Marrar vs Old Junee
Marrar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Old Junee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marrar, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Old Junee: a median of $776,000, against $516,000 in Marrar, though rent is higher in Marrar. On these figures, Marrar tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Old Junee suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Marrar
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 39/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Marrar
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 30%)
- has cheaper houses ($516,000 vs $776,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Old Junee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (295 min vs 307 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (446.8 km vs 462.7 km)
- But Marrar is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Marrar
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 39/100)
- But Old Junee has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 19%)
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
Marrar and Old Junee 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
Marrar has more residents (363 vs 254); Marrar has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $68,224).
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 363 +30% vs other | 254 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.4% | -3.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 52 |
| Median household income | $94,900/yr +28% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +6% vs other | $258/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (19.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $516,000 | $776,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Coolamon | 12 across Junee |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
Marrar is more walkable (26 vs 0).
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Old Junee carries more crime risk (39 vs 21).
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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 | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Old Junee
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 8 |
Mobility
Marrar sits further from the CBD (462.7 km vs 446.8 km).
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 26/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 462.7 km +3% vs other | 446.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 307 min | 295 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).
Setting
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 301 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 308 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 158 premises | 0% 117 premises |
Climate
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 559 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $441/yr | $997/yr |
| Council | Coolamon | Junee |
Federal electorate
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marrar | Old Junee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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