Bullarah vs Weemelah
Weemelah 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. In Weemelah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bullarah tends to suit couples, while Weemelah suits people living alone and families with children.
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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 72/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Weemelah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $120/wk)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bullarah sits closer to the CBD (711.2 km vs 714.6 km)
- Weemelah has a shorter drive in (497 min vs 510 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bullarah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Weemelah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs -7.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bullarah and Weemelah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bullarah rents higher ($120/wk vs $0/wk); Bullarah has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $60,112).
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103 +17% vs other | 86 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.2% | +19.4% |
| Median age | 42 | 38 |
| Median household income | $99,632/yr +40% vs other | $60,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).
Property market
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $70,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $51,413 |
Zoning mix
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Moree Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Weemelah carries more crime risk (72 vs 0); Bullarah carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 20).
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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 | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| 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 Weemelah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 40 | 2 |
Mobility
Weemelah sits further from the CBD (714.6 km vs 711.2 km).
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 711.2 km | 714.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 510 min | 497 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2400 | 0.0% postcode 2406 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 2400 | 61 postcode 2406 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).
Setting
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 160 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 166 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Council rates
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,249/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moree Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bullarah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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