Chatsworth vs Mororo
Mororo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 57 in Chatsworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chatsworth, about half of households are people living alone. In Mororo, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mororo: a median of $1.13 million, against $595,000 in Chatsworth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Chatsworth tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mororo suits families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Chatsworth has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Mororo is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Chatsworth has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $1,130,000)
- Mororo leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Chatsworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $420/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Chatsworth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (419 min vs 431 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (650.9 km vs 661.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Chatsworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mororo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.3% vs -3.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chatsworth and Mororo 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
Mororo rents higher ($420/wk vs $280/wk); Mororo has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $59,904).
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 157 +27% vs other | 115 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.7% | +35.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 44 |
| Median household income | $59,904/yr | $84,448/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $420/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $595,000 | $1,130,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Mororo has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 10%); Chatsworth has more rural and farming land (84% vs 72%).
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 72% |
| Environmental | 10% | 27% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 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
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mororo carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 0).
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Chatsworth
- Chatsworth Island Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Mororo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 11 |
Mobility
Mororo sits further from the CBD (661.4 km vs 650.9 km).
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 650.9 km | 661.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 419 min | 431 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2469 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2469 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).
Setting
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.4 km | 8.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 82 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,408 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chatsworth | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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