Memagong vs Young

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Memagong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Memagong tends to suit families with children and 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

Young

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (38 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Memagong carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Memagong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($38,312 vs $255,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Memagong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Young

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 259 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (373.3 km vs 388.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Young

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
  • But Memagong carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 81/100)

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

Memagong and Young 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 Young
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 Young
Walkability 0 / 16
Memagong — Walkability: 0/100 Young — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 30 / 19
Memagong — Safety: 30/100 Young — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 67 / 79
Memagong — Low fire risk: 67/100 Young — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Young has more residents (10,610 vs 96); Memagong has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $60,164).

Memagong Young
Population 96 10,610
+10952% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +3.1%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $107,224/yr
+44% vs other
 $60,164/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $250/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Memagong Young
0-4 5.2% / 6.2%
Memagong — 0-4: 5.2% Young — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 22.9% / 14.0%
Memagong — 5-14: 22.9% Young — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 12.5% / 6.5%
Memagong — 15-19: 12.5% Young — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.2% / 4.9%
Memagong — 20-24: 5.2% Young — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 5.2% / 10.7%
Memagong — 25-34: 5.2% Young — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 8.3% / 11.3%
Memagong — 35-44: 8.3% Young — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.6% / 11.1%
Memagong — 45-54: 14.6% Young — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 14.6% / 12.5%
Memagong — 55-64: 14.6% Young — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 12.5% / 12.1%
Memagong — 65-74: 12.5% Young — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 3.1% / 7.5%
Memagong — 75-84: 3.1% Young — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 3.3%
Memagong — 85+: not among its largest Young — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Memagong 47.8% lone person
Memagong — Lone Person: 47.8% Memagong — Couple Families: 52.2% Memagong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Memagong — Group Household: 0.0% Memagong — Other Families: 0.0%
Young 42.7% lone person
Young — Lone Person: 42.7% Young — Couple Families: 34.3% Young — One Parent Families: 17.9% Young — Group Household: 3.4% Young — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Young 30.8% renting
Young — Owned Outright: 39.5% Young — Mortgage: 29.7% Young — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Memagong 100.0% houses
Memagong — Houses: 100.0% Memagong — Townhouses: 0.0% Memagong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Young 87.3% houses
Young — Houses: 87.3% Young — Townhouses: 9.1% Young — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Memagong Young
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 16.3%
Memagong — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Young — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 6.4%
Memagong — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Young — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 5.8%
Memagong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Young — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.6%
Memagong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Young — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Memagong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Young — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

Memagong Young
Median house price — $525,000
Median unit price — $377,000
Median land price $38,312 $255,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 54 sales

Zoning mix

Memagong Young
Rural and farming 100% 90%
Residential 0% 5%
Environmental 0% 3%
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 Young
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Memagong Young
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $632K
Units — 4.4%
$350/wk on $414K

Ranking within NSW

Memagong Young
House price — Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 74% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Young is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Memagong Young
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Memagong carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 21); Young carries more crime risk (81 vs 70).

Memagong Young
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
81/100
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

Memagong Young
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Memagong

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

Schools in Young

  • Hennessy Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Young Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • New Madinah College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Young High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Young North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Memagong Young
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 38
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 105

Mobility

Memagong sits further from the CBD (388.2 km vs 373.3 km).

Memagong Young
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 388.2 km
+4% vs other
 373.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 259 min 247 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 Young
Car (driver) 48.8% / 79.8%
Memagong — Car (driver): 48.8% Young — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 51.2% / 8.1%
Memagong — Worked from Home: 51.2% Young — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Memagong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Young — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Memagong — Walked Only: not among its largest Young — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus — / 0.3%
Memagong — Bus: not among its largest Young — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Memagong Young
Elevation 498 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 515 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Memagong Young
Connectivity score 25/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 28%
5,608 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Memagong Young
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

Young

Acreage Affordable

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