Crooble vs Moree

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crooble, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Crooble tends to suit 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

  • Crooble carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 98/100)
  • Moree has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)

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

Renters

Crooble

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $230/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moree

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (648.1 km vs 686.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (466 min vs 485 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Crooble carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 98/100)
  • Moree has more GPs (4 vs 0)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Moree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.7% vs -12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crooble Moree
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.

Crooble Moree
Walkability 0 / 0
Crooble — Walkability: 0/100 Moree — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 2
Crooble — Safety: 70/100 Moree — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 87 / 68
Crooble — Low fire risk: 87/100 Moree — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Moree has more residents (8,962 vs 54); Moree rents higher ($230/wk vs $75/wk).

Crooble Moree
Population 54 8,962
+16496% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.9% -3.7%
Median age 37 38
Median household income $81,224/yr $81,900/yr
Median weekly rent $75/wk $230/wk
+207% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crooble Moree
0-4 5.6% / 6.7%
Crooble — 0-4: 5.6% Moree — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 24.1% / 14.1%
Crooble — 5-14: 24.1% Moree — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.6% / 5.1%
Crooble — 15-19: 5.6% Moree — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 9.3% / 6.3%
Crooble — 20-24: 9.3% Moree — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 7.4% / 13.4%
Crooble — 25-34: 7.4% Moree — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 20.4% / 12.3%
Crooble — 35-44: 20.4% Moree — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 9.3% / 12.3%
Crooble — 45-54: 9.3% Moree — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 16.7% / 12.7%
Crooble — 55-64: 16.7% Moree — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 — / 9.8%
Crooble — 65-74: not among its largest Moree — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 — / 5.6%
Crooble — 75-84: not among its largest Moree — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.8%
Crooble — 85+: not among its largest Moree — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crooble 100.0% couple families
Crooble — Couple Families: 100.0% Crooble — Lone Person: 0.0% Crooble — One Parent Families: 0.0% Crooble — Group Household: 0.0% Crooble — Other Families: 0.0%
Moree 34.2% couple families
Moree — Couple Families: 34.2% Moree — Lone Person: 40.0% Moree — One Parent Families: 19.0% Moree — Group Household: 4.6% Moree — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crooble 33.3% renting
Crooble — Owned Outright: 41.7% Crooble — Mortgage: 25.0% Crooble — Renting: 33.3%
Moree 39.9% renting
Moree — Owned Outright: 32.5% Moree — Mortgage: 27.6% Moree — Renting: 39.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crooble 100.0% houses
Crooble — Houses: 100.0% Crooble — Townhouses: 0.0% Crooble — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moree 82.6% houses
Moree — Houses: 82.6% Moree — Townhouses: 13.8% Moree — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Crooble Moree
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 12.7%
Crooble — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Moree — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 7.7%
Crooble — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Moree — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.3%
Crooble — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Moree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Crooble — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Crooble — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Property market

Crooble Moree
Median house price — $338,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $41,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 79 days
from 38 sales

Zoning mix

Crooble Moree
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Other and special use 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

Crooble Moree
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
 11
across Moree Plains
Approvals change year on year -50% -100%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Crooble Moree
Houses — 6.5%
$500/wk on $400K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Crooble Moree
House price — Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 36% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Crooble Moree
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Moree carries more crime risk (98 vs 30); Moree carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 13).

Crooble Moree
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
98/100
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

Crooble Moree
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Crooble

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Moree

  • Moree Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Moree East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Moree Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Philomena's School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Moree Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Moree Secondary College Carol Ave Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Crooble Moree
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 17
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 7
Waterways 3 105

Mobility

Crooble sits further from the CBD (686.3 km vs 648.1 km).

Crooble Moree
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 686.3 km
+6% vs other
 648.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 485 min 466 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2400
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2400
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.

Crooble Moree
Car (driver) 59.1% / 78.8%
Crooble — Car (driver): 59.1% Moree — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 8.7%
Crooble — Worked from Home: 40.9% Moree — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Crooble — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moree — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Crooble — Walked Only: not among its largest Moree — Walked Only: 4.8%
Bus — / 0.6%
Crooble — Bus: not among its largest Moree — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Crooble Moree
Elevation 307 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Crooble Moree
Connectivity score 15/100 68/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
8 premises
 37%
4,662 premises

Council rates

Crooble Moree
Average residential rate $825/yr $1,249/yr
Council Gwydir Moree Plains

Federal electorate

Crooble Moree
Division New England Parkes
Member Barnaby Joyce Jamie Chaffey
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crooble Moree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crooble

Family Rural

Moree

Affordable Rural

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