Yathella vs Marrar

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Yathella tends to suit share households and 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

Marrar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 35/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yathella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yathella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (300 min vs 307 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (455.9 km vs 462.7 km)
  • But Marrar is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marrar

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Yathella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.8% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yathella Marrar
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.

Yathella Marrar
Walkability 0 / 26
Yathella — Walkability: 0/100 Marrar — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 65 / 79
Yathella — Safety: 65/100 Marrar — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Yathella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marrar — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Marrar has more residents (363 vs 182); Yathella has higher household incomes ($153,764 vs $94,900).

Yathella Marrar
Population 182 363
+99% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.8% -1.4%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $153,764/yr
+38% vs other
 $94,900/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yathella Marrar
0-4 9.3% / 6.6%
Yathella — 0-4: 9.3% Marrar — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 17.6% / 13.2%
Yathella — 5-14: 17.6% Marrar — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.1% / 6.3%
Yathella — 15-19: 7.1% Marrar — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.4% / 3.3%
Yathella — 20-24: 4.4% Marrar — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.2% / 14.9%
Yathella — 25-34: 8.2% Marrar — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 11.0% / 11.8%
Yathella — 35-44: 11.0% Marrar — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 19.2% / 14.3%
Yathella — 45-54: 19.2% Marrar — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 14.8% / 11.8%
Yathella — 55-64: 14.8% Marrar — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 8.2% / 12.7%
Yathella — 65-74: 8.2% Marrar — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 1.6% / 4.4%
Yathella — 75-84: 1.6% Marrar — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 1.9%
Yathella — 85+: not among its largest Marrar — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Yathella Marrar
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Yathella — New Zealand: 1.6% Marrar — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 0.8%
Yathella — England: not among its largest Marrar — England: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yathella 68.8% couple families
Yathella — Couple Families: 68.8% Yathella — Lone Person: 18.8% Yathella — Group Household: 12.5%
Marrar 69.6% couple families
Marrar — Couple Families: 69.6% Marrar — Lone Person: 24.6% Marrar — Group Household: 5.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yathella 100.0% houses
Yathella — Houses: 100.0%
Marrar 102.5% houses
Marrar — Houses: 102.5%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Yathella Marrar
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 19.6%
Yathella — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Marrar — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 6.9%
Yathella — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Marrar — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.8%
Yathella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Marrar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.5%
Yathella — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Marrar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 1.4%
Yathella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Marrar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yathella 10.0% renting
Yathella — Owned Outright: 40.0% Yathella — Mortgage: 50.0% Yathella — Renting: 10.0%
Marrar 16.2% renting
Marrar — Owned Outright: 41.9% Marrar — Mortgage: 41.9% Marrar — Renting: 16.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Yathella Marrar
Median house price — $516,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yathella Marrar
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

Yathella Marrar
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
 26
across Coolamon
Approvals change year on year +0% -33%

Ranking within NSW

Yathella Marrar
House price — Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Marrar is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Yathella Marrar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Marrar carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Yathella carries more crime risk (35 vs 21).

Yathella Marrar
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
35/100
 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

Yathella Marrar
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Yathella

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

Schools in Marrar

  • Marrar Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yathella Marrar
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Marrar sits further from the CBD (462.7 km vs 455.9 km).

Yathella Marrar
Walkability score 0/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 455.9 km 462.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 307 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Yathella Marrar
Car (driver) 63.9% / 67.4%
Yathella — Car (driver): 63.9% Marrar — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 32.0% / 25.4%
Yathella — Worked from Home: 32.0% Marrar — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.4%
Yathella — Car (passenger): 4.1% Marrar — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Yathella — Walked Only: not among its largest Marrar — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Yathella Marrar
Elevation 304 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yathella Marrar
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
158 premises

Climate

Yathella Marrar
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Yathella Marrar
Average residential rate $997/yr $441/yr
Council Junee Coolamon

Federal electorate

Yathella Marrar
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yathella Marrar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yathella

Family Rural Young Families

Marrar

Rural

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