Morundah vs Coleambally

Coleambally is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Morundah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Morundah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Coleambally: a median of $345,000, against $190,000 in Morundah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Morundah tends to suit families with children, couples, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Morundah carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 62/100)
  • Coleambally has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Morundah has cheaper houses ($190,000 vs $345,000)
  • Coleambally leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 41%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Morundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Morundah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (377 min vs 405 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (591.9 km vs 630.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Morundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Morundah Coleambally
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.

Morundah Coleambally
Walkability 0 / 0
Morundah — Walkability: 0/100 Coleambally — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 38
Morundah — Safety: 77/100 Coleambally — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 75 / 59
Morundah — Low fire risk: 75/100 Coleambally — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Coleambally has more residents (1,152 vs 81); Coleambally has higher household incomes ($80,860 vs $63,336).

Morundah Coleambally
Population 81 1,152
+1322% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% -13.4%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $63,336/yr $80,860/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $180/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morundah Coleambally
0-4 4.9% / 5.6%
Morundah — 0-4: 4.9% Coleambally — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 17.3% / 12.6%
Morundah — 5-14: 17.3% Coleambally — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 3.7% / 4.4%
Morundah — 15-19: 3.7% Coleambally — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.2% / 6.2%
Morundah — 20-24: 6.2% Coleambally — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 12.3% / 11.0%
Morundah — 25-34: 12.3% Coleambally — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 13.6% / 12.3%
Morundah — 35-44: 13.6% Coleambally — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 19.8% / 12.4%
Morundah — 45-54: 19.8% Coleambally — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 18.5% / 16.0%
Morundah — 55-64: 18.5% Coleambally — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 13.6% / 11.4%
Morundah — 65-74: 13.6% Coleambally — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 3.7% / 5.4%
Morundah — 75-84: 3.7% Coleambally — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ — / 3.5%
Morundah — 85+: not among its largest Coleambally — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morundah 60.0% couple families
Morundah — Couple Families: 60.0% Morundah — Lone Person: 40.0% Morundah — One Parent Families: 0.0% Morundah — Other Families: 0.0% Morundah — Group Household: 0.0%
Coleambally 41.7% couple families
Coleambally — Couple Families: 41.7% Coleambally — Lone Person: 44.6% Coleambally — One Parent Families: 11.1% Coleambally — Other Families: 1.3% Coleambally — Group Household: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morundah 30.0% renting
Morundah — Owned Outright: 50.0% Morundah — Mortgage: 20.0% Morundah — Renting: 30.0%
Coleambally 27.5% renting
Coleambally — Owned Outright: 46.1% Coleambally — Mortgage: 26.5% Coleambally — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morundah 100.0% houses
Morundah — Houses: 100.0% Morundah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Morundah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Coleambally 91.8% houses
Coleambally — Houses: 91.8% Coleambally — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Coleambally — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Morundah Coleambally
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 14.8%
Morundah — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Coleambally — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 7.8%
Morundah — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Coleambally — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.6%
Morundah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Coleambally — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Morundah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coleambally — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Morundah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coleambally — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Morundah Coleambally
Median house price $190,000 $345,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Morundah Coleambally
Rural and farming 90% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 0%
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

Morundah Coleambally
New dwellings approved 47
across Federation
 12
across Murrumbidgee
Approvals change year on year +38% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Morundah Coleambally
House price Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Morundah Coleambally
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Coleambally carries more crime risk (62 vs 23); Coleambally carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 25).

Morundah Coleambally
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Morundah Coleambally
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Morundah

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

Schools in Coleambally

  • Coleambally Central School Government · Combined at peers
  • St Peter's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Morundah Coleambally
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 23 18

Mobility

Coleambally sits further from the CBD (630.9 km vs 591.9 km).

Morundah Coleambally
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 591.9 km 630.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 377 min 405 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2700
 0.2%
postcode 2707
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2700
 52
postcode 2707

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.

Morundah Coleambally
Car (driver) 66.7% / 60.9%
Morundah — Car (driver): 66.7% Coleambally — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 23.5%
Morundah — Worked from Home: 33.3% Coleambally — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only — / 10.2%
Morundah — Walked Only: not among its largest Coleambally — Walked Only: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Morundah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coleambally — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus — / 0.9%
Morundah — Bus: not among its largest Coleambally — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Morundah Coleambally
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Morundah Coleambally
Connectivity score 16/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
721 premises

Council rates

Morundah Coleambally
Average residential rate $951/yr $380/yr
Council Federation Murrumbidgee

Federal electorate

Morundah Coleambally
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morundah Coleambally
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morundah

Affordable Family Rural

Coleambally

Affordable Rural

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