Crackenback vs Moonbah

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crackenback, about half of households are couple families. In Moonbah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Crackenback: a median of $2 million, against $1.69 million in Moonbah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Crackenback tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Moonbah suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Moonbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Moonbah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,685,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moonbah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $738/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Crackenback

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (320 min vs 329 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (470.6 km vs 476.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crackenback

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Crackenback

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.1% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crackenback Moonbah
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.

Crackenback Moonbah
Walkability 14 / 0
Crackenback — Walkability: 14/100 Moonbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 87
Crackenback — Safety: 84/100 Moonbah — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 5 / 6
Crackenback — Low fire risk: 5/100 Moonbah — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Moonbah has more residents (564 vs 213); Crackenback rents higher ($738/wk vs $400/wk).

Crackenback Moonbah
Population 213 564
+165% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% -1.4%
Median age 45 44
Median household income $123,448/yr
+8% vs other
 $113,516/yr
Median weekly rent $738/wk
+46% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crackenback Moonbah
0-4 — / 3.7%
Crackenback — 0-4: not among its largest Moonbah — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 10.3% / 16.0%
Crackenback — 5-14: 10.3% Moonbah — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.5% / 10.1%
Crackenback — 15-19: 7.5% Moonbah — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 4.2% / 3.7%
Crackenback — 20-24: 4.2% Moonbah — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 23.5% / 6.2%
Crackenback — 25-34: 23.5% Moonbah — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 5.2% / 11.3%
Crackenback — 35-44: 5.2% Moonbah — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 13.1% / 18.1%
Crackenback — 45-54: 13.1% Moonbah — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 21.6% / 16.0%
Crackenback — 55-64: 21.6% Moonbah — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 11.3% / 11.2%
Crackenback — 65-74: 11.3% Moonbah — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 1.9% / 5.0%
Crackenback — 75-84: 1.9% Moonbah — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 0.5%
Crackenback — 85+: not among its largest Moonbah — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crackenback 50.0% couple families
Crackenback — Couple Families: 50.0% Crackenback — Lone Person: 41.2% Crackenback — One Parent Families: 8.8% Crackenback — Group Household: 0.0%
Moonbah 59.2% couple families
Moonbah — Couple Families: 59.2% Moonbah — Lone Person: 29.6% Moonbah — One Parent Families: 8.8% Moonbah — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crackenback 18.9% renting
Crackenback — Owned Outright: 60.4% Crackenback — Mortgage: 20.8% Crackenback — Renting: 18.9%
Moonbah 15.9% renting
Moonbah — Owned Outright: 46.7% Moonbah — Mortgage: 37.4% Moonbah — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crackenback Moonbah
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 21.8%
Crackenback — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Moonbah — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 18.8% / 10.8%
Crackenback — Bachelor Degree: 18.8% Moonbah — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.6%
Crackenback — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Moonbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 4.3%
Crackenback — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Moonbah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Crackenback — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Moonbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Crackenback Moonbah
England 8.9% / 4.1%
Crackenback — England: 8.9% Moonbah — England: 4.1%
Taiwan 4.2% / 0.5%
Crackenback — Taiwan: 4.2% Moonbah — Taiwan: 0.5%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.8%
Crackenback — New Zealand: 2.3% Moonbah — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland 3.8% / —
Crackenback — Scotland: 3.8% Moonbah — Scotland: not among its largest
France 2.8% / —
Crackenback — France: 2.8% Moonbah — France: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.1%
Crackenback — South Africa: not among its largest Moonbah — South Africa: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Crackenback — Netherlands: not among its largest Moonbah — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crackenback 92.0% houses
Crackenback — Houses: 92.0% Crackenback — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Moonbah 97.8% houses
Moonbah — Houses: 97.8% Moonbah — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Crackenback Moonbah
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,685,000
Median unit price $775,000 —
Median land price $2,000,000 —

Zoning mix

Moonbah has more rural and farming land (96% vs 0%); Crackenback has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 2%).

Crackenback Moonbah
Rural and farming 0% 96%
Environmental 95% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Residential 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

Crackenback Moonbah
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Crackenback Moonbah
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Crackenback is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Crackenback Moonbah
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Crackenback Moonbah
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
94/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
13/100
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

Crackenback Moonbah
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

Crackenback Moonbah
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 12 22

Mobility

Moonbah sits further from the CBD (476.3 km vs 470.6 km).

Crackenback Moonbah
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 470.6 km 476.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 320 min 329 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2627
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2627
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.

Crackenback Moonbah
Car (driver) 50.0% / 78.5%
Crackenback — Car (driver): 50.0% Moonbah — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 17.0%
Crackenback — Worked from Home: 28.3% Moonbah — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 4.5%
Crackenback — Car (passenger): 6.6% Moonbah — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 8.5% / —
Crackenback — Walked Only: 8.5% Moonbah — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 6.6% / —
Crackenback — Train: 6.6% Moonbah — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Crackenback Moonbah
Elevation 1,063 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,001 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Crackenback Moonbah
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
265 premises

Climate

Crackenback Moonbah
Annual rainfall 1,801 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -2.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Crackenback Moonbah
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Crackenback Moonbah
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crackenback Moonbah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crackenback

Quiet River Rural

Moonbah

Rural

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