Munyabla vs Pleasant Hills

Munyabla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Pleasant Hills. 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, Munyabla 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

They split

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

  • Munyabla carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
  • Pleasant Hills has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 90%)

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

Renters

Pleasant Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $185/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Munyabla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (342 min vs 353 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (522 km vs 536.9 km)
  • But Pleasant Hills is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Munyabla carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
  • Pleasant Hills is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Munyabla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (67.4% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
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.

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Walkability 0 / 14
Munyabla — Walkability: 0/100 Pleasant Hills — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 100 / 84
Munyabla — Safety: 100/100 Pleasant Hills — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Munyabla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pleasant Hills — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Pleasant Hills has more residents (127 vs 72); Pleasant Hills skews older (42 vs 30).

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Population 72 127
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +67.4% -2.3%
Median age 30 42
Median household income $84,448/yr
+17% vs other
 $70,200/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+19% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
0-4 12.5% / 3.1%
Munyabla — 0-4: 12.5% Pleasant Hills — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 19.4% / 18.1%
Munyabla — 5-14: 19.4% Pleasant Hills — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 4.2% / —
Munyabla — 15-19: 4.2% Pleasant Hills — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.9% / 6.3%
Munyabla — 20-24: 6.9% Pleasant Hills — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.9% / 6.3%
Munyabla — 25-34: 6.9% Pleasant Hills — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 16.7% / 12.6%
Munyabla — 35-44: 16.7% Pleasant Hills — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 4.2% / 15.0%
Munyabla — 45-54: 4.2% Pleasant Hills — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 11.1% / 16.5%
Munyabla — 55-64: 11.1% Pleasant Hills — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 8.3% / 10.2%
Munyabla — 65-74: 8.3% Pleasant Hills — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 8.3% / 2.4%
Munyabla — 75-84: 8.3% Pleasant Hills — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / 3.1%
Munyabla — 85+: not among its largest Pleasant Hills — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Munyabla 72.7% couple families
Munyabla — Couple Families: 72.7% Munyabla — Lone Person: 27.3% Munyabla — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Pleasant Hills 62.1% couple families
Pleasant Hills — Couple Families: 62.1% Pleasant Hills — Lone Person: 27.6% Pleasant Hills — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Munyabla 0.0% renting
Munyabla — Owned Outright: 50.0% Munyabla — Mortgage: 50.0% Munyabla — Renting: 0.0%
Pleasant Hills 13.6% renting
Pleasant Hills — Owned Outright: 63.6% Pleasant Hills — Mortgage: 22.7% Pleasant Hills — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Munyabla 90.5% houses
Munyabla — Houses: 90.5% Munyabla — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Pleasant Hills 104.9% houses
Pleasant Hills — Houses: 104.9% Pleasant Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 18.9%
Munyabla — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Pleasant Hills — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 6.3%
Munyabla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Pleasant Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 7.1%
Munyabla — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Pleasant Hills — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%

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

Property market

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Median house price — $300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $90,000

Zoning mix

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
New dwellings approved 7
across Lockhart
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
House price — Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Pleasant Hills is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pleasant Hills carries more crime risk (16 vs 0); Pleasant Hills carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0).

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
16/100
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

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Munyabla

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

Schools in Pleasant Hills

  • Pleasant Hills Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 16 5

Mobility

Pleasant Hills sits further from the CBD (536.9 km vs 522 km).

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 522 km 536.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 342 min 353 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 4.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2658
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2658
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.

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Car (driver) 56.7% / 54.3%
Munyabla — Car (driver): 56.7% Pleasant Hills — Car (driver): 54.3%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 23.9%
Munyabla — Worked from Home: 43.3% Pleasant Hills — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Car (passenger) — / 10.9%
Munyabla — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pleasant Hills — Car (passenger): 10.9%
Walked Only — / 10.9%
Munyabla — Walked Only: not among its largest Pleasant Hills — Walked Only: 10.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.7%).

Setting

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
30 premises

Council rates

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Average residential rate $394/yr
same for both
Council Lockhart
same for both

Federal electorate

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Munyabla Pleasant Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Munyabla

Family Rural Young Families

Pleasant Hills

Rural

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