Mayrung vs Myrtle Park

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mayrung tends to suit families with children.

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

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 31/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mayrung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 64%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Myrtle Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Myrtle Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (665.1 km vs 671.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mayrung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Mayrung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mayrung and Myrtle Park 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 Myrtle Park
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 Myrtle Park
Walkability 6 / 0
Mayrung — Walkability: 6/100 Myrtle Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 69
Mayrung — Safety: 84/100 Myrtle Park — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 57
Mayrung — Low fire risk: 100/100 Myrtle Park — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Mayrung has more residents (171 vs 51); Mayrung rents higher ($150/wk vs $80/wk).

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Population 171
+70% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.5% +0.0%
Median age 34 33
Median household income $76,856/yr
+39% vs other
 $46,748/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+47% vs other
 $80/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mayrung Myrtle Park
0-4 8.2% / 5.9%
Mayrung — 0-4: 8.2% Myrtle Park — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 20.5% / 17.6%
Mayrung — 5-14: 20.5% Myrtle Park — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 7.0% / 7.8%
Mayrung — 15-19: 7.0% Myrtle Park — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.8% / —
Mayrung — 20-24: 5.8% Myrtle Park — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.3% / 15.7%
Mayrung — 25-34: 12.3% Myrtle Park — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 12.9% / 13.7%
Mayrung — 35-44: 12.9% Myrtle Park — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 12.9% / 11.8%
Mayrung — 45-54: 12.9% Myrtle Park — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 16.4% / 7.8%
Mayrung — 55-64: 16.4% Myrtle Park — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 2.9% / 5.9%
Mayrung — 65-74: 2.9% Myrtle Park — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 1.8% / —
Mayrung — 75-84: 1.8% Myrtle Park — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Mayrung — 85+: not among its largest Myrtle Park — 85+: not among its largest

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 Myrtle Park
Philippines 4.7% / 7.8%
Mayrung — Philippines: 4.7% Myrtle Park — Philippines: 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mayrung 66.7% couple families
Mayrung — Couple Families: 66.7% Mayrung — Lone Person: 33.3%
Myrtle Park 64.3% couple families
Myrtle Park — Couple Families: 64.3% Myrtle Park — Lone Person: 35.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mayrung 100.0% houses
Mayrung — Houses: 100.0%
Myrtle Park 100.0% houses
Myrtle Park — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 7.8%
Mayrung — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Myrtle Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 9.8%
Mayrung — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Myrtle Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 5.9%
Mayrung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Myrtle Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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%
Myrtle Park 0.0% renting
Myrtle Park — Owned Outright: 66.7% Myrtle Park — Mortgage: 33.3% Myrtle Park — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Median house price $1,364,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Rural and farming 100%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Mayrung Myrtle Park
House price Higher than 70% of NSW —
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Myrtle Park carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Myrtle Park carries more crime risk (31 vs 16).

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
31/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
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 Myrtle Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mayrung sits further from the CBD (671.2 km vs 665.1 km).

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 671.2 km 665.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 439 min 436 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 Myrtle Park
Worked from Home 33.8% / 54.2%
Mayrung — Worked from Home: 33.8% Myrtle Park — Worked from Home: 54.2%
Car (driver) 52.7% / 33.3%
Mayrung — Car (driver): 52.7% Myrtle Park — Car (driver): 33.3%
Walked Only 8.1% / 12.5%
Mayrung — Walked Only: 8.1% Myrtle Park — Walked Only: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Mayrung — Car (passenger): 5.4% Myrtle Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.2%).

Setting

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mayrung Myrtle Park
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mayrung

Family Rural

Myrtle Park

Family Rural

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