Attunga vs Moonbi

Attunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Moonbi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Moonbi: a median of $648,000, against $570,000 in Attunga, though rent is higher in Attunga. On these figures, Moonbi tends to suit older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Attunga carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 61/100)
  • Moonbi has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Attunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $647,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moonbi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Attunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (314 min vs 321 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (429.4 km vs 438 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Attunga carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 61/100)
  • Moonbi has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Moonbi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Attunga Moonbi
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.

Attunga Moonbi
Walkability 5 / 12
Attunga — Walkability: 5/100 Moonbi — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 54 / 39
Attunga — Safety: 54/100 Moonbi — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 73 / 49
Attunga — Low fire risk: 73/100 Moonbi — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Moonbi has more residents (1,201 vs 542); Attunga rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).

Attunga Moonbi
Population 542 1,201
+122% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.1% +6.7%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $74,256/yr
+5% vs other
 $70,408/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+27% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Attunga Moonbi
0-4 6.3% / 4.1%
Attunga — 0-4: 6.3% Moonbi — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 12.9% / 11.5%
Attunga — 5-14: 12.9% Moonbi — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.9% / 4.6%
Attunga — 15-19: 5.9% Moonbi — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.0% / 3.5%
Attunga — 20-24: 3.0% Moonbi — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 10.3% / 9.4%
Attunga — 25-34: 10.3% Moonbi — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 13.7% / 10.2%
Attunga — 35-44: 13.7% Moonbi — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 14.6% / 12.7%
Attunga — 45-54: 14.6% Moonbi — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.5% / 15.2%
Attunga — 55-64: 13.5% Moonbi — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 13.7% / 13.1%
Attunga — 65-74: 13.7% Moonbi — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 4.4% / 9.2%
Attunga — 75-84: 4.4% Moonbi — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 0.9% / 5.7%
Attunga — 85+: 0.9% Moonbi — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Attunga 43.7% couple families
Attunga — Couple Families: 43.7% Attunga — Lone Person: 40.1% Attunga — One Parent Families: 12.7% Attunga — Group Household: 3.5% Attunga — Other Families: 0.0%
Moonbi 37.8% couple families
Moonbi — Couple Families: 37.8% Moonbi — Lone Person: 41.2% Moonbi — One Parent Families: 15.6% Moonbi — Group Household: 2.4% Moonbi — Other Families: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Attunga 12.8% renting
Attunga — Owned Outright: 41.9% Attunga — Mortgage: 45.3% Attunga — Renting: 12.8%
Moonbi 17.5% renting
Moonbi — Owned Outright: 40.1% Moonbi — Mortgage: 42.4% Moonbi — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Attunga Moonbi
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 20.5%
Attunga — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Moonbi — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 6.9%
Attunga — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Moonbi — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.4%
Attunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Moonbi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 2.0%
Attunga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Moonbi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.0%
Attunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Moonbi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Attunga Moonbi
England 0.7% / 2.2%
Attunga — England: 0.7% Moonbi — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Attunga — New Zealand: 0.7% Moonbi — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.4%
Attunga — Scotland: 0.7% Moonbi — Scotland: 0.4%
India 0.6% / —
Attunga — India: 0.6% Moonbi — India: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.5%
Attunga — Canada: not among its largest Moonbi — Canada: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Attunga — South Africa: not among its largest Moonbi — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Attunga 96.7% houses
Attunga — Houses: 96.7% Attunga — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Moonbi 89.3% houses
Moonbi — Houses: 89.3% Moonbi — Flats / Apartments: 10.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Attunga Moonbi
Median house price $570,000 $647,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Attunga has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).

Attunga Moonbi
Rural and farming 100% 88%
Environmental 0% 6%
Residential 0% 6%
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

Attunga Moonbi
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Attunga Moonbi
House price Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Attunga scores higher overall (35 vs 24).

Attunga Moonbi
Grade C D
Score 35/100 24/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moonbi carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 27); Moonbi carries more crime risk (61 vs 46).

Attunga Moonbi
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Attunga Moonbi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Attunga

  • Attunga Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Moonbi

  • Moonbi Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Attunga Moonbi
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 5 22

Mobility

Moonbi sits further from the CBD (438 km vs 429.4 km).

Attunga Moonbi
Walkability score 5/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 429.4 km 438 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 314 min 321 min
Public transport score 29/100
Bus
 41/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2345
 0.0%
postcode 2353
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2345
 62
postcode 2353

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.

Attunga Moonbi
Car (driver) 71.9% / 74.6%
Attunga — Car (driver): 71.9% Moonbi — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 17.8%
Attunga — Worked from Home: 21.7% Moonbi — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 3.8%
Attunga — Car (passenger): 5.1% Moonbi — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.6%
Attunga — Walked Only: 1.3% Moonbi — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bus — / 1.2%
Attunga — Bus: not among its largest Moonbi — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Attunga Moonbi
Elevation 411 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 843 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Attunga Moonbi
Connectivity score 29/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
232 premises
 0%
495 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Attunga Moonbi
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Attunga Moonbi
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Attunga Moonbi
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Attunga Moonbi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Attunga

Affordable Rural

Moonbi

Retirees Rural

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