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Suburb Insights · NSW 2577

Mount Murray, NSW 2577 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Mount Murray is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 53, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 92 km from the Sydney CBD, Mount Murray is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $110,448 per year.

Investment Score

45 / 100 Moderate

Strong household incomes in Mount Murray underpin solid property demand. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Sydney
Mount Murray
New South Wales · 2577
92 km from Sydney CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
2577

Official Australia Post postcode for Mount Murray. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
53

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$110,448/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
92 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$1,556/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
65% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Mount Murray is a smaller community of 53 — about 1% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Households here earn $110,448/year on average — 13% above the NSW suburb median of $97,552 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Mount Murray is 92 km from Sydney, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Mount Murray vs New South Wales Median

How Mount Murray stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mount Murray sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricMount MurrayNSW medianΔ vs state
Population535,325-99%
Median household income$110,448/yr$97,552/yr+13%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,556$2,167-28%
Distance to CBD92 km45 km+104%
Separate houses65%76%-11pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Mount Murray — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 53 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Mount Murray. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.

Renovation / Flip

Only 65% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% NSW median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Mount Murray are modest for 2026 — incomes 13% above the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 53 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Mount Murray. The EquitySight investment score of 45/100 places Mount Murray in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mount Murray a good suburb for investment?

Mount Murray scores 45/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 53, median household income of $110,448/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.

What drives property demand in Mount Murray?

The main demand drivers in Mount Murray are an above-state-median household income of $110,448/year, a dwelling mix that is 65% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.

What is the population of Mount Murray?

Mount Murray has a usual resident population of approximately 53, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.

How far is Mount Murray from the Sydney CBD?

Mount Murray sits 92 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.

What is the median rent in Mount Murray?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Mount Murray. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Mount Murray?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mount Murray is $1,556, or approximately $18,672/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.

Is Mount Murray cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Mount Murray to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.

What are the main risks of investing in Mount Murray?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (53 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,556 median mortgage, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Mount Murray profile

Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.

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