Murrin Bridge vs Euabalong
Murrin Bridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Euabalong. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murrin Bridge, the large majority of households rent. In Euabalong, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Murrin Bridge tends to suit renters and young adults, while Euabalong suits people living alone 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
Euabalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Euabalong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $150/wk)
- But Murrin Bridge has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Murrin Bridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (430 min vs 436 min)
- But Euabalong sits closer to the CBD (548 km vs 621.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Murrin Bridge
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Murrin Bridge and Euabalong 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
Euabalong has more residents (125 vs 57); Euabalong has higher household incomes ($42,900 vs $34,424).
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 57 | 125 +119% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -33.7% | -33.5% |
| Median age | 40 | 48 |
| Median household income | $34,424/yr | $42,900/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +17% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
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 (12.0%).
Property market
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $16,500 |
Zoning mix
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 93% |
| Environmental | 0% | 7% |
| 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
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Lachlan | 7 across Cobar |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
Liveability
Murrin Bridge is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | — | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 9 |
Mobility
Murrin Bridge sits further from the CBD (621.6 km vs 548 km).
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 621.6 km +12% vs other | 548 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 430 min | 436 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2672 | 0.1% postcode 2877 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 2672 | 66 postcode 2877 |
Setting
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 164 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 6 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 441 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr | $2,302/yr |
| Council | Lachlan | Cobar |
Federal electorate
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Murrin Bridge | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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