Widgelli vs Murrami

Widgelli is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Murrami. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Widgelli, about half of households are people living alone. In Murrami, most households are couple families. On these figures, Widgelli tends to suit people living alone, while Murrami suits families with children.

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

  • Widgelli carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 73/100)
  • Murrami is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Murrami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Widgelli has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 18%)
  • Murrami leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Murrami

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (570.2 km vs 577.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (393 min vs 398 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Widgelli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Widgelli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.8% vs 22.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Widgelli Murrami
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.

Widgelli Murrami
Walkability 0 / 0
Widgelli — Walkability: 0/100 Murrami — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 27
Widgelli — Safety: 89/100 Murrami — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 85 / 74
Widgelli — Low fire risk: 85/100 Murrami — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Murrami has more residents (288 vs 91); Murrami has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $62,348).

Widgelli Murrami
Population 91 288
+216% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.8% +22.6%
Median age 37 40
Median household income $62,348/yr $80,184/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk
+6% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Widgelli Murrami
0-4 7.7% / 3.5%
Widgelli — 0-4: 7.7% Murrami — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.0% / 20.1%
Widgelli — 5-14: 11.0% Murrami — 5-14: 20.1%
15-19 11.0% / 6.2%
Widgelli — 15-19: 11.0% Murrami — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 6.6%
Widgelli — 20-24: not among its largest Murrami — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 11.0% / 8.3%
Widgelli — 25-34: 11.0% Murrami — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 5.5% / 11.1%
Widgelli — 35-44: 5.5% Murrami — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 18.7% / 19.8%
Widgelli — 45-54: 18.7% Murrami — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 11.0% / 13.5%
Widgelli — 55-64: 11.0% Murrami — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 11.0% / 6.9%
Widgelli — 65-74: 11.0% Murrami — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 — / 3.8%
Widgelli — 75-84: not among its largest Murrami — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.7%
Widgelli — 85+: not among its largest Murrami — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 53.3% couple families
Widgelli — Couple Families: 53.3% Widgelli — Lone Person: 46.7% Widgelli — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Murrami 60.9% couple families
Murrami — Couple Families: 60.9% Murrami — Lone Person: 23.9% Murrami — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 43.5% renting
Widgelli — Owned Outright: 39.1% Widgelli — Mortgage: 17.4% Widgelli — Renting: 43.5%
Murrami 18.2% renting
Murrami — Owned Outright: 41.8% Murrami — Mortgage: 40.0% Murrami — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Widgelli Murrami
Malaysia 4.4% / —
Widgelli — Malaysia: 4.4% Murrami — Malaysia: not among its largest
England 3.3% / 1.0%
Widgelli — England: 3.3% Murrami — England: 1.0%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Widgelli — Philippines: not among its largest Murrami — Philippines: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Widgelli Murrami
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 13.2%
Widgelli — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Murrami — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 4.9%
Widgelli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Murrami — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 7.3%
Widgelli — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Murrami — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Widgelli 100.0% houses
Widgelli — Houses: 100.0%
Murrami 100.0% houses
Murrami — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Widgelli Murrami
Median house price — $350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Widgelli Murrami
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Widgelli Murrami
New dwellings approved 92
across Griffith
 25
across Leeton
Approvals change year on year -43% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Widgelli Murrami
House price — Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Widgelli Murrami
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Murrami carries more crime risk (73 vs 11); Murrami carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 15).

Widgelli Murrami
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
73/100
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

Widgelli Murrami
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

Widgelli Murrami
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Widgelli sits further from the CBD (577.7 km vs 570.2 km).

Widgelli Murrami
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 577.7 km
+1% vs other
 570.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 398 min 393 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2680
 0.1%
postcode 2705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2680
 50
postcode 2705

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.

Widgelli Murrami
Car (driver) 48.8% / 68.5%
Widgelli — Car (driver): 48.8% Murrami — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 30.2% / 27.2%
Widgelli — Worked from Home: 30.2% Murrami — Worked from Home: 27.2%
Walked Only 9.3% / 4.3%
Widgelli — Walked Only: 9.3% Murrami — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / —
Widgelli — Car (passenger): 11.6% Murrami — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Widgelli Murrami
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Widgelli Murrami
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Widgelli Murrami
Annual rainfall 447 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Widgelli Murrami
Average residential rate $1,235/yr $1,118/yr
Council Griffith Leeton

Federal electorate

Widgelli Murrami
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Widgelli Murrami
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Widgelli

Rural

Murrami

Affordable Family Rural

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