Myrtle Mountain vs South Wolumla
South Wolumla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Myrtle Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myrtle Mountain, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in South Wolumla: a median of $940,000, against $790,000 in Myrtle Mountain, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Myrtle Mountain tends to suit people living alone 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
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 27%)
- has cheaper houses ($789,500 vs $940,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 398 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (505.4 km vs 551 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 14/100)
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (44.2% vs 3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Myrtle Mountain and South Wolumla 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
South Wolumla rents higher ($350/wk vs $0/wk); South Wolumla has more residents (180 vs 75).
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 180 +140% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +44.2% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 53 | 48 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +9% vs other | $76,492/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $350/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 (26.7%).
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 (9.3%).
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 (19.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $789,500 | $940,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 58% | 53% |
| Environmental | 42% | 46% |
| 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
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
Myrtle Mountain is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
South Wolumla carries more crime risk (14 vs 0).
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 6 |
Mobility
South Wolumla sits further from the CBD (551 km vs 505.4 km).
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 505.4 km | 551 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 351 min | 398 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (78.0%).
Setting
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 425 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 440 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.3 km | 13.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 66 premises |
Climate
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Myrtle Mountain | South Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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