Bullarah vs Mallowa

Mallowa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Bullarah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullarah, most households are couple families. In Mallowa, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bullarah tends to suit couples, while Mallowa suits young adults and people living alone.

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

Bullarah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 40%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

Renters

Bullarah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $228/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mallowa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (634.9 km vs 711.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (460 min vs 510 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bullarah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 4%)

Weighs 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

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

Bullarah Mallowa
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.

Bullarah Mallowa
Walkability 0 / 0
Bullarah — Walkability: 0/100 Mallowa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 90
Bullarah — Safety: 100/100 Mallowa — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 70 / 82
Bullarah — Low fire risk: 70/100 Mallowa — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Mallowa rents higher ($228/wk vs $120/wk); Bullarah skews older (42 vs 30).

Bullarah Mallowa
Population 103
+6% vs other
 97
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.2% -10.2%
Median age 42 30
Median household income $99,632/yr $107,224/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $228/wk
+90% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullarah Mallowa
0-4 8.7% / 12.4%
Bullarah — 0-4: 8.7% Mallowa — 0-4: 12.4%
5-14 11.7% / 5.2%
Bullarah — 5-14: 11.7% Mallowa — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 — / 10.3%
Bullarah — 15-19: not among its largest Mallowa — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 7.8% / 9.3%
Bullarah — 20-24: 7.8% Mallowa — 20-24: 9.3%
25-34 16.5% / 28.9%
Bullarah — 25-34: 16.5% Mallowa — 25-34: 28.9%
35-44 12.6% / 5.2%
Bullarah — 35-44: 12.6% Mallowa — 35-44: 5.2%
45-54 13.6% / 10.3%
Bullarah — 45-54: 13.6% Mallowa — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 18.4% / 11.3%
Bullarah — 55-64: 18.4% Mallowa — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 9.7% / —
Bullarah — 65-74: 9.7% Mallowa — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 — / 4.1%
Bullarah — 75-84: not among its largest Mallowa — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / —
Bullarah — 85+: not among its largest Mallowa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 70.6% couple families
Bullarah — Couple Families: 70.6% Bullarah — Lone Person: 29.4%
Mallowa 40.0% couple families
Mallowa — Couple Families: 40.0% Mallowa — Lone Person: 60.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 34.5% renting
Bullarah — Owned Outright: 37.9% Bullarah — Mortgage: 27.6% Bullarah — Renting: 34.5%
Mallowa 44.4% renting
Mallowa — Owned Outright: 55.6% Mallowa — Mortgage: 0.0% Mallowa — Renting: 44.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 100.0% houses
Bullarah — Houses: 100.0% Bullarah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mallowa 89.7% houses
Mallowa — Houses: 89.7% Mallowa — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bullarah Mallowa
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 20.6%
Bullarah — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Mallowa — Bachelor Degree: 20.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 11.3%
Bullarah — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Mallowa — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 8.2%
Bullarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Mallowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%

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

Zoning mix

Bullarah Mallowa
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Bullarah Mallowa
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bullarah Mallowa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Bullarah Mallowa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mallowa carries more crime risk (10 vs 0); Bullarah carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 18).

Bullarah Mallowa
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
18/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
10/100
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

Bullarah Mallowa
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bullarah

  • Bullarah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mallowa

  • Mallawa Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bullarah Mallowa
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 40 11

Mobility

Bullarah sits further from the CBD (711.2 km vs 634.9 km).

Bullarah Mallowa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 711.2 km
+11% vs other
 634.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 510 min 460 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2400
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2400
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.

Bullarah Mallowa
Car (driver) 41.5% / 72.3%
Bullarah — Car (driver): 41.5% Mallowa — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 47.2% / 17.0%
Bullarah — Worked from Home: 47.2% Mallowa — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Walked Only 11.3% / 10.6%
Bullarah — Walked Only: 11.3% Mallowa — Walked Only: 10.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Bullarah Mallowa
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullarah Mallowa
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
23 premises

Council rates

Bullarah Mallowa
Average residential rate $1,249/yr
same for both
Council Moree Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Bullarah Mallowa
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bullarah Mallowa
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bullarah

Rural Young Families

Mallowa

Rural Young Families

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