Mayrung vs Blighty

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mayrung, most households are couple families. In Blighty, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blighty: a median of $3.6 million, against $1.36 million in Mayrung, though rent is higher in Mayrung. On these figures, Mayrung tends to suit couples 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

Mayrung

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Mayrung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,364,000 vs $3,600,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blighty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($124/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mayrung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (671.2 km vs 682.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mayrung carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 76/100)
  • Blighty has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Blighty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.1% vs 15.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mayrung Blighty
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.

Mayrung Blighty
Walkability 6 / 0
Mayrung — Walkability: 6/100 Blighty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 24
Mayrung — Safety: 84/100 Blighty — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Mayrung — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blighty — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Mayrung rents higher ($150/wk vs $124/wk); Blighty skews older (36 vs 34).

Mayrung Blighty
Population 171 192
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.5% +39.1%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $76,856/yr
+7% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+17% vs other
 $124/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mayrung Blighty
0-4 8.2% / 12.5%
Mayrung — 0-4: 8.2% Blighty — 0-4: 12.5%
5-14 20.5% / 15.1%
Mayrung — 5-14: 20.5% Blighty — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 7.0% / 4.2%
Mayrung — 15-19: 7.0% Blighty — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.8% / 2.6%
Mayrung — 20-24: 5.8% Blighty — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 12.3% / 12.5%
Mayrung — 25-34: 12.3% Blighty — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 12.9% / 15.1%
Mayrung — 35-44: 12.9% Blighty — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 12.9% / 10.4%
Mayrung — 45-54: 12.9% Blighty — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 16.4% / 9.9%
Mayrung — 55-64: 16.4% Blighty — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 2.9% / 5.2%
Mayrung — 65-74: 2.9% Blighty — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 1.8% / 6.8%
Mayrung — 75-84: 1.8% Blighty — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 1.6%
Mayrung — 85+: not among its largest Blighty — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Mayrung Blighty
Philippines 4.7% / —
Mayrung — Philippines: 4.7% Blighty — Philippines: not among its largest
England — / 1.6%
Mayrung — England: not among its largest Blighty — England: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mayrung 66.7% couple families
Mayrung — Couple Families: 66.7% Mayrung — Lone Person: 33.3% Mayrung — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Blighty 53.2% couple families
Blighty — Couple Families: 53.2% Blighty — Lone Person: 25.5% Blighty — One Parent Families: 21.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mayrung 100.0% houses
Mayrung — Houses: 100.0%
Blighty 100.0% houses
Blighty — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mayrung Blighty
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.1%
Mayrung — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Blighty — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 6.2%
Mayrung — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Blighty — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.3%
Mayrung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Blighty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Mayrung — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Blighty — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mayrung 31.4% renting
Mayrung — Owned Outright: 43.1% Mayrung — Mortgage: 25.5% Mayrung — Renting: 31.4%
Blighty 23.2% renting
Blighty — Owned Outright: 26.8% Blighty — Mortgage: 50.0% Blighty — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mayrung Blighty
Median house price $1,364,000 $3,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mayrung Blighty
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Mayrung Blighty
New dwellings approved 26
across Edward River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mayrung Blighty
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Mayrung Blighty
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Blighty carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Blighty carries more crime risk (76 vs 16).

Mayrung Blighty
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
76/100
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

Mayrung Blighty
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mayrung

  • Mayrung Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Blighty

  • Blighty Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mayrung Blighty
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Blighty sits further from the CBD (682.9 km vs 671.2 km).

Mayrung Blighty
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 671.2 km 682.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 439 min 443 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2710
 0.1%
postcode 2713
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2710
 65
postcode 2713

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.

Mayrung Blighty
Car (driver) 52.7% / 63.2%
Mayrung — Car (driver): 52.7% Blighty — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 27.6%
Mayrung — Worked from Home: 33.8% Blighty — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Walked Only 8.1% / 5.3%
Mayrung — Walked Only: 8.1% Blighty — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Mayrung — Car (passenger): 5.4% Blighty — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle — / 3.9%
Mayrung — Bicycle: not among its largest Blighty — Bicycle: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Mayrung Blighty
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mayrung Blighty
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Mayrung Blighty
Annual rainfall 324 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mayrung Blighty
Average residential rate $1,180/yr
same for both
Council Edward River
same for both

Federal electorate

Mayrung Blighty
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mayrung Blighty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mayrung

Family Rural

Blighty

Family Luxury Rural Young Families

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