Yanco vs Merungle Hill

Yanco is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 42 in Merungle Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Merungle Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Merungle Hill: a median of $700,000, against $278,000 in Yanco, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yanco tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Merungle Hill suits couples and older residents.

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

Merungle Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 56%)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 93%)
  • But Yanco has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yanco

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($277,500 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yanco

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $241/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yanco

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Merungle Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Yanco is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Merungle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.5% vs -24.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yanco Merungle Hill
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.

Yanco Merungle Hill
Walkability 8 / 0
Yanco — Walkability: 8/100 Merungle Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 26
Yanco — Safety: 16/100 Merungle Hill — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 72 / 84
Yanco — Low fire risk: 72/100 Merungle Hill — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Yanco has more residents (744 vs 258); Merungle Hill skews older (42 vs 25).

Yanco Merungle Hill
Population 744
+65% vs other
 258
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -24.4% -1.5%
Median age 25 42
Median household income $65,312/yr $91,936/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $241/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yanco Merungle Hill
0-4 3.8% / 4.7%
Yanco — 0-4: 3.8% Merungle Hill — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 20.7% / 15.9%
Yanco — 5-14: 20.7% Merungle Hill — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 21.4% / 5.8%
Yanco — 15-19: 21.4% Merungle Hill — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.4% / 1.6%
Yanco — 20-24: 3.4% Merungle Hill — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 9.0% / 12.8%
Yanco — 25-34: 9.0% Merungle Hill — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 7.3% / 10.1%
Yanco — 35-44: 7.3% Merungle Hill — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 10.6% / 10.1%
Yanco — 45-54: 10.6% Merungle Hill — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 8.7% / 16.3%
Yanco — 55-64: 8.7% Merungle Hill — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 9.5% / 12.4%
Yanco — 65-74: 9.5% Merungle Hill — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 5.0% / 8.5%
Yanco — 75-84: 5.0% Merungle Hill — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 0.7% / 2.7%
Yanco — 85+: 0.7% Merungle Hill — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yanco 40.4% couple families
Yanco — Couple Families: 40.4% Yanco — Lone Person: 36.2% Yanco — One Parent Families: 15.6% Yanco — Group Household: 5.7% Yanco — Other Families: 2.1%
Merungle Hill 52.9% couple families
Merungle Hill — Couple Families: 52.9% Merungle Hill — Lone Person: 29.4% Merungle Hill — One Parent Families: 17.6% Merungle Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Merungle Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yanco 15.8% renting
Yanco — Owned Outright: 47.5% Yanco — Mortgage: 36.6% Yanco — Renting: 15.8%
Merungle Hill 11.3% renting
Merungle Hill — Owned Outright: 51.5% Merungle Hill — Mortgage: 37.1% Merungle Hill — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yanco Merungle Hill
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 19.0%
Yanco — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Merungle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 7.8%
Yanco — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Merungle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 7.0%
Yanco — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Merungle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.6%
Yanco — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Merungle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Yanco — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Merungle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Yanco Merungle Hill
England 1.1% / 3.9%
Yanco — England: 1.1% Merungle Hill — England: 3.9%
India — / 3.1%
Yanco — India: not among its largest Merungle Hill — India: 3.1%
Italy 0.4% / 1.9%
Yanco — Italy: 0.4% Merungle Hill — Italy: 1.9%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Yanco — New Zealand: not among its largest Merungle Hill — New Zealand: 1.6%
China 0.8% / —
Yanco — China: 0.8% Merungle Hill — China: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.4% / —
Yanco — Malaysia: 0.4% Merungle Hill — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yanco 93.4% houses
Yanco — Houses: 93.4% Yanco — Flats / Apartments: 6.6%
Merungle Hill 104.4% houses
Merungle Hill — Houses: 104.4% Merungle Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yanco Merungle Hill
Median house price $277,500 $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Merungle Hill has more rural and farming land (100% vs 72%); Yanco has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 0%).

Yanco Merungle Hill
Rural and farming 72% 100%
Environmental 20% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 0%
Residential 2% 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

Yanco Merungle Hill
New dwellings approved 25
across Leeton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Yanco Merungle Hill
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools Higher than 32% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Yanco is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Yanco Merungle Hill
Grade D —
Score 19/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Yanco carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 16); Yanco carries more crime risk (84 vs 74).

Yanco Merungle Hill
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
74/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Yanco Merungle Hill
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Yanco

  • Yanco Agricultural High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Yanco Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Verity Christian College Leeton Campus Independent · Primary

Schools in Merungle Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yanco Merungle Hill
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Yanco Merungle Hill
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 573.6 km 574.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 369 min 373 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2703
 0.1%
postcode 2705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 2703
 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.

Yanco Merungle Hill
Car (driver) 75.8% / 78.6%
Yanco — Car (driver): 75.8% Merungle Hill — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 12.8%
Yanco — Worked from Home: 7.5% Merungle Hill — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 3.4%
Yanco — Car (passenger): 10.3% Merungle Hill — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 6.3% / 5.1%
Yanco — Walked Only: 6.3% Merungle Hill — Walked Only: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Yanco Merungle Hill
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yanco Merungle Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
289 premises
 0%
134 premises

Climate

Yanco Merungle Hill
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Yanco Merungle Hill
Average residential rate $1,118/yr
same for both
Council Leeton
same for both

Federal electorate

Yanco Merungle Hill
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yanco Merungle Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yanco

Affordable Family Rural Students

Merungle Hill

Rural

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