Murringo vs Bendick Murrell
Murringo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Bendick Murrell. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bendick Murrell, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Murringo: a median of $587,000, against $169,000 in Bendick Murrell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Murringo tends to suit families with children, while Bendick Murrell suits older residents 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
Murringo
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 53/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
- But Bendick Murrell has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bendick Murrell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($169,000 vs $587,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bendick Murrell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Murringo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (235 min vs 246 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (355.8 km vs 368.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Murringo carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 53/100)
- Bendick Murrell has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Murringo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.8% vs -7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Murringo and Bendick Murrell 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
Murringo has more residents (390 vs 143); Murringo rents higher ($245/wk vs $200/wk).
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 390 +63% vs other | 143 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.8% | -7.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 56 |
| Median household income | $65,416/yr +8% vs other | $59,904/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +18% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (21.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $587,000 | $169,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $84,500 |
Zoning mix
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 83% |
| Environmental | 9% | 16% |
| 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
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
Liveability
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Murringo carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 11); Bendick Murrell carries more crime risk (53 vs 14).
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Murringo
- Murringo Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Bendick Murrell
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 34 | 5 |
Mobility
Bendick Murrell sits further from the CBD (368.3 km vs 355.8 km).
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 355.8 km | 368.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 235 min | 246 min |
| Public transport score | 29/100 Bus | 18/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 10.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2586 | 0.8% postcode 2803 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2586 | 54 postcode 2803 |
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 (76.2%).
Setting
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 530 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 360 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 178 premises | 0% 86 premises |
Climate
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 651 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hilltops same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Murringo | Bendick Murrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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