Murrumbateman vs Nanima
Murrumbateman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Nanima. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
- Murrumbateman has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- Nanima carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Murrumbateman
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($528/wk vs $585/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Murrumbateman
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Murrumbateman
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- But Nanima carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nanima
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (52.7% vs 12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Murrumbateman and Nanima 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
Murrumbateman has more residents (3,607 vs 252); Murrumbateman has higher household incomes ($174,096 vs $154,648).
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,607 +93% vs other | 252 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.1% | +52.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 43 |
| Median household income | $174,096/yr +11% vs other | $154,648/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $528/wk | $585/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
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 (4.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $750,000 | $795,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 95 days from 39 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Nanima has more rural and farming land (100% vs 82%).
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 100% |
| Residential | 13% | 0% |
| Environmental | 3% | 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
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Yass Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.9% $950/wk on $1.73M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 68% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Murrumbateman is more walkable (57 vs 0).
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | — |
| Score | 73/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Murrumbateman carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Murrumbateman carries more crime risk (29 vs 15).
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Murrumbateman
- Murrumbateman Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Nanima
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 36 | 15 |
Mobility
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 57/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 285.4 km | 285.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 184 min | 187 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2582 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2582 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).
Setting
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 576 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 697 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 63/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 36% 1,325 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Climate
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm | 622 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C | 28.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C | 0.8°C |
Council rates
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,162/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yass Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Murrumbateman | Nanima | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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