Mount Murray vs Robertson

Robertson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 57 in Mount Murray. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Murray, the large majority of households are couple families. In Robertson, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Murray: a median of $2.35 million, against $1.2 million in Robertson, though rent is higher in Robertson. On these figures, Mount Murray tends to suit couples, while Robertson suits families with children 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

  • Mount Murray is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 62%)
  • Robertson has more parks and reserves (4 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

  • Mount Murray leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 27%)
  • Robertson has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $2,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Murray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $443/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Murray

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 120 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (138.8 km vs 143.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Murray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Robertson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Murray Robertson
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.

Mount Murray Robertson
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Murray — Walkability: 0/100 Robertson — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 57
Mount Murray — Safety: 56/100 Robertson — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 6 / 56
Mount Murray — Low fire risk: 6/100 Robertson — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Robertson rents higher ($443/wk vs $0/wk); Robertson has more residents (2,017 vs 53).

Mount Murray Robertson
Population 53 2,017
+3706% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +8.2%
Median age 57 47
Median household income $110,448/yr
+18% vs other
 $90,272/yr
Median weekly rent — $443/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Murray Robertson
0-4 — / 5.3%
Mount Murray — 0-4: not among its largest Robertson — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 5.7% / 13.0%
Mount Murray — 5-14: 5.7% Robertson — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 — / 6.7%
Mount Murray — 15-19: not among its largest Robertson — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.5% / 3.0%
Mount Murray — 20-24: 7.5% Robertson — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 9.4% / 8.8%
Mount Murray — 25-34: 9.4% Robertson — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 — / 9.9%
Mount Murray — 35-44: not among its largest Robertson — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 9.4% / 15.6%
Mount Murray — 45-54: 9.4% Robertson — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 41.5% / 15.5%
Mount Murray — 55-64: 41.5% Robertson — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 15.1% / 15.4%
Mount Murray — 65-74: 15.1% Robertson — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 7.5% / 5.9%
Mount Murray — 75-84: 7.5% Robertson — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 7.5% / 1.3%
Mount Murray — 85+: 7.5% Robertson — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (41.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Murray 100.0% couple families
Mount Murray — Couple Families: 100.0% Mount Murray — Lone Person: 0.0% Mount Murray — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Murray — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Murray — Other Families: 0.0%
Robertson 46.4% couple families
Robertson — Couple Families: 46.4% Robertson — Lone Person: 34.1% Robertson — One Parent Families: 15.4% Robertson — Group Household: 3.1% Robertson — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Murray 0.0% renting
Mount Murray — Owned Outright: 50.0% Mount Murray — Mortgage: 50.0% Mount Murray — Renting: 0.0%
Robertson 14.1% renting
Robertson — Owned Outright: 47.2% Robertson — Mortgage: 38.7% Robertson — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Murray 100.0% houses
Mount Murray — Houses: 100.0% Mount Murray — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Robertson 98.9% houses
Robertson — Houses: 98.9% Robertson — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Murray Robertson
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 17.2%
Mount Murray — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Robertson — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 18.9% / 13.3%
Mount Murray — Bachelor Degree: 18.9% Robertson — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.6%
Mount Murray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Robertson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 5.1%
Mount Murray — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Robertson — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Mount Murray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Robertson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Property market

Mount Murray Robertson
Median house price $2,350,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,362,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 66 days
from 27 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Murray Robertson
Environmental 97% 94%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Residential 0% 2%
Rural and farming 0% 2%
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

Mount Murray Robertson
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Murray Robertson
House price Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Murray Robertson
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mount Murray carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 44).

Mount Murray Robertson
Bushfire High
94/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Mount Murray Robertson
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Murray

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

Schools in Robertson

  • Robertson Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Murray Robertson
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 22

Mobility

Robertson sits further from the CBD (143.7 km vs 138.8 km).

Mount Murray Robertson
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 138.8 km 143.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 120 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2577
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2577
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.

Mount Murray Robertson
Car (driver) 88.9% / 60.5%
Mount Murray — Car (driver): 88.9% Robertson — Car (driver): 60.5%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 30.3%
Mount Murray — Worked from Home: 11.1% Robertson — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Mount Murray — Walked Only: not among its largest Robertson — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Mount Murray — Car (passenger): not among its largest Robertson — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Mount Murray — Bicycle: not among its largest Robertson — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Mount Murray Robertson
Elevation 643 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.2 km 23.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Murray Robertson
Connectivity score 26/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 31%
981 premises

Climate

Mount Murray Robertson
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Murray Robertson
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Murray Robertson
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Murray Robertson
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Murray Robertson
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Murray

Premium Professionals Retirees Rural

Robertson

Acreage River

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