Middle Arm vs Myrtleville
Myrtleville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Middle Arm. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Myrtleville 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
Myrtleville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Myrtleville
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 5%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $420/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Middle Arm
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (211.3 km vs 228.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (147 min vs 158 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Middle Arm has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
- Myrtleville carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myrtleville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.9% vs 4.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Middle Arm and Myrtleville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Middle Arm has more residents (377 vs 100); Middle Arm rents higher ($420/wk vs $250/wk).
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 377 +73% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.1% | +38.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 37 |
| Median household income | $79,612/yr +10% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +40% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Property market
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,050,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $810,000 | $750,000 |
Zoning mix
Myrtleville has more rural and farming land (90% vs 77%); Middle Arm has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 10%).
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 77% | 90% |
| Environmental | 23% | 10% |
| 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
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree | 44 across Upper Lachlan |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% | +175% |
Ranking within NSW
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 54% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 43% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
Liveability
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Middle Arm carries more crime risk (49 vs 0); Myrtleville carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 17).
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 21 |
Mobility
Myrtleville sits further from the CBD (228.2 km vs 211.3 km).
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 211.3 km | 228.2 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).
Setting
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 817 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 848 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 658 mm | 860 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C | 26.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.7°C | 1.3°C |
Council rates
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr | $636/yr |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree | Upper Lachlan |
Federal electorate
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro | Riverina |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain | Michael Mccormack |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Middle Arm | Myrtleville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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