Coomealla vs Mourquong
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coomealla, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Mourquong, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mourquong tends to suit renters 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
Mourquong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 93/100)
- But Coomealla is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coomealla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mourquong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 28%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mourquong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (648 min vs 658 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1012.2 km vs 1022.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mourquong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Coomealla and Mourquong 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
Coomealla has more residents (748 vs 75); Mourquong has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $70,616).
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 748 +90% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.4% | -5.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 42 |
| Median household income | $70,616/yr | $84,500/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $188/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).
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 (5.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $420,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $2,145,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Coomealla has more rural and farming land (97% vs 73%); Mourquong has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 0%).
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 73% |
| Industrial | 0% | 21% |
| Environmental | 1% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% 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
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Wentworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -61% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 12% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 19/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Coomealla carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Coomealla carries more crime risk (93 vs 81).
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 93/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coomealla
- Coomealla High School Government · Secondary at peers
Schools in Mourquong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Coomealla sits further from the CBD (1022.2 km vs 1012.2 km).
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 1022.2 km | 1012.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 658 min | 648 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2717 | 0.0% postcode 2739 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2717 | 55 postcode 2739 |
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 (74.2%).
Setting
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 52 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 345 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 257 mm | 278 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 33.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 4.9°C |
Council rates
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $891/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wentworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coomealla | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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