Bungowannah vs Moorwatha

Bungowannah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 56 in Moorwatha. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bungowannah tends to suit 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

Bungowannah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Moorwatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bungowannah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bungowannah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 359 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (565.2 km vs 570.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungowannah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Moorwatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs 10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungowannah Moorwatha
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.

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Walkability 10 / 8
Bungowannah — Walkability: 10/100 Moorwatha — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 87 / 73
Bungowannah — Safety: 87/100 Moorwatha — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 35 / 62
Bungowannah — Low fire risk: 35/100 Moorwatha — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Bungowannah has more residents (175 vs 60); Moorwatha rents higher ($305/wk vs $225/wk).

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Population 175
+66% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.1% +33.3%
Median age 44 56
Median household income $99,112/yr $117,000/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $305/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah Moorwatha
0-4 8.6% / —
Bungowannah — 0-4: 8.6% Moorwatha — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.6% / 5.0%
Bungowannah — 5-14: 12.6% Moorwatha — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 5.7% / 13.3%
Bungowannah — 15-19: 5.7% Moorwatha — 15-19: 13.3%
20-24 3.4% / —
Bungowannah — 20-24: 3.4% Moorwatha — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.6% / 5.0%
Bungowannah — 25-34: 8.6% Moorwatha — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 9.7% / 15.0%
Bungowannah — 35-44: 9.7% Moorwatha — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 8.6% / 10.0%
Bungowannah — 45-54: 8.6% Moorwatha — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 17.7% / 38.3%
Bungowannah — 55-64: 17.7% Moorwatha — 55-64: 38.3%
65-74 16.6% / 6.7%
Bungowannah — 65-74: 16.6% Moorwatha — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 4.0% / 11.7%
Bungowannah — 75-84: 4.0% Moorwatha — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ — / 6.7%
Bungowannah — 85+: not among its largest Moorwatha — 85+: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 76.7% couple families
Bungowannah — Couple Families: 76.7% Bungowannah — Lone Person: 13.3% Bungowannah — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Moorwatha 71.4% couple families
Moorwatha — Couple Families: 71.4% Moorwatha — Lone Person: 28.6% Moorwatha — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 20.4% renting
Bungowannah — Owned Outright: 53.1% Bungowannah — Mortgage: 26.5% Bungowannah — Renting: 20.4%
Moorwatha 28.6% renting
Moorwatha — Owned Outright: 33.3% Moorwatha — Mortgage: 38.1% Moorwatha — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungowannah 100.0% houses
Bungowannah — Houses: 100.0%
Moorwatha 100.0% houses
Moorwatha — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 11.7%
Bungowannah — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Moorwatha — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 13.3%
Bungowannah — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Moorwatha — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 10.0%
Bungowannah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Moorwatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 6.7%
Bungowannah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Moorwatha — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 5.0%
Bungowannah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Moorwatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $560,000 —

Zoning mix

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Environmental 2% 0%
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

Bungowannah Moorwatha
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bungowannah Moorwatha
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moorwatha carries more crime risk (27 vs 13); Bungowannah carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 38).

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
27/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bungowannah Moorwatha
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

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Moorwatha sits further from the CBD (570.9 km vs 565.2 km).

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Walkability score 10/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 565.2 km 570.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 359 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
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.

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Car (driver) 67.8% / 69.0%
Bungowannah — Car (driver): 67.8% Moorwatha — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 31.0%
Bungowannah — Worked from Home: 28.7% Moorwatha — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / —
Bungowannah — Walked Only: 3.4% Moorwatha — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Annual rainfall 700 mm 645 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 33.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bungowannah Moorwatha
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungowannah Moorwatha
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungowannah

Rural Young Families

Moorwatha

Retirees Rural

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