Memagong vs Thuddungra

Memagong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Thuddungra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Memagong, about half of households are people living alone. In Thuddungra, most households are couple families. On these figures, Memagong tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Thuddungra suits 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

Thuddungra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Thuddungra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Memagong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $245/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Memagong sits closer to the CBD (388.2 km vs 396.2 km)
  • Thuddungra is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thuddungra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Thuddungra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.1% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Memagong Thuddungra
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.

Memagong Thuddungra
Walkability 0 / 14
Memagong — Walkability: 0/100 Thuddungra — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 30 / 58
Memagong — Safety: 30/100 Thuddungra — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 67 / 76
Memagong — Low fire risk: 67/100 Thuddungra — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Thuddungra has more residents (137 vs 96); Memagong has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $79,300).

Memagong Thuddungra
Population 96 137
+43% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +16.1%
Median age 40 50
Median household income $107,224/yr
+26% vs other
 $79,300/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $245/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Memagong Thuddungra
0-4 5.2% / 7.3%
Memagong — 0-4: 5.2% Thuddungra — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 22.9% / 6.6%
Memagong — 5-14: 22.9% Thuddungra — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 12.5% / 7.3%
Memagong — 15-19: 12.5% Thuddungra — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.2% / 5.8%
Memagong — 20-24: 5.2% Thuddungra — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 5.2% / 18.2%
Memagong — 25-34: 5.2% Thuddungra — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 8.3% / 3.6%
Memagong — 35-44: 8.3% Thuddungra — 35-44: 3.6%
45-54 14.6% / 17.5%
Memagong — 45-54: 14.6% Thuddungra — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 14.6% / 27.0%
Memagong — 55-64: 14.6% Thuddungra — 55-64: 27.0%
65-74 12.5% / 9.5%
Memagong — 65-74: 12.5% Thuddungra — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 3.1% / 2.9%
Memagong — 75-84: 3.1% Thuddungra — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / —
Memagong — 85+: not among its largest Thuddungra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Memagong 52.2% couple families
Memagong — Couple Families: 52.2% Memagong — Lone Person: 47.8%
Thuddungra 64.0% couple families
Thuddungra — Couple Families: 64.0% Thuddungra — Lone Person: 36.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Memagong 0.0% renting
Memagong — Owned Outright: 57.1% Memagong — Mortgage: 42.9% Memagong — Renting: 0.0%
Thuddungra 17.1% renting
Thuddungra — Owned Outright: 41.5% Thuddungra — Mortgage: 41.5% Thuddungra — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Memagong 100.0% houses
Memagong — Houses: 100.0%
Thuddungra 100.0% houses
Thuddungra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Memagong Thuddungra
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 19.0%
Memagong — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Thuddungra — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 10.2%
Memagong — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Thuddungra — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 5.8%
Memagong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Thuddungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Memagong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Thuddungra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Memagong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Thuddungra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Property market

Memagong Thuddungra
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $38,312 —

Zoning mix

Memagong Thuddungra
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

Memagong Thuddungra
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Memagong Thuddungra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Thuddungra is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Memagong Thuddungra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Memagong carries more crime risk (70 vs 42).

Memagong Thuddungra
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Memagong Thuddungra
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Memagong Thuddungra
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Thuddungra sits further from the CBD (396.2 km vs 388.2 km).

Memagong Thuddungra
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 388.2 km 396.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 259 min 262 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2594
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2594
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.

Memagong Thuddungra
Car (driver) 48.8% / 67.7%
Memagong — Car (driver): 48.8% Thuddungra — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 51.2% / 24.6%
Memagong — Worked from Home: 51.2% Thuddungra — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Memagong — Walked Only: not among its largest Thuddungra — Walked Only: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Memagong Thuddungra
Elevation 498 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 358 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Memagong Thuddungra
Connectivity score 25/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Memagong Thuddungra
Annual rainfall 651 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Memagong Thuddungra
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Memagong Thuddungra
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Memagong Thuddungra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Memagong

Affordable Family Rural

Thuddungra

Rural

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