Murrumburrah is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Hilltops local government area (postcode 2587). With a population of 81, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Murrumburrah has a median house price of $250,000, which has declined steeply by 35.5% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $440. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,030.
Murrumburrah is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 983, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hilltops LGA is below average at 3,254 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 9.2% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($250K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -35.5% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.