Bullarah vs Moree

Moree is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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. On these figures, Bullarah tends to suit couples, while Moree suits 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

They split

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

  • Bullarah carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 98/100)
  • Moree has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)

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

Renters

Bullarah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moree

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (648.1 km vs 711.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (466 min vs 510 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moree

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
  • But Bullarah carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 98/100)

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 Moree 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 Moree
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 Moree
Walkability 0 / 0
Bullarah — Walkability: 0/100 Moree — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 2
Bullarah — Safety: 100/100 Moree — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 70 / 68
Bullarah — Low fire risk: 70/100 Moree — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Moree has more residents (8,962 vs 103); Moree rents higher ($230/wk vs $120/wk).

Bullarah Moree
Population 103 8,962
+8601% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.2% -3.7%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $99,632/yr
+18% vs other
 $81,900/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $230/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullarah Moree
0-4 8.7% / 6.7%
Bullarah — 0-4: 8.7% Moree — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 11.7% / 14.1%
Bullarah — 5-14: 11.7% Moree — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 — / 5.1%
Bullarah — 15-19: not among its largest Moree — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.8% / 6.3%
Bullarah — 20-24: 7.8% Moree — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 16.5% / 13.4%
Bullarah — 25-34: 16.5% Moree — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 12.6% / 12.3%
Bullarah — 35-44: 12.6% Moree — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 13.6% / 12.3%
Bullarah — 45-54: 13.6% Moree — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 18.4% / 12.7%
Bullarah — 55-64: 18.4% Moree — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 9.7% / 9.8%
Bullarah — 65-74: 9.7% Moree — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 — / 5.6%
Bullarah — 75-84: not among its largest Moree — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.8%
Bullarah — 85+: not among its largest Moree — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 70.6% couple families
Bullarah — Couple Families: 70.6% Bullarah — Lone Person: 29.4% Bullarah — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bullarah — Group Household: 0.0% Bullarah — Other Families: 0.0%
Moree 34.2% couple families
Moree — Couple Families: 34.2% Moree — Lone Person: 40.0% Moree — One Parent Families: 19.0% Moree — Group Household: 4.6% Moree — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Moree 39.9% renting
Moree — Owned Outright: 32.5% Moree — Mortgage: 27.6% Moree — Renting: 39.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullarah 100.0% houses
Bullarah — Houses: 100.0% Bullarah — Townhouses: 0.0% Bullarah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moree 82.6% houses
Moree — Houses: 82.6% Moree — Townhouses: 13.8% Moree — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bullarah Moree
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 12.7%
Bullarah — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Moree — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 5.3%
Bullarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Moree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 7.7%
Bullarah — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Moree — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Bullarah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Bullarah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

Property market

Bullarah Moree
Median house price — $338,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $41,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 79 days
from 38 sales

Zoning mix

Bullarah Moree
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Other and special use 0% 1%
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 Moree
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
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.

Bullarah Moree
Houses — 6.5%
$500/wk on $400K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bullarah Moree
House price — Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 36% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Bullarah Moree
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Moree carries more crime risk (98 vs 0).

Bullarah Moree
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
32/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
98/100
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 Moree
Inside the suburb 1 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bullarah

  • Bullarah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Moree

  • Moree Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Moree East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Moree Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Philomena's School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Moree Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Moree Secondary College Carol Ave Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bullarah Moree
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 0 17
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 7
Waterways 40 105

Mobility

Bullarah sits further from the CBD (711.2 km vs 648.1 km).

Bullarah Moree
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 711.2 km
+9% vs other
 648.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 510 min 466 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 Moree
Car (driver) 41.5% / 78.8%
Bullarah — Car (driver): 41.5% Moree — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 47.2% / 8.7%
Bullarah — Worked from Home: 47.2% Moree — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Walked Only 11.3% / 4.8%
Bullarah — Walked Only: 11.3% Moree — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Bullarah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moree — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bus — / 0.6%
Bullarah — Bus: not among its largest Moree — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Bullarah Moree
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullarah Moree
Connectivity score 15/100 68/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 37%
4,662 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bullarah Moree
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

Moree

Affordable Rural

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