Murrumbateman NSW 2582

Living Here

Murrumbateman is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,607 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,348 a week, with median rent near $528 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Yass Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murrumbateman itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Murrumbateman Public School
• 4 cafés & restaurants

  • Olleyville
  • The Village Cafe at Murrumbateman
  • Murrumbateman Takeaway
  • Murrumbateman Country Inn
• 1 park

  • Jones Park
• 1 medical clinic

  • Murrumbateman Health Hub
• 1 vet

  • Yass Valley Veterinary
• 1 childcare centre

  • Fairley Early Childhood Service
• 1 library

  • Murrumbateman Library
• 1 service station

  • BP
• 1 bakery

  • Eden road wines
• 1 mechanic

  • Wheatley Motors
• 4 places to stay

  • Shaw apartments
  • Abode Murrumbateman
  • Abode
  • Helm wines

Getting around. Airport: Canberra Airport, 39.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 74.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,767 bird observations recorded near Murrumbateman — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (1,253)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,035)
• Magpie-lark (988)
• House Sparrow (966)
• Superb Fairy-wren (896)
• Crested Pigeon (830)
• Australian Wood Duck (807)
• Eurasian Blackbird (805)
• Pied Currawong (758)
• Red Wattlebird (750)
• Australian White Ibis (749)
• Common Starling (681)
• Crimson Rosella (677)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Murrumbateman:

• Jeir (9.5 km)
• Nanima (10.6 km)
• Boambolo (10.7 km)
• Yass River (11.2 km)
• Marchmont (11.7 km)
• Manton (12.9 km)
• Springrange (14.3 km)
• Cavan (16.8 km)

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