Nangus vs Mundarlo
Nangus is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Mundarlo. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mundarlo, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Nangus tends to suit families with children, while Mundarlo suits people living alone.
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
- Nangus is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)
- Mundarlo carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 57/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mundarlo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mundarlo
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($30/wk vs $179/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nangus
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (400.4 km vs 412.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Nangus has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
- Mundarlo carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 57/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nangus
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.1% vs -37.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nangus and Mundarlo 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
Nangus rents higher ($179/wk vs $30/wk); Nangus has more residents (240 vs 51).
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 240 +79% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.1% | -37.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 52 |
| Median household income | $69,316/yr | $87,724/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $179/wk +83% vs other | $30/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (15.7%).
Property market
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $487,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 85% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Mundarlo carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Nangus carries more crime risk (57 vs 37).
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Nangus
- Nangus Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Mundarlo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 12 |
Mobility
Mundarlo sits further from the CBD (412.6 km vs 400.4 km).
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 400.4 km | 412.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 260 min | 262 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2722 | 0.0% postcode 2729 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2722 | 65 postcode 2729 |
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 (65.8%).
Setting
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 272 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 240 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 63 premises | 0% 11 premises |
Climate
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 559 mm | 565 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.4°C |
Council rates
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $974/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nangus | Mundarlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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