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (462.7 km vs 465.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marrar

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Murrulebale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.9% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marrar Murrulebale
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.

Marrar Murrulebale
Walkability 26 / 0
Marrar — Walkability: 26/100 Murrulebale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 33
Marrar — Safety: 79/100 Murrulebale — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 84 / 87
Marrar — Low fire risk: 84/100 Murrulebale — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Marrar has more residents (363 vs 61); Marrar rents higher ($275/wk vs $150/wk).

Marrar Murrulebale
Population 363
+83% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% +41.9%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $94,900/yr $110,448/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+45% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marrar Murrulebale
0-4 6.6% / —
Marrar — 0-4: 6.6% Murrulebale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.2% / 21.3%
Marrar — 5-14: 13.2% Murrulebale — 5-14: 21.3%
15-19 6.3% / 6.6%
Marrar — 15-19: 6.3% Murrulebale — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 3.3% / 4.9%
Marrar — 20-24: 3.3% Murrulebale — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 14.9% / 11.5%
Marrar — 25-34: 14.9% Murrulebale — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.8% / 16.4%
Marrar — 35-44: 11.8% Murrulebale — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 14.3% / 11.5%
Marrar — 45-54: 14.3% Murrulebale — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 11.8% / 18.0%
Marrar — 55-64: 11.8% Murrulebale — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 12.7% / —
Marrar — 65-74: 12.7% Murrulebale — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 4.4% / 11.5%
Marrar — 75-84: 4.4% Murrulebale — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ 1.9% / —
Marrar — 85+: 1.9% Murrulebale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marrar 69.6% couple families
Marrar — Couple Families: 69.6% Marrar — Lone Person: 24.6% Marrar — One Parent Families: 0.0% Marrar — Group Household: 5.8%
Murrulebale 53.3% couple families
Murrulebale — Couple Families: 53.3% Murrulebale — Lone Person: 26.7% Murrulebale — One Parent Families: 20.0% Murrulebale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marrar 16.2% renting
Marrar — Owned Outright: 41.9% Marrar — Mortgage: 41.9% Marrar — Renting: 16.2%
Murrulebale 29.4% renting
Murrulebale — Owned Outright: 52.9% Murrulebale — Mortgage: 17.6% Murrulebale — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marrar 102.5% houses
Marrar — Houses: 102.5%
Murrulebale 115.8% houses
Murrulebale — Houses: 115.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Marrar Murrulebale
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 11.5%
Marrar — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Murrulebale — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.2%
Marrar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Murrulebale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 4.9%
Marrar — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Murrulebale — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Marrar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Murrulebale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Marrar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Murrulebale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Property market

Marrar Murrulebale
Median house price $516,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Marrar Murrulebale
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Marrar Murrulebale
New dwellings approved 26
across Coolamon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Marrar Murrulebale
House price Higher than 8% of NSW —
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Marrar is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Marrar Murrulebale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Murrulebale carries more crime risk (67 vs 21).

Marrar Murrulebale
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Marrar Murrulebale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Marrar

  • Marrar Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Murrulebale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Marrar Murrulebale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 11 10

Mobility

Murrulebale sits further from the CBD (465.6 km vs 462.7 km).

Marrar Murrulebale
Walkability score 26/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 462.7 km 465.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 312 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2652
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2652
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.

Marrar Murrulebale
Car (driver) 67.4% / 67.7%
Marrar — Car (driver): 67.4% Murrulebale — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 32.3%
Marrar — Worked from Home: 25.4% Murrulebale — Worked from Home: 32.3%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / —
Marrar — Car (passenger): 4.4% Murrulebale — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.8% / —
Marrar — Walked Only: 2.8% Murrulebale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Marrar Murrulebale
Elevation 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 348 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Marrar Murrulebale
Connectivity score 29/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Marrar Murrulebale
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Marrar Murrulebale
Average residential rate $441/yr
same for both
Council Coolamon
same for both

Federal electorate

Marrar Murrulebale
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marrar Murrulebale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marrar

Rural

Murrulebale

Rural

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