Mendooran NSW 2842
Mendooran is a rural locality in New South Wales, 404 km from Sydney CBD, around 5 hours 35 minutes by car. Population is 626; the median age is 45 and the median household income is $48,256 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 12.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $205 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $737. Mendooran is characterised by high crime risk. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Mendooran a good place to live?
Mendooran scores a D (14/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 404.3 km · 334 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $300K · More affordable than 92% of NSW
High crime risk
Fire 34/100 · Crime 90/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 45 · 626 residents
Liveability Rating
14 / 100 · Ranked #1536 in NSWEach bar is Mendooran's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Mendooran?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
14 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMendooran's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $300,000, roughly 35% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$300,000
Based on 18 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Land
$100,000
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Is Mendooran safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Mendooran sits in the high band, with 75 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 6% on the prior year.
75 offences
5.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20258 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Mendooran, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Mendooran Central School leads the pack.
- • 91 students in one school (avg 91)
Combined
Walkability
Mendooran is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mendooran.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 12.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 4.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 10.5 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mendooran.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 62
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Gilgandra: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this locality and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this locality rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Mendooran is home to 626 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $48,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
626
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$48,256/yr
Census Median Rent
$205/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$737/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$25,428/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
27.3%
Total Dwellings
238
Owner-Occupier Rate
84.6%
Houses
96.2%
Rental Stress
22.1%
Mortgage Stress
18.3%
Work From Home
31.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 85.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.5%
- Employment Rate
- 41.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 25.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 583 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $800 a year through Gilgandra based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 88%
- Environmental 12%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Gilgandra
In the year to August 2026, 12 new dwellings were approved across Gilgandra. That mix is 4 houses and 8 units.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Gilgandra Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Climate & Setting
from Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), 39.2 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 342 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 605 mm
- 48 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 2842, 0 of 905 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (23 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2842, 228 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 363 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 6 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $300,000 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Jamie Chaffey The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jamie Chaffey | 37.0% | 63.0% | +5.2 |
| 2022 | Mark Coulton | 32.2% | 67.8% | +0.9 |
| 2019 | Mark Coulton | 33.1% | 66.9% | +1.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Roy Butler Independent
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Roy Butler IND | 66.0% |
| 2019 | Roy Butler | 56.6% |
| 2015 | Kevin Humphries NP | 62.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Mendooran?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 626 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Mendooran
Is Mendooran a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mendooran is high (90/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Mendooran?
Mendooran has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mendooran a good place to live?
Mendooran has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (14/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Mendooran?
Mendooran, NSW had a population of 626 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mendooran, NSW?
The postcode for Mendooran, NSW is 2842.
How far is Mendooran from Sydney?
Mendooran is 404 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 334 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mendooran?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mendooran was $48,256 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Mendooran?
There are too few current rental listings in Mendooran for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $205, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Mendooran?
The median age of residents in Mendooran was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mendooran at risk of bushfire?
Mendooran has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Mendooran?
There is 1 school inside the Mendooran boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Mendooran?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mendooran, Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) (39.2 km away), 605 mm of rain a year over 48 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mendooran?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Mendooran belong to?
Mendooran sits within the Gilgandra local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mendooran?
The average residential rates bill through Gilgandra is $800 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mendooran?
Across Gilgandra, 12 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Mendooran in?
Mendooran sits within the federal Division of Parkes, currently held by Jamie Chaffey (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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