Monteagle vs Bendick Murrell

Monteagle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 56 in Bendick Murrell. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bendick Murrell, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Monteagle: a median of $499,000, against $169,000 in Bendick Murrell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Monteagle tends to suit families with children, while Bendick Murrell suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Bendick Murrell

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Monteagle is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Bendick Murrell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($169,000 vs $499,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bendick Murrell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bendick Murrell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (368.3 km vs 389 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 258 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bendick Murrell

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Monteagle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.4% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
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.

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Walkability 0 / 0
Monteagle — Walkability: 0/100 Bendick Murrell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 47
Monteagle — Safety: 21/100 Bendick Murrell — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 69 / 89
Monteagle — Low fire risk: 69/100 Bendick Murrell — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Monteagle has more residents (213 vs 143); Bendick Murrell skews older (56 vs 44).

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Population 213
+33% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -7.7%
Median age 44 56
Median household income $64,376/yr
+7% vs other
 $59,904/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+13% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
0-4 8.5% / 5.6%
Monteagle — 0-4: 8.5% Bendick Murrell — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.6% / 3.5%
Monteagle — 5-14: 14.6% Bendick Murrell — 5-14: 3.5%
15-19 3.3% / 4.9%
Monteagle — 15-19: 3.3% Bendick Murrell — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.8% / 5.6%
Monteagle — 20-24: 2.8% Bendick Murrell — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.3% / 7.0%
Monteagle — 25-34: 11.3% Bendick Murrell — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 7.0% / 4.9%
Monteagle — 35-44: 7.0% Bendick Murrell — 35-44: 4.9%
45-54 13.6% / 18.2%
Monteagle — 45-54: 13.6% Bendick Murrell — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 20.2% / 19.6%
Monteagle — 55-64: 20.2% Bendick Murrell — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 14.1% / 15.4%
Monteagle — 65-74: 14.1% Bendick Murrell — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 1.9% / 17.5%
Monteagle — 75-84: 1.9% Bendick Murrell — 75-84: 17.5%
85+ — / —
Monteagle — 85+: not among its largest Bendick Murrell — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Monteagle 28.3% lone person
Monteagle — Lone Person: 28.3% Monteagle — Couple Families: 41.5% Monteagle — One Parent Families: 22.6% Monteagle — Group Household: 7.5%
Bendick Murrell 47.2% lone person
Bendick Murrell — Lone Person: 47.2% Bendick Murrell — Couple Families: 30.6% Bendick Murrell — One Parent Families: 22.2% Bendick Murrell — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Monteagle 14.7% renting
Monteagle — Owned Outright: 48.5% Monteagle — Mortgage: 36.8% Monteagle — Renting: 14.7%
Bendick Murrell 8.5% renting
Bendick Murrell — Owned Outright: 59.3% Bendick Murrell — Mortgage: 32.2% Bendick Murrell — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
England — / 4.9%
Monteagle — England: not among its largest Bendick Murrell — England: 4.9%
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Monteagle — Netherlands: 1.9% Bendick Murrell — Netherlands: not among its largest
China 1.4% / —
Monteagle — China: 1.4% Bendick Murrell — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 21.0%
Monteagle — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Bendick Murrell — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 8.4%
Monteagle — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Bendick Murrell — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 4.2%
Monteagle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Bendick Murrell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / —
Monteagle — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Bendick Murrell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Monteagle 93.7% houses
Monteagle — Houses: 93.7% Monteagle — Townhouses: 0.0% Monteagle — Flats / Apartments: 6.3%
Bendick Murrell 89.8% houses
Bendick Murrell — Houses: 89.8% Bendick Murrell — Townhouses: 16.9% Bendick Murrell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Median house price $499,000 $169,000
Median unit price $144,000 —
Median land price $95,058 $84,500

Zoning mix

Monteagle has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%); Bendick Murrell has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Rural and farming 100% 83%
Environmental 0% 16%
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

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Income Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Monteagle carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 11); Monteagle carries more crime risk (79 vs 53).

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Monteagle

  • Monteagle Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bendick Murrell

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

Amenities in the suburb

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 21 5

Mobility

Monteagle sits further from the CBD (389 km vs 368.3 km).

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 389 km
+5% vs other
 368.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 258 min 246 min
Public transport score 20/100
Bus
 18/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2594
 0.8%
postcode 2803
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2594
 54
postcode 2803

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.

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Car (driver) 65.3% / 71.7%
Monteagle — Car (driver): 65.3% Bendick Murrell — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 25.3% / 21.7%
Monteagle — Worked from Home: 25.3% Bendick Murrell — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Walked Only 6.3% / 6.7%
Monteagle — Walked Only: 6.3% Bendick Murrell — Walked Only: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Monteagle — Car (passenger): 3.2% Bendick Murrell — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Elevation 449 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
108 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
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

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Monteagle Bendick Murrell
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Monteagle

Affordable Family Rural

Bendick Murrell

Affordable Retirees Rural

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