Ashmont vs Moorong

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ashmont, about half of households rent. In Moorong, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorong: a median of $1.57 million, against $532,000 in Ashmont, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ashmont tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moorong suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ashmont

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • But Moorong is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 51%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Ashmont has cheaper houses ($532,500 vs $1,575,000)
  • Moorong leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ashmont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Moorong leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ashmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ashmont

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ashmont and Moorong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ashmont Moorong
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ashmont Moorong
Walkability 61 / 6
Ashmont — Walkability: 61/100 Moorong — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 8 / 5
Ashmont — Safety: 8/100 Moorong — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Ashmont — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moorong — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Ashmont has more residents (3,747 vs 175); Moorong has higher household incomes ($153,348 vs $51,688).

Ashmont Moorong
Population 3,747
+95% vs other
 175
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% -1.1%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $51,688/yr $153,348/yr
+197% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $300/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashmont Moorong
0-4 7.6% / 6.9%
Ashmont — 0-4: 7.6% Moorong — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 13.3% / 20.6%
Ashmont — 5-14: 13.3% Moorong — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 6.4% / 13.7%
Ashmont — 15-19: 6.4% Moorong — 15-19: 13.7%
20-24 8.6% / 4.0%
Ashmont — 20-24: 8.6% Moorong — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 13.0% / 2.9%
Ashmont — 25-34: 13.0% Moorong — 25-34: 2.9%
35-44 10.3% / 13.1%
Ashmont — 35-44: 10.3% Moorong — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 11.3% / 18.3%
Ashmont — 45-54: 11.3% Moorong — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 11.4% / 13.1%
Ashmont — 55-64: 11.4% Moorong — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 10.3% / 8.6%
Ashmont — 65-74: 10.3% Moorong — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 4.9% / 1.7%
Ashmont — 75-84: 4.9% Moorong — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 2.9% / 2.3%
Ashmont — 85+: 2.9% Moorong — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashmont 22.2% couple families
Ashmont — Couple Families: 22.2% Ashmont — Lone Person: 42.9% Ashmont — One Parent Families: 28.9% Ashmont — Group Household: 3.9% Ashmont — Other Families: 2.1%
Moorong 81.6% couple families
Moorong — Couple Families: 81.6% Moorong — Lone Person: 7.9% Moorong — One Parent Families: 10.5% Moorong — Group Household: 0.0% Moorong — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashmont 51.8% renting
Ashmont — Owned Outright: 22.2% Ashmont — Mortgage: 26.0% Ashmont — Renting: 51.8%
Moorong 13.0% renting
Moorong — Owned Outright: 37.0% Moorong — Mortgage: 50.0% Moorong — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ashmont Moorong
England 1.0% / 2.3%
Ashmont — England: 1.0% Moorong — England: 2.3%
India 0.6% / 1.7%
Ashmont — India: 0.6% Moorong — India: 1.7%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Ashmont — New Zealand: 0.7% Moorong — New Zealand: not among its largest
Myanmar 0.5% / —
Ashmont — Myanmar: 0.5% Moorong — Myanmar: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Ashmont — Philippines: 0.4% Moorong — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ashmont Moorong
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.9%
Ashmont — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Moorong — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 12.0%
Ashmont — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Moorong — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 4.6%
Ashmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Moorong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 1.7%
Ashmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Moorong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.7%
Ashmont — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Moorong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashmont 82.4% houses
Ashmont — Houses: 82.4% Ashmont — Flats / Apartments: 17.6%
Moorong 87.0% houses
Moorong — Houses: 87.0% Moorong — Flats / Apartments: 13.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ashmont Moorong
Median house price $532,500 $1,575,000
Median unit price $345,500 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 30 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Moorong has more rural and farming land (60% vs 0%); Moorong has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Ashmont Moorong
Residential 70% 5%
Rural and farming 0% 60%
Parks and recreation 14% 17%
Environmental 0% 13%
Industrial 10% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Ashmont Moorong
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ashmont Moorong
Houses 4.1%
$490/wk on $617K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ashmont Moorong
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 79% of NSW —

Liveability

Ashmont is more walkable (61 vs 6).

Ashmont Moorong
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Moorong carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0).

Ashmont Moorong
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Ashmont Moorong
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ashmont

  • Ashmont Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Trinity West Wagga Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Moorong

  • Riverina Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Ashmont Moorong
Parks & reserves 7 5
Childcare 4 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Ashmont Moorong
Walkability score 61/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 460.6 km 462.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 296 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ashmont Moorong
Car (driver) 83.4% / 74.0%
Ashmont — Car (driver): 83.4% Moorong — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 3.9% / 16.9%
Ashmont — Worked from Home: 3.9% Moorong — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 9.3% / 9.1%
Ashmont — Car (passenger): 9.3% Moorong — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 2.2% / —
Ashmont — Walked Only: 2.2% Moorong — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.8% / —
Ashmont — Bus: 0.8% Moorong — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Ashmont Moorong
Elevation 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ashmont Moorong
Connectivity score 68/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,824 premises
 5%
93 premises

Climate

Ashmont Moorong
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ashmont Moorong
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ashmont Moorong
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashmont Moorong
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashmont Moorong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashmont

Affordable Parks

Moorong

Family Rural

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