Myrtle Mountain vs Wyndham

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Myrtle Mountain: a median of $790,000, against $600,000 in Wyndham, though rent is higher in Wyndham. On these figures, Myrtle Mountain tends to suit couples, while Wyndham suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Myrtle Mountain is a very small, remote community with just 75 residents, while Wyndham is a larger town with 418 people. Myrtle Mountain offers notably higher household incomes at $84,500 annually compared to Wyndham's $48,932, and median house prices are $789,500 versus $600,000. However, Wyndham has rental availability at $200 per week (Myrtle Mountain shows no rental market), better walkability at 13 versus 8, and lower bushfire and crime risk scores. Both are rural NSW locations far from the CBD, suited to different priorities: Myrtle Mountain appeals to those seeking a quieter, higher-income enclave, while Wyndham offers more amenities, rental options, and lower environmental risk.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 39/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Myrtle Mountain leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 27%)
  • Wyndham has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $789,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Myrtle Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Myrtle Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 371 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (505.4 km vs 518.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Myrtle Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 39/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Myrtle Mountain and Wyndham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Walkability 8 / 13
Myrtle Mountain — Walkability: 8/100 Wyndham — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 100 / 61
Myrtle Mountain — Safety: 100/100 Wyndham — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 25 / 34
Myrtle Mountain — Low fire risk: 25/100 Wyndham — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Wyndham rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Wyndham has more residents (418 vs 75).

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Population 75 418
+457% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +44.2% +8.3%
Median age 53 55
Median household income $84,500/yr
+42% vs other
 $48,932/yr
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
0-4 4.0% / 4.8%
Myrtle Mountain — 0-4: 4.0% Wyndham — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 9.3% / 8.4%
Myrtle Mountain — 5-14: 9.3% Wyndham — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 5.3% / 4.1%
Myrtle Mountain — 15-19: 5.3% Wyndham — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Myrtle Mountain — 20-24: not among its largest Wyndham — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.7% / 8.9%
Myrtle Mountain — 25-34: 6.7% Wyndham — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 10.7% / 7.2%
Myrtle Mountain — 35-44: 10.7% Wyndham — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 18.7% / 12.7%
Myrtle Mountain — 45-54: 18.7% Wyndham — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 26.7% / 26.1%
Myrtle Mountain — 55-64: 26.7% Wyndham — 55-64: 26.1%
65-74 17.3% / 17.2%
Myrtle Mountain — 65-74: 17.3% Wyndham — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 6.7% / 7.2%
Myrtle Mountain — 75-84: 6.7% Wyndham — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 2.2%
Myrtle Mountain — 85+: not among its largest Wyndham — 85+: 2.2%

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.

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
England 9.3% / 3.6%
Myrtle Mountain — England: 9.3% Wyndham — England: 3.6%
Germany — / 1.9%
Myrtle Mountain — Germany: not among its largest Wyndham — Germany: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myrtle Mountain 46.7% lone person
Myrtle Mountain — Lone Person: 46.7% Myrtle Mountain — Couple Families: 53.3% Myrtle Mountain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wyndham 50.5% lone person
Wyndham — Lone Person: 50.5% Wyndham — Couple Families: 36.6% Wyndham — One Parent Families: 12.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myrtle Mountain 96.4% houses
Myrtle Mountain — Houses: 96.4% Myrtle Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Wyndham 94.4% houses
Wyndham — Houses: 94.4% Wyndham — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 20.6%
Myrtle Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Wyndham — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 10.3%
Myrtle Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Wyndham — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 7.2%
Myrtle Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Wyndham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 3.1%
Myrtle Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Wyndham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Myrtle Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wyndham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myrtle Mountain 0.0% renting
Myrtle Mountain — Owned Outright: 42.3% Myrtle Mountain — Mortgage: 57.7% Myrtle Mountain — Renting: 0.0%
Wyndham 5.8% renting
Wyndham — Owned Outright: 61.3% Wyndham — Mortgage: 32.9% Wyndham — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Median house price $789,500 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 191 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Myrtle Mountain has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 26%); Wyndham has more rural and farming land (74% vs 58%).

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Rural and farming 58% 74%
Environmental 42% 26%
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 Wyndham
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
House price Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 69% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW

Liveability

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wyndham carries more crime risk (39 vs 0).

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
39/100
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 Wyndham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Myrtle Mountain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wyndham

  • Wyndham Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Wyndham sits further from the CBD (518.3 km vs 505.4 km).

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Walkability score 8/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 505.4 km 518.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 371 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.

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Car (driver) 65.6% / 72.5%
Myrtle Mountain — Car (driver): 65.6% Wyndham — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 23.2%
Myrtle Mountain — Worked from Home: 9.4% Wyndham — Worked from Home: 23.2%
Walked Only 12.5% / 4.2%
Myrtle Mountain — Walked Only: 12.5% Wyndham — Walked Only: 4.2%
Car (passenger) 12.5% / —
Myrtle Mountain — Car (passenger): 12.5% Wyndham — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Elevation 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.3 km 24.1 km

NBN connectivity

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
69 premises

Climate

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Myrtle Mountain Wyndham
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 Wyndham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myrtle Mountain

Rural

Wyndham

Retirees Rural

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