Nericon vs Myall Park
Nericon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Myall Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nericon, about half of households are couple families. In Myall Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Myall Park: a median of $952,000, against $805,000 in Nericon. On these figures, Nericon tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Myall Park suits couples.
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
Myall Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Nericon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($805,000 vs $952,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Nericon is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Myall Park sits closer to the CBD (575.7 km vs 580 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Nericon is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Myall Park carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myall Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.1% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nericon and Myall Park 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
Myall Park skews older (47 vs 39).
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 278 +19% vs other | 226 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.1% | +14.1% |
| Median age | 39 | 47 |
| Median household income | $98,280/yr | $102,648/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +4% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
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 (17.3%).
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 (4.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $805,000 | $952,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Myall Park has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 2%).
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 84% |
| Environmental | 2% | 15% |
| Residential | 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
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith | 3 across Carrathool |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% | -100% |
Ranking within NSW
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
Nericon is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Nericon carries more crime risk (60 vs 21); Nericon carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 18).
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 9 |
Mobility
Nericon sits further from the CBD (580 km vs 575.7 km).
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 580 km | 575.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 399 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2680 | 0.0% postcode 2681 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2680 | 50 postcode 2681 |
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 (72.1%).
Setting
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 120 premises | 0% 91 premises |
Climate
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm | 447 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C | — |
Council rates
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr | $510/yr |
| Council | Griffith | Carrathool |
Federal electorate
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nericon | Myall Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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