Young vs Bendick Murrell

Young is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Bendick Murrell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bendick Murrell, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Young: a median of $525,000, against $169,000 in Bendick Murrell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Young tends to suit families with children, while Bendick Murrell suits older residents 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

Young

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (38 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Bendick Murrell carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bendick Murrell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($169,000 vs $525,000)
  • has cheaper land ($84,500 vs $255,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Young has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 8%)
  • Bendick Murrell has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Young is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • Bendick Murrell sits closer to the CBD (368.3 km vs 373.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Young is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • Bendick Murrell carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Young

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.1% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Young Bendick Murrell
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.

Young Bendick Murrell
Walkability 16 / 0
Young — Walkability: 16/100 Bendick Murrell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 47
Young — Safety: 19/100 Bendick Murrell — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 79 / 89
Young — Low fire risk: 79/100 Bendick Murrell — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Young has more residents (10,610 vs 143); Bendick Murrell skews older (56 vs 41).

Young Bendick Murrell
Population 10,610
+99% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% -7.7%
Median age 41 56
Median household income $60,164/yr $59,904/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Young Bendick Murrell
0-4 6.2% / 5.6%
Young — 0-4: 6.2% Bendick Murrell — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.0% / 3.5%
Young — 5-14: 14.0% Bendick Murrell — 5-14: 3.5%
15-19 6.5% / 4.9%
Young — 15-19: 6.5% Bendick Murrell — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.9% / 5.6%
Young — 20-24: 4.9% Bendick Murrell — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.7% / 7.0%
Young — 25-34: 10.7% Bendick Murrell — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.3% / 4.9%
Young — 35-44: 11.3% Bendick Murrell — 35-44: 4.9%
45-54 11.1% / 18.2%
Young — 45-54: 11.1% Bendick Murrell — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 12.5% / 19.6%
Young — 55-64: 12.5% Bendick Murrell — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 12.1% / 15.4%
Young — 65-74: 12.1% Bendick Murrell — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 7.5% / 17.5%
Young — 75-84: 7.5% Bendick Murrell — 75-84: 17.5%
85+ 3.3% / —
Young — 85+: 3.3% Bendick Murrell — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Young 42.7% lone person
Young — Lone Person: 42.7% Young — Couple Families: 34.3% Young — One Parent Families: 17.9% Young — Group Household: 3.4% Young — Other Families: 1.6%
Bendick Murrell 47.2% lone person
Bendick Murrell — Lone Person: 47.2% Bendick Murrell — Couple Families: 30.6% Bendick Murrell — One Parent Families: 22.2% Bendick Murrell — Group Household: 0.0% Bendick Murrell — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Young 30.8% renting
Young — Owned Outright: 39.5% Young — Mortgage: 29.7% Young — Renting: 30.8%
Bendick Murrell 8.5% renting
Bendick Murrell — Owned Outright: 59.3% Bendick Murrell — Mortgage: 32.2% Bendick Murrell — Renting: 8.5%
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.

Young Bendick Murrell
England 1.3% / 4.9%
Young — England: 1.3% Bendick Murrell — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Young — New Zealand: 0.8% Bendick Murrell — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Young — Philippines: 0.8% Bendick Murrell — Philippines: not among its largest
Lebanon 0.6% / —
Young — Lebanon: 0.6% Bendick Murrell — Lebanon: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Young — India: 0.5% Bendick Murrell — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Young Bendick Murrell
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 21.0%
Young — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Bendick Murrell — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 8.4%
Young — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Bendick Murrell — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.2%
Young — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Bendick Murrell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Young — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Bendick Murrell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Young — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Bendick Murrell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Young 87.3% houses
Young — Houses: 87.3% Young — Townhouses: 9.1% Young — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Bendick Murrell 89.8% houses
Bendick Murrell — Houses: 89.8% Bendick Murrell — Townhouses: 16.9% Bendick Murrell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Young Bendick Murrell
Median house price $525,000 $169,000
Median unit price $377,000 —
Median land price $255,000 $84,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 54 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bendick Murrell has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 3%).

Young Bendick Murrell
Rural and farming 90% 83%
Environmental 3% 16%
Residential 5% 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

Young Bendick Murrell
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Young Bendick Murrell
Houses 4.1%
$500/wk on $632K
 —
Units 4.4%
$350/wk on $414K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Young Bendick Murrell
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools Higher than 74% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 40% of NSW —

Liveability

Young is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Young Bendick Murrell
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Young carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 11); Young carries more crime risk (81 vs 53).

Young Bendick Murrell
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Young Bendick Murrell
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Young

  • Hennessy Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Young Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • New Madinah College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Young High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Young North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bendick Murrell

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

Amenities in the suburb

Young Bendick Murrell
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 38 3
Childcare 8 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 105 5

Mobility

Young sits further from the CBD (373.3 km vs 368.3 km).

Young Bendick Murrell
Walkability score 16/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 373.3 km
+1% vs other
 368.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 247 min 246 min
Public transport score 62/100
Bus
 18/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2594
 0.8%
postcode 2803
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2594
 54
postcode 2803

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.

Young Bendick Murrell
Car (driver) 79.8% / 71.7%
Young — Car (driver): 79.8% Bendick Murrell — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 21.7%
Young — Worked from Home: 8.1% Bendick Murrell — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Walked Only 4.3% / 6.7%
Young — Walked Only: 4.3% Bendick Murrell — Walked Only: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Young — Car (passenger): 7.3% Bendick Murrell — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.3% / —
Young — Bus: 0.3% Bendick Murrell — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Young Bendick Murrell
Elevation 515 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Young Bendick Murrell
Connectivity score 57/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
5,608 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Young Bendick Murrell
Annual rainfall 651 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Young Bendick Murrell
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Young Bendick Murrell
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Young Bendick Murrell
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Young

Acreage Affordable

Bendick Murrell

Affordable Retirees Rural

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