Deniliquin vs Morago
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deniliquin, about half of households are people living alone. In Morago, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Morago tends to suit 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
- Deniliquin has more parks and reserves (14 vs 0)
- Morago is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Morago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Morago
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Deniliquin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (720.7 km vs 732 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Deniliquin
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- But Morago carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Morago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.6% vs -5.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Deniliquin and Morago 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
Deniliquin has more residents (7,432 vs 50); Morago has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $63,492).
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,432 +99% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.5% | +31.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $63,492/yr | $108,316/yr +71% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +20% vs other | $185/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
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 (30.0%).
Property market
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $417,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $332,500 | — |
| Median land price | — | $1,170,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 42 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% same for both | |
| Environmental | 1% | 5% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River | 26 across Edward River |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% | +33% |
Gross rental yield
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.7% $450/wk on $495K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 45% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 94% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 24/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Deniliquin carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 13); Deniliquin carries more crime risk (89 vs 62).
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Deniliquin
- St Michael's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Deniliquin High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Deniliquin North Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Deniliquin South Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Edward Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Morago
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 14 | 0 |
| Childcare | 7 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 6 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 5 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 45 | 0 |
Mobility
Morago sits further from the CBD (732 km vs 720.7 km).
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 720.7 km | 732 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 473 min | 477 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2710 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2710 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 (81.8%).
Setting
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 86 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 4,559 premises | 0% 14 premises |
Climate
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 324 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr | $1,180/yr |
| Council | Murray River | Edward River |
Federal electorate
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Deniliquin | Morago | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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