Mount Murray NSW 2577

Mount Murray is a rural locality in New South Wales, 139 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 55 minutes by car. Population is 53; the median age is 57 and the median household income is $110,448 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 1.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median monthly mortgage of $1,556. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 53. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Mount Murray's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $2.35 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 31% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only two sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 181% over the past decade — 10.9% per year on average.

$2,350,000

last 4 quarters
Pricier than 89% of NSW
↑ +30.6% year-on-year
↑ +180.6% over 2015–2025 (+10.9%/yr compound)

Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$662/wk
36 bonds
+31% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2577 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

84 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 36% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2577.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Mount Murray safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Mount Murray sits in the moderate band, with 2 incidents recorded in 2025.

2 offences

no change since 2024
Arson 1 (50.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (50.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

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.

Council Flood Studies

Wingecarribee Shire Council has published 9 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 9 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Mount Murray is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 11% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

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.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mount Murray.

26
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
27
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 74%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 26%

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

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Wingecarribee: council population

The whole council area, not just Mount Murray · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
53,840
+0.6% in a year
Change
+330
people since 2024
Density
20
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-66
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+155
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+241
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mount Murray is home to 53 residents, with a median age of 57 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $110,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

53

1.9% since 2016

Median Age

57

3.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$110,448/yr

30.8% since 2016
Top 25% in NSW

Census Median Rent

—

Census Median Mortgage

$1,556/mo

22.5% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

22.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$49,712/yr

61.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

58.8%

332.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

17

22.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

—

Mortgage Stress

16.9%

6.1% since 2016

Work From Home

11.1%

Dwelling Types

Houses 17 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 9 (50.0%)
Mortgage 9 (50.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
83.0%
English Spoken at Home
92.5%
Employment Rate
54.9%
41.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
43.4%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 11 (44.0%)
Professionals 8 (32.0%)
Managers 3 (12.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 3 (12.0%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (12.0%)
Sales 3 (12.0%)

Religion

No Religion 23 (43.4%)
Christianity 23 (43.4%)

Age Distribution

5-14 3 (5.7%)
20-24 4 (7.5%)
25-34 5 (9.4%)
45-54 5 (9.4%)
55-64 22 (41.5%)
65-74 8 (15.1%)
75-84 4 (7.5%)
85+ 4 (7.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 7 (100.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 24 (88.9%)
Worked from Home 3 (11.1%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 10 (18.9%)
Certificate III & IV 10 (18.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 5 (9.4%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4 (7.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

2 cars 6 (35.3%)
3 cars 4 (23.5%)
4+ cars 9 (52.9%)

Council Rates

Wingecarribee
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,072 a year through Wingecarribee based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,072/yr
68% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Mount Murray's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 97%
  • Infrastructure and transport 3%

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: Wingecarribee

The whole council area, not just Mount Murray · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 335 new dwellings were approved across Wingecarribee. That mix is 244 houses and 91 units. Approvals are up 5.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
335dwellings
+5.6% YoY
Houses
244
detached dwellings
Units
91
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Illawarra 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.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.1 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).

PM10 averaged 14.3 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.37 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Albion Park South monitoring station, 13.9 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Mittagong (Alfred Street), 19.9 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
643 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
21.2 km
Near high-voltage lines
15.2% of addresses
7 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
974 mm
97 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

0.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.08% in 2021
+0.2 points this year
Top 22% in NSW

In postcode 2577, 145 of 15,728 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.8% (434 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.08%
2022
0.19%
2023
0.42%
2024
0.73%
2025
0.92%

Rooftop solar

56
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.1 kW each

In postcode 2577, 4,091 rooftop-solar systems totalling 33.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,331 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 335 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
284
2020
382
2021
405
2022
403
2023
401
2024
328
2025
293
2026
185

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).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$12,256
Loan amount
$1,880,000
Total interest over 30 years
$2,532,230

10 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2577.

Deposit
$470,000
Stamp duty
$110,537
Cash needed at settlement
$580,537

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.

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

Division of Whitlam

Currently held by Carol Berry Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Carol Berry 56.2% 43.8% -2.1
2022 Stephen Jones 60.1% 39.9% +0.8
2019 Stephen Jones 60.9% 39.1% +39.1

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

Goulburn District

Currently held by Wendy Tuckerman Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Wendy Tuckerman LP 51.3%
2019 Wendy Tuckerman LP 53.5%
2015 Pru Goward LP 56.6%

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.

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Common questions about Mount Murray

Is Mount Murray a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Mount Murray is moderate (44/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Mount Murray?

Mount Murray has a high recorded bushfire history (94/100, 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.

What is the population of Mount Murray?

Mount Murray, NSW had a population of 53 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mount Murray, NSW?

The postcode for Mount Murray, NSW is 2577.

How far is Mount Murray from Sydney?

Mount Murray is 139 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 114 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mount Murray?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Murray was $110,448 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median age in Mount Murray?

The median age of residents in Mount Murray was 57 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Mount Murray at risk of bushfire?

Mount Murray has a high recorded bushfire history (94/100). 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.

What is the air quality in Mount Murray?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Mount Murray (Albion Park South) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.1 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.3 µg/m³. That puts Mount Murray below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Mount Murray?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Murray, Mittagong (Alfred Street) (19.9 km away), 974 mm of rain a year over 97 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Mount Murray?

The median sale price for houses in Mount Murray was $2,350,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 2 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Murray?

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 Mount Murray belong to?

Mount Murray sits within the Wingecarribee local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Mount Murray?

The average residential rates bill through Wingecarribee is $2,072 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Mount Murray?

Across Wingecarribee, 335 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 5.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Mount Murray in?

Mount Murray sits within the federal Division of Whitlam, currently held by Carol Berry (Australian Labor Party).

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