Large Lot Residential dominant. Median sale $1.15M over the last 24 months. 89% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Murrumbateman is dominated by R5 — Large Lot Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Murrumbateman 2582 covers an undefined area within Yass Valley Council.
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Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Constraints & risks
90% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 2% of lots carry heritage controls; 4.2% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
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Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
222 development applications for Murrumbateman addresses were decided by Yass Valley Council over the past 24 months. 198 approved — a 89% approval rate. Average processing time: 21 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
9 businesses serving Murrumbateman and nearby.
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2 Colonial Pl, Murrumbateman NSW 2582
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N/A, 2 Crisps Ln, Murrumbateman NSW 2582
Custom home builder
10 Stock Cl, Murrumbateman NSW 2582
Real estate agency
4/6 Hercules St, Murrumbateman NSW 2582
Electrician
Vine Cl, Murrumbateman NSW 2582
Home builder
2 Ambleside Ave, Murrumbateman NSW 2582
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Murrumbateman is dominated by the R5 (Large Lot Residential) zone, which covers 886 of 1,843 lots (49%). The full mix is: R5 Large Lot Residential (49%), RU5 Village (19%), RU1 Primary Production (15%), R2 Low Density Residential (11%), RU4 Primary Production Small Lots (5%).
Yes — 1,078 lots in Murrumbateman appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Murrumbateman over the past 24 months is $1,150,000, across 157 sales. Median unimproved land value is $683,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Murrumbateman is $498. Gross rental yield works out to 2.3%.
Yass Valley Council decided 222 development applications for Murrumbateman addresses over the past 24 months, with 198 approved (89% approval rate). Average processing time is 21 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Murrumbateman, 2% with heritage controls, 90.0% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
0 of 1,843 lots in Murrumbateman show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 11.3 / 100.
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Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Murrumbateman.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2582 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Yass Valley Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →