Urana vs Morundah
Morundah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Urana. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Urana, about half of households are people living alone. In Morundah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Morundah: a median of $190,000, against $130,000 in Urana, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Urana tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Morundah suits families with children and 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
Morundah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 72/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 47%)
- But Urana has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Urana
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 41%)
- has cheaper houses ($130,000 vs $190,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Urana has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $150/wk)
- Morundah has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Urana
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (568.5 km vs 591.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (367 min vs 377 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Urana
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 17%)
- But Morundah carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Morundah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.4% vs -14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Urana and Morundah 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
Urana has more residents (329 vs 81); Morundah rents higher ($150/wk vs $110/wk).
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 329 +75% vs other | 81 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.3% | +17.4% |
| Median age | 58 | 46 |
| Median household income | $48,516/yr | $63,336/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $110/wk | $150/wk +36% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
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 (15.2%).
Property market
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $130,000 | $190,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 90% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 47 across Federation same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +38% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Urana carries more crime risk (72 vs 23).
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Urana
- Urana Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Morundah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 2 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 22 | 23 |
Mobility
Morundah sits further from the CBD (591.9 km vs 568.5 km).
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 568.5 km | 591.9 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 367 min | 377 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2645 | 0.1% postcode 2700 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 93 postcode 2645 | 55 postcode 2700 |
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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 126 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 457 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $951/yr same for both | |
| Council | Federation same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Urana | Morundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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