Murga vs Mandagery
Mandagery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 52 in Murga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murga, most households are people living alone. In Mandagery, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Murga tends to suit people living alone.
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
Mandagery
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 43%)
- carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mandagery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Murga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Murga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 314 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (326.7 km vs 343.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mandagery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mandagery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.2% vs -6.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Murga and Mandagery 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
Mandagery rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Murga skews older (52 vs 36).
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58 | 82 +41% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.5% | +26.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 36 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +10% vs other | $75,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $300/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
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 (18.3%).
Property market
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $740,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 99% |
| Environmental | 6% | 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
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
Liveability
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Mandagery carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 13); Murga carries more crime risk (96 vs 79).
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | High 79/100 |
| 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
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 16 |
Mobility
Mandagery sits further from the CBD (343.2 km vs 326.7 km).
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 326.7 km | 343.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 274 min | 314 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2864 | 0.2% postcode 2870 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2864 | 53 postcode 2870 |
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
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 451 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 511 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 692 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Murga | Mandagery | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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