Dartbrook vs Moobi
Moobi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Dartbrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dartbrook, about half of households are couple families. In Moobi, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dartbrook tends to suit older residents, while Moobi suits 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
Dartbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dartbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dartbrook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 206 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (266.4 km vs 279 km)
- But Moobi is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dartbrook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)
- But Moobi is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moobi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.4% vs -2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dartbrook and Moobi 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
Moobi has more residents (168 vs 110); Dartbrook skews older (41 vs 36).
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 110 | 168 +53% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.7% | +8.4% |
| Median age | 41 | 36 |
| Median household income | $127,348/yr +2% vs other | $124,176/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $300/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Property market
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $16,406 | — |
Zoning mix
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 41 across Upper Hunter same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
Moobi is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Moobi carries more crime risk (48 vs 0).
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 10 | 14 |
Mobility
Moobi sits further from the CBD (279 km vs 266.4 km).
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 266.4 km | 279 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 193 min | 206 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2336 | 0.2% postcode 2337 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2336 | 41 postcode 2337 |
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 (70.0%).
Setting
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 215 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 250 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 75 premises |
Climate
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 631 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $968/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Hunter same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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