Martindale vs Yarrawa
Martindale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Yarrawa. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Yarrawa 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
- Martindale carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 69/100)
- Yarrawa is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yarrawa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yarrawa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 215 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (273.3 km vs 276.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Martindale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 69/100)
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
Martindale and Yarrawa 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
Martindale has more residents (168 vs 101); Martindale rents higher ($325/wk vs $231/wk).
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 168 +40% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.0% | +3.1% |
| Median age | 39 | 44 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +21% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +29% vs other | $231/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (3.0%).
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 (25.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,582,000 | $1,600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $280,750 |
Zoning mix
Martindale has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 67%); Yarrawa has more rural and farming land (33% vs 18%).
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 82% | 67% |
| Rural and farming | 18% | 33% |
| 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
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 71 across Muswellbrook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
Liveability
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Yarrawa carries more crime risk (69 vs 49); Martindale carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 71).
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Martindale
- Martindale Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Yarrawa
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 17 | 4 |
Mobility
Martindale sits further from the CBD (276.1 km vs 273.3 km).
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 276.1 km +1% vs other | 273.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 215 min | 195 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2328 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2328 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 (68.2%).
Setting
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 296 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 240 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Climate
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 965 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.0°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Muswellbrook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Martindale | Yarrawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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