Yerong Creek vs Munyabla
Munyabla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 49 in Yerong Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yerong Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Munyabla, most households are couple families. On these figures, Munyabla tends to suit 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
Munyabla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Munyabla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yerong Creek
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (323 min vs 342 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (502 km vs 522 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Yerong Creek is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- Munyabla carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Munyabla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (67.4% vs 0.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Yerong Creek and Munyabla 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
Yerong Creek has more residents (355 vs 72); Yerong Creek skews older (49 vs 30).
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 355 +80% vs other | 72 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.9% | +67.4% |
| Median age | 49 | 30 |
| Median household income | $70,408/yr | $84,448/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +8% vs other | $185/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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 (13.9%).
Property market
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $240,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Lockhart same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 9% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
Liveability
Yerong Creek is more walkable (37 vs 0).
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Yerong Creek carries more crime risk (74 vs 0); Yerong Creek carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Yerong Creek
- Yerong Creek Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Munyabla
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 41 | 16 |
Mobility
Munyabla sits further from the CBD (522 km vs 502 km).
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 37/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 502 km | 522 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 323 min | 342 min |
| Public transport score | 23/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 4.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2642 | 0.0% postcode 2658 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2642 | 62 postcode 2658 |
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 (68.5%).
Setting
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 219 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 238 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Council rates
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $394/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockhart same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yerong Creek | Munyabla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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