Mcmahons Reef vs Jugiong

McMahons Reef is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Jugiong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McMahons Reef, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, McMahons Reef 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

McMahons Reef

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jugiong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

McMahons Reef

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jugiong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 224 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (336.1 km vs 343.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jugiong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)
  • But McMahons Reef carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 75/100)

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

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

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
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.

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Walkability 0 / 15
Mcmahons Reef — Walkability: 0/100 Jugiong — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 86 / 25
Mcmahons Reef — Safety: 86/100 Jugiong — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 78 / 76
Mcmahons Reef — Low fire risk: 78/100 Jugiong — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Jugiong has more residents (255 vs 68); Jugiong rents higher ($185/wk vs $150/wk).

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Population 68 255
+275% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.3% +14.9%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $61,724/yr $67,756/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $185/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
0-4 5.9% / 6.7%
Mcmahons Reef — 0-4: 5.9% Jugiong — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.7% / 14.1%
Mcmahons Reef — 5-14: 14.7% Jugiong — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 — / 2.0%
Mcmahons Reef — 15-19: not among its largest Jugiong — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 5.9% / 6.3%
Mcmahons Reef — 20-24: 5.9% Jugiong — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.8% / 12.5%
Mcmahons Reef — 25-34: 11.8% Jugiong — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 14.7% / 12.9%
Mcmahons Reef — 35-44: 14.7% Jugiong — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 13.2% / 8.2%
Mcmahons Reef — 45-54: 13.2% Jugiong — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 17.6% / 19.2%
Mcmahons Reef — 55-64: 17.6% Jugiong — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 13.2% / 11.4%
Mcmahons Reef — 65-74: 13.2% Jugiong — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 — / 5.5%
Mcmahons Reef — 75-84: not among its largest Jugiong — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 3.9%
Mcmahons Reef — 85+: not among its largest Jugiong — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mcmahons Reef 50.0% lone person
Mcmahons Reef — Lone Person: 50.0% Mcmahons Reef — Couple Families: 50.0% Mcmahons Reef — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mcmahons Reef — Other Families: 0.0%
Jugiong 43.8% lone person
Jugiong — Lone Person: 43.8% Jugiong — Couple Families: 35.9% Jugiong — One Parent Families: 14.1% Jugiong — Other Families: 6.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mcmahons Reef 23.1% renting
Mcmahons Reef — Owned Outright: 53.8% Mcmahons Reef — Mortgage: 23.1% Mcmahons Reef — Renting: 23.1%
Jugiong 12.3% renting
Jugiong — Owned Outright: 60.5% Jugiong — Mortgage: 27.2% Jugiong — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mcmahons Reef 100.0% houses
Mcmahons Reef — Houses: 100.0%
Jugiong 100.0% houses
Jugiong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 14.9%
Mcmahons Reef — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Jugiong — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 8.6%
Mcmahons Reef — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Jugiong — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.7%
Mcmahons Reef — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Jugiong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Mcmahons Reef — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Jugiong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Property market

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Median house price — $310,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $112,000

Zoning mix

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
House price — Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 93% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Jugiong is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Jugiong carries more crime risk (75 vs 14).

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
14/100
 High
75/100
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

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mcmahons Reef

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

Schools in Jugiong

  • Jugiong Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 7 6

Mobility

McMahons Reef sits further from the CBD (343.5 km vs 336.1 km).

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Walkability score 0/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 343.5 km
+2% vs other
 336.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 224 min 214 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2587
 1.4%
postcode 2726
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2587
 54
postcode 2726

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.

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Car (driver) 55.9% / 66.3%
Mcmahons Reef — Car (driver): 55.9% Jugiong — Car (driver): 66.3%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 30.6%
Mcmahons Reef — Worked from Home: 35.3% Jugiong — Worked from Home: 30.6%
Walked Only 8.8% / 3.1%
Mcmahons Reef — Walked Only: 8.8% Jugiong — Walked Only: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Elevation 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 286 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Connectivity score 24/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 0%
14 premises

Climate

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Annual rainfall 541 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mcmahons Reef Jugiong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mcmahons Reef

Rural

Jugiong

Rural

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