Yenda vs Murrami

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yenda, about half of households are couple families. In Murrami, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yenda: a median of $475,000, against $350,000 in Murrami, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yenda tends to suit people living alone, while Murrami suits families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Yenda has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • Murrami is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Murrami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($350,000 vs $475,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Murrami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yenda

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (375 min vs 393 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (554.3 km vs 570.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yenda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Murrami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.6% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yenda 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.

Yenda 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.

Yenda Murrami
Walkability 10 / 0
Yenda — Walkability: 10/100 Murrami — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 27
Yenda — Safety: 29/100 Murrami — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 78 / 74
Yenda — Low fire risk: 78/100 Murrami — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Yenda has more residents (1,564 vs 288); Yenda rents higher ($250/wk vs $220/wk).

Yenda Murrami
Population 1,564
+82% vs other
 288
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +22.6%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $84,916/yr
+6% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+12% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yenda Murrami
0-4 6.6% / 3.5%
Yenda — 0-4: 6.6% Murrami — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.0% / 20.1%
Yenda — 5-14: 13.0% Murrami — 5-14: 20.1%
15-19 8.3% / 6.2%
Yenda — 15-19: 8.3% Murrami — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.9% / 6.6%
Yenda — 20-24: 5.9% Murrami — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 12.5% / 8.3%
Yenda — 25-34: 12.5% Murrami — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.8% / 11.1%
Yenda — 35-44: 10.8% Murrami — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.6% / 19.8%
Yenda — 45-54: 13.6% Murrami — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 13.0% / 13.5%
Yenda — 55-64: 13.0% Murrami — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 9.3% / 6.9%
Yenda — 65-74: 9.3% Murrami — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.6% / 3.8%
Yenda — 75-84: 5.6% Murrami — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.3% / 1.7%
Yenda — 85+: 1.3% Murrami — 85+: 1.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yenda 47.3% couple families
Yenda — Couple Families: 47.3% Yenda — Lone Person: 36.2% Yenda — One Parent Families: 12.1% Yenda — Other Families: 2.7% Yenda — Group Household: 1.7%
Murrami 60.9% couple families
Murrami — Couple Families: 60.9% Murrami — Lone Person: 23.9% Murrami — One Parent Families: 15.2% Murrami — Other Families: 0.0% Murrami — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yenda 23.4% renting
Yenda — Owned Outright: 38.6% Yenda — Mortgage: 38.0% Yenda — Renting: 23.4%
Murrami 18.2% renting
Murrami — Owned Outright: 41.8% Murrami — Mortgage: 40.0% Murrami — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yenda Murrami
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 13.2%
Yenda — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Murrami — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 7.3%
Yenda — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Murrami — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 4.9%
Yenda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Murrami — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Yenda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Murrami — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / —
Yenda — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Murrami — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Yenda Murrami
England 1.0% / 1.0%
Yenda — England: 1.0% Murrami — England: 1.0%
Italy 1.2% / —
Yenda — Italy: 1.2% Murrami — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.2% / 1.0%
Yenda — Philippines: 0.2% Murrami — Philippines: 1.0%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Yenda — South Africa: 1.1% Murrami — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Yenda — New Zealand: 1.0% Murrami — New Zealand: not among its largest
Lebanon 0.3% / —
Yenda — Lebanon: 0.3% Murrami — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yenda 93.5% houses
Yenda — Houses: 93.5% Yenda — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Yenda — Townhouses: 1.8%
Murrami 100.0% houses
Murrami — Houses: 100.0% Murrami — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Murrami — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Yenda Murrami
Median house price $475,000 $350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $249,500 —

Zoning mix

Murrami has more rural and farming land (99% vs 81%); Yenda has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%).

Yenda Murrami
Rural and farming 81% 99%
Environmental 18% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Yenda Murrami
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Yenda is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Yenda Murrami
Grade C —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Yenda Murrami
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
71/100
 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

Yenda Murrami
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Yenda

  • Yenda Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Murrami

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yenda Murrami
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 19 6

Mobility

Murrami sits further from the CBD (570.2 km vs 554.3 km).

Yenda Murrami
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 554.3 km 570.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 375 min 393 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2681
 0.1%
postcode 2705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2681
 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.

Yenda Murrami
Car (driver) 81.5% / 68.5%
Yenda — Car (driver): 81.5% Murrami — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 27.2%
Yenda — Worked from Home: 9.0% Murrami — Worked from Home: 27.2%
Walked Only 3.2% / 4.3%
Yenda — Walked Only: 3.2% Murrami — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Yenda — Car (passenger): 5.6% Murrami — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Yenda — Bicycle: 0.7% Murrami — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Yenda Murrami
Elevation 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yenda

Affordable Rural

Murrami

Affordable Family Rural

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