Murray, NSW
About the Murray region
This region of New South Wales covers approximately 97,800 km² of land in the state's south-west. It is home to a number of key regional centres located north of the Murray River, including Albury, Deniliquin, and Hay. The region contains a variety of natural landscapes, from manicured farmland to untouched national parks, and of course its position along the banks of Australia's longest and most famous river (for which it is named) is an enviable one.
The land on which the Murray region now stands is the traditional home of the people of the Ngarigo, Wiradjuri, Wamba Wamba, Bangerang, Mutthi Mutthi, and Barapa Barapa nations.
Local councils
The Murray region is home to 10 municipalities: Albury City Council, Balranald Shire Council, Berrigan Shire Council, Edward River Council, Federation Council, Greater Hume Shire Council, Murrumbidgee Shire Council, Murray River Council, Snowy Valley Council, and Wentworth Shire Council.
Climate information
The climate of the Murray region is highly variable. Average maximum temperatures in summer range from 34 °C on the plains north of the locality of Hay to 14 °C in the Snowy Mountains, while winter average minimums range from 6 °C in the region's west to -6 °C in the Snowy Mountains.
The region receives approximately 510 mm of rainfall annually, on average.
Population
The population of the Murray region is approximately 118,900 as of 2018.
Education
Parents will find a number of primary and secondary schools in the Murray region to choose between when deciding where to send their children.
Those planning to undertake tertiary studies may study at Charles Sturt University or La Trobe University, both of which have campuses in the region. There are also numerous TAFE NSW campuses located in the Murray region for those who intend to study a trade.
Employment and local businesses
The estimated Gross Regional Product of the Murray Region is $5.3 billion. Two crucial contributors to the economy are agriculture (including both farming and agricultural product manufacturing) and tourism, both of which are major local employers and economic contributors.
Housing
The average housing price in the Murray region ranges from $198,000 to $218,000, while the average weekly rental price (for a three-bedroom home) is between $125 and $392. Both values are below the NSW state average.
Events:
When: Annually, in October
Where: Deniliquin, NSW
What: With over 20,000 people attending every year, the town of Deniliquin holds the title of the Ute Capital of the World. Its annual ute muster is host to a blend of activities on top of its driving competitions and “show and shines”. With nightly concerts, circus shows, and a carnival corner, there’s plenty to do at this vibrant festival.
When: Annually, in October
Where: Walbundrie, NSW
What: This country town invites all its visitors to spectate, and even compete in, in all their community agricultural show has to offer. The Walbundrie Agricultural Show is held every October, inviting participants to enjoy its sheep shearing competition, produce competitions, and a selection of equestrian events. You can also add cookery pavilions, dog shows, and pig races to your itinerary as the festival’s action-packed programme makes for an unforgettable day of fun.
When: Annually, in March
Where: Albury, NSW
What: Experience a premier country racing carnival every March with the Albury Gold Cup Carnival, a half-day holiday hosted in Albury that draws crowds of almost 20,000 people annually. The iconic event offers a hefty prize pool of $675,800 for racers, and hospitality marquees as well as numerous facilities for spectators. With a glorious after-party available too, the festival is a landmark event for many across the country.
Additional Information
Murray has 9 subregions. Use the list below or the map above to learn more about individual subregions.
Murray Schools
- Government Schools
- Independent Schools
Combined
- Balranald Central School BALRANALD NSW 2715
- Corryong College CORRYONG VIC 3707
- Merbein P-10 College MERBEIN VIC 3505
- Oaklands Central School OAKLANDS NSW 2646
- Robinvale College ROBINVALE VIC 3549
- Tooleybuc Central School TOOLEYBUC NSW 2736
- Wodonga Middle Years College WODONGA VIC 3690
- Wodonga Middle Years College-HighWater Campus WODONGA VIC 3690
- Yarrawonga College P-12 YARRAWONGA VIC 3730
- Yarrawonga College P-12-Gilmore Street Campus YARRAWONGA VIC 3730
- Yarrawonga College P-12-Tom Street Campus YARRAWONGA VIC 3730
Primary
- Albury North Public School ALBURY NSW 2640
- Albury Public School ALBURY NSW 2640
- Albury West Public School ALBURY NSW 2640
- Barham Public School BARHAM NSW 2732
- Barooga Public School BAROOGA NSW 3644
- Berrigan Public School BERRIGAN NSW 2712
- Bethanga Primary School BETHANGA VIC 3691
- Beverford District Primary School BEVERFORD VIC 3590
- Blighty Public School BLIGHTY NSW 2713
- Boree Creek Public School BOREE CREEK NSW 2652
- Brocklesby Public School BROCKLESBY NSW 2642
- Bunnaloo Public School BUNNALOO NSW 2731
- Buronga Public School BURONGA NSW 2739
- Burrumbuttock Public School BURRUMBUTTOCK NSW 2642
- Cabramurra Public School CABRAMURRA NSW 2629
- Clare Public School CLARE NSW 2715
- Cobram Primary School COBRAM VIC 3644
- Conargo Public School CONARGO NSW 2710
- Corowa Public School COROWA NSW 2646
- Corowa South Public School COROWA NSW 2646
- Culcairn Public School CULCAIRN NSW 2660
- Dareton Public School DARETON NSW 2717
- Deniliquin North Public School DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
- Deniliquin South Public School DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
- Edward Public School DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
- Euston Public School EUSTON NSW 2737
- Finley Public School FINLEY NSW 2713
- Gerogery Public School GEROGERY NSW 2642
- Glenroy Public School NORTH ALBURY NSW 2640
- Gol Gol Public School GOL GOL NSW 2738
- Henty Public School HENTY NSW 2658
- Holbrook Public School HOLBROOK NSW 2644
- Howlong Public School HOWLONG NSW 2643
- Hume Public School LAVINGTON NSW 2641
- Jerilderie Public School JERILDERIE NSW 2716
- Jindera Public School JINDERA NSW 2642
- Khancoban Public School KHANCOBAN NSW 2642
- Koondrook Primary School KOONDROOK VIC 3580
- Lavington East Public School LAVINGTON NSW 2641
- Lavington Public School LAVINGTON NSW 2641
- Lowesdale Public School LOWESDALE NSW 2646
- Mathoura Public School MATHOURA NSW 2710
- Mayrung Public School DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
- Mildura Primary School MILDURA VIC 3500
- Mildura West Primary School MILDURA VIC 3500
- Moama Public School MOAMA NSW 2731
- Moulamein Public School MOULAMEIN NSW 2733
- Mullengandra Public School MULLENGANDRA NSW 2644
- Mulwala Public School MULWALA NSW 2647
- Murrabit Group School MURRABIT VIC 3579
- Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School NANGILOC VIC 3494
- Palinyewah Public School ELLERSLIE NSW 2648
- Pomona Public School POMONA NSW 2648
- Pooncarie Public School POONCARIE NSW 2648
- Rand Public School RAND NSW 2642
- Ranfurly Primary School MILDURA VIC 3502
- Red Cliffs East Primary School RED CLIFFS VIC 3496
- Rosewood Public School ROSEWOOD NSW 2652
- Rutherglen Primary School RUTHERGLEN VIC 3685
- Savernake Public School SAVERNAKE NSW 2646
- Springdale Heights Public School LAVINGTON NSW 2641
- Swan Hill North Primary School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Swan Hill Primary School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Table Top Public School TABLE TOP NSW 2640
- Talgarno Primary School TALGARNO VIC 3691
- Thurgoona Public School THURGOONA NSW 2640
- Tocumwal Public School TOCUMWAL NSW 2714
- Tumbarumba Public School TUMBARUMBA NSW 2653
- Urana Public School URANA NSW 2645
- Wahgunyah Primary School WAHGUNYAH VIC 3687
- Wakool Burraboi Public School WAKOOL NSW 2710
- Walbundrie Public School WALLA WALLA NSW 2642
- Walla Walla Public School WALLA WALLA NSW 2659
- Walwa Primary School WALWA VIC 3709
- Welton Primary School TORRUMBARRY VIC 3562
- Wentworth Public School WENTWORTH NSW 2648
- Wodonga Primary School WODONGA VIC 3689
- Wodonga West Primary School WODONGA VIC 3689
Secondary
- Albury High School ALBURY NSW 2640
- Barham High School BARHAM NSW 2732
- Billabong High School CULCAIRN NSW 2660
- Chaffey Secondary College MILDURA VIC 3502
- Cobram Secondary College COBRAM VIC 3644
- Coomealla High School DARETON NSW 2717
- Corowa High School COROWA NSW 2646
- Deniliquin High School DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
- Finley High School FINLEY NSW 2713
- James Fallon High School NORTH ALBURY NSW 2640
- Murray High School LAVINGTON NSW 2641
- Red Cliffs Secondary College-FLO Connect Campus MILDURA VIC 3500
- Rutherglen High School RUTHERGLEN VIC 3685
- Swan Hill College SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Swan Hill College-FLO Campus SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Tumbarumba High School TUMBARUMBA NSW 2653
- Wodonga Senior Secondary College WODONGA VIC 3690
Special
- Blackburn English Language School-Wodonga Campus WODONGA VIC 3690
- Cobram and District Specialist School COBRAM VIC 3644
- Kandeer School NORTH ALBURY NSW 2640
- Swan Hill Specialist School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Wewak Street School NORTH ALBURY NSW 2640
Combined
- Border Christian College THURGOONA NSW 2640
- Deniliquin Christian School DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
- Glenvale School - Swan Hill Centre SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- Moama Anglican Grammar School MOAMA NSW 2731
- OneSchool Global, Albury campus LAVINGTON NSW 2640
- Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury JINDERA NSW 2642
- St Mary's School ROBINVALE VIC 3549
- The Scots School Albury ALBURY NSW 2640
- Trinity Anglican College - Albury THURGOONA NSW 2640
- Victory Lutheran College WEST WODONGA VIC 3690
Primary
- All Saints Primary School TUMBARUMBA NSW 2653
- Cobram Anglican Grammar School COBRAM VIC 3644
- Holy Spirit Primary School LAVINGTON NSW 2641
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School MERBEIN VIC 3505
- Sacred Heart Primary School TOCUMWAL NSW 2714
- Sacred Heart Primary School YARRAWONGA VIC 3730
- Sacred Heart School - Senior School YARRAWONGA VIC 3730
- Sacred Heart School MILDURA VIC 3500
- Sacred Heart School CORRYONG VIC 3707
- Sacred Heart School: Lacey Learning Centre CORRYONG VIC 3707
- St Anne's Primary School NORTH ALBURY NSW 2640
- St Augustine's School WODONGA VIC 3690
- St Columba's Primary School BERRIGAN NSW 2712
- St Francis Xavier Primary School URANA NSW 2645
- St John's Lutheran Primary School JINDERA NSW 2642
- St Joseph's Parish School BALRANALD NSW 2715
- St Joseph's Primary School CULCAIRN NSW 2660
- St Joseph's Primary School FINLEY NSW 2713
- St Joseph's Primary School JERILDERIE NSW 2716
- St Joseph's School COBRAM VIC 3644
- St Mary's Primary School COROWA NSW 2646
- St Mary's School RUTHERGLEN VIC 3685
- St Mary's School SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- St Michael's Parish School DENILIQUIN NSW 2710
- St Patrick's Parish School ALBURY NSW 2640
- St Patrick's Primary School HOLBROOK NSW 2644
- St Paul's Lutheran Primary School HENTY NSW 2658
Secondary
- Sacred Heart College YARRAWONGA VIC 3730
- Sacred Heart College - Senior Campus YARRAWONGA VIC 3730
- St Joseph's College ECHUCA VIC 3564
- St Joseph's College Mildura MILDURA VIC 3500
- St Joseph's College Mildura - Mercy Campus MILDURA VIC 3500
- St Joseph's College Mildura - VCAL Precinct Campus MILDURA VIC 3500
- St Mary MacKillop College SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- St Mary MacKillop College - The Technology Centre SWAN HILL VIC 3585
- St Paul's College WALLA WALLA NSW 2659
- St Paul's College, Equine Centre campus WALLA WALLA NSW 2659
- St Paul's College, Farm campus WALLA WALLA NSW 2659
- Xavier High School NORTH ALBURY NSW 2640
Special
- Aspect Riverina School ALBURY NSW 2640
- Aspect Riverina School, Kiewa Street Albury Campus ALBURY NSW 2640
- Aspect Riverina School, Moresby Park Centre NORTH ALBURY NSW 2640
- Aspect Riverina School, North Albury Campus ALBURY NSW 2640
- Indie School Albury ALBURY NSW 2640
- Indie School Wodonga WODONGA VIC 3690
Murray Housing
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Houses in Murray
The price of a house in Murray ranges from around $105,000 to $4,500,000.
A typical house in has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 2 cars.
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Apartments in Murray
The price of a apartment in Murray ranges from around $86,000 to $1,850,000.
A typical apartment in has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom & parking for 1 car.
Murray Census Information
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Dwelling Type
What types of residential properties are available in Murray?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Tenure Type
Which residential properties in Murray are owned, mortgaged or rented out?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Change in Residence
Did people in Murray change address in the last year?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Working Population
What age groups are most strongly represented in Murray?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Top 5 Industries
What industries do people in Murray work in?
- Health care and social assistance
- Agriculture forestry and fishing
- Retail trade
- Manufacturing
- Education and training
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Family Size
How many people live in a household in Murray?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP
What's happening in Murray
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