Bar Point vs Mooney Mooney

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bar Point, most households are people living alone. In Mooney Mooney, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mooney Mooney: a median of $1.9 million, against $670,000 in Bar Point. On these figures, Bar Point tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mooney Mooney suits 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

Mooney Mooney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 29%)

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

First-home buyers

Bar Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $1,896,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mooney Mooney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mooney Mooney

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 68 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (49.4 km vs 62 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mooney Mooney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bar Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (90.6% vs 12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
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.

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Walkability 0 / 12
Bar Point — Walkability: 0/100 Mooney Mooney — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 24 / 18
Bar Point — Safety: 24/100 Mooney Mooney — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 9 / 4
Bar Point — Low fire risk: 9/100 Mooney Mooney — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

Mooney Mooney has more residents (350 vs 122); Mooney Mooney has higher household incomes ($102,856 vs $58,500).

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Population 122 350
+187% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +90.6% +12.9%
Median age 52
same for both
Median household income $58,500/yr $102,856/yr
+76% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
0-4 5.7% / 3.7%
Bar Point — 0-4: 5.7% Mooney Mooney — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 2.5% / 8.3%
Bar Point — 5-14: 2.5% Mooney Mooney — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 — / 3.4%
Bar Point — 15-19: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Bar Point — 20-24: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 6.6% / 6.3%
Bar Point — 25-34: 6.6% Mooney Mooney — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 17.2% / 11.1%
Bar Point — 35-44: 17.2% Mooney Mooney — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 14.8% / 14.3%
Bar Point — 45-54: 14.8% Mooney Mooney — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 22.1% / 20.0%
Bar Point — 55-64: 22.1% Mooney Mooney — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 18.0% / 16.3%
Bar Point — 65-74: 18.0% Mooney Mooney — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 7.4% / 7.4%
Bar Point — 75-84: 7.4% Mooney Mooney — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.3% / 1.1%
Bar Point — 85+: 3.3% Mooney Mooney — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bar Point 70.7% lone person
Bar Point — Lone Person: 70.7% Bar Point — Couple Families: 22.0% Bar Point — One Parent Families: 7.3% Bar Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Mooney Mooney 27.8% lone person
Mooney Mooney — Lone Person: 27.8% Mooney Mooney — Couple Families: 48.6% Mooney Mooney — One Parent Families: 19.4% Mooney Mooney — Other Families: 4.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bar Point 17.3% renting
Bar Point — Owned Outright: 48.1% Bar Point — Mortgage: 34.6% Bar Point — Renting: 17.3%
Mooney Mooney 27.0% renting
Mooney Mooney — Owned Outright: 34.1% Mooney Mooney — Mortgage: 38.9% Mooney Mooney — Renting: 27.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 18.0%
Bar Point — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Mooney Mooney — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 16.0%
Bar Point — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Mooney Mooney — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 10.3%
Bar Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Mooney Mooney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 10.7% / 5.7%
Bar Point — Postgraduate Degree: 10.7% Mooney Mooney — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.4%
Bar Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Mooney Mooney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
England 4.9% / 5.7%
Bar Point — England: 4.9% Mooney Mooney — England: 5.7%
South Africa 4.1% / —
Bar Point — South Africa: 4.1% Mooney Mooney — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.3%
Bar Point — New Zealand: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Bar Point — Philippines: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — Philippines: 1.4%
China — / 1.1%
Bar Point — China: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — China: 1.1%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Bar Point — Scotland: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bar Point 94.5% houses
Bar Point — Houses: 94.5% Bar Point — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Bar Point — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mooney Mooney 100.0% houses
Mooney Mooney — Houses: 100.0% Mooney Mooney — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mooney Mooney — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Median house price $670,000 $1,896,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 125 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Bar Point has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 48%).

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Environmental 91% 48%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 36%
Parks and recreation 0% 8%
Residential 0% 8%
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

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Income Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Mooney Mooney is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
96/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
82/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Bar Point sits further from the CBD (62 km vs 49.4 km).

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 62 km
+20% vs other
 49.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2083
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2083
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.

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Worked from Home 100.0% / 50.0%
Bar Point — Worked from Home: 100.0% Mooney Mooney — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (driver) — / 40.6%
Bar Point — Car (driver): not among its largest Mooney Mooney — Car (driver): 40.6%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Bar Point — Walked Only: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Bar Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mooney Mooney — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Train — / 2.3%
Bar Point — Train: not among its largest Mooney Mooney — Train: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 2.9 km
2.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Connectivity score 19/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
161 premises

Climate

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bar Point Mooney Mooney
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bar Point

Outer Retirees

Mooney Mooney

Acreage Coastal Outer Quiet

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