Garra vs Molong

Garra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Molong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Garra, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Garra: a median of $1.1 million, against $514,000 in Molong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Garra tends to suit families with children and couples, while Molong suits 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

Molong

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Garra carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Garra leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
  • Molong has cheaper houses ($513,750 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Molong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Molong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 16/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (299 km vs 312 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 257 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Garra

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 43/100)
  • But Molong is more walkable (47/100 vs 16/100)

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

Investors

Garra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.9% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Garra Molong
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.

Garra Molong
Walkability 16 / 47
Garra — Walkability: 16/100 Molong — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 71 / 57
Garra — Safety: 71/100 Molong — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 57 / 69
Garra — Low fire risk: 57/100 Molong — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Molong has more residents (2,595 vs 117); Garra has higher household incomes ($107,692 vs $71,552).

Garra Molong
Population 117 2,595
+2118% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.9% +0.7%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $107,692/yr
+34% vs other
 $71,552/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+11% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Garra Molong
0-4 12.8% / 5.2%
Garra — 0-4: 12.8% Molong — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.8% / 15.0%
Garra — 5-14: 12.8% Molong — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 12.8% / 6.3%
Garra — 15-19: 12.8% Molong — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.8% / 5.7%
Garra — 20-24: 6.8% Molong — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 6.8% / 8.6%
Garra — 25-34: 6.8% Molong — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 11.1% / 11.0%
Garra — 35-44: 11.1% Molong — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 11.1% / 11.8%
Garra — 45-54: 11.1% Molong — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 4.3% / 13.8%
Garra — 55-64: 4.3% Molong — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 12.0% / 11.5%
Garra — 65-74: 12.0% Molong — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 6.0% / 7.8%
Garra — 75-84: 6.0% Molong — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 3.5%
Garra — 85+: not among its largest Molong — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Garra 60.9% couple families
Garra — Couple Families: 60.9% Garra — Lone Person: 39.1% Garra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Garra — Group Household: 0.0% Garra — Other Families: 0.0%
Molong 42.4% couple families
Molong — Couple Families: 42.4% Molong — Lone Person: 40.2% Molong — One Parent Families: 15.3% Molong — Group Household: 1.6% Molong — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Garra 23.7% renting
Garra — Owned Outright: 47.4% Garra — Mortgage: 28.9% Garra — Renting: 23.7%
Molong 22.3% renting
Molong — Owned Outright: 42.1% Molong — Mortgage: 35.6% Molong — Renting: 22.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Garra Molong
England 2.6% / 1.6%
Garra — England: 2.6% Molong — England: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Garra — New Zealand: not among its largest Molong — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Garra — South Africa: not among its largest Molong — South Africa: 0.6%
Zimbabwe — / 0.2%
Garra — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Molong — Zimbabwe: 0.2%
Italy — / 0.2%
Garra — Italy: not among its largest Molong — Italy: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Garra Molong
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 17.3%
Garra — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Molong — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 8.7%
Garra — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Molong — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 6.4%
Garra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Molong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Garra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Molong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Garra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Molong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Garra 63.2% houses
Garra — Houses: 63.2% Garra — Flats / Apartments: 36.8% Garra — Townhouses: 0.0%
Molong 84.4% houses
Molong — Houses: 84.4% Molong — Flats / Apartments: 12.8% Molong — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Garra Molong
Median house price $1,100,000 $513,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $702,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 19 sales

Zoning mix

Garra Molong
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Garra Molong
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

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.

Garra Molong
Houses — 3.8%
$505/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Garra Molong
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Molong is more walkable (47 vs 16).

Garra Molong
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Molong carries more crime risk (43 vs 29); Garra carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 31).

Garra Molong
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Garra Molong
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Garra

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

Schools in Molong

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Molong Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Molong Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Garra Molong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 87

Mobility

Garra sits further from the CBD (312 km vs 299 km).

Garra Molong
Walkability score 16/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 312 km
+4% vs other
 299 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 257 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2866
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2866
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.

Garra Molong
Car (driver) 70.0% / 75.8%
Garra — Car (driver): 70.0% Molong — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 13.4%
Garra — Worked from Home: 24.0% Molong — Worked from Home: 13.4%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 4.2%
Garra — Car (passenger): 6.0% Molong — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only — / 6.2%
Garra — Walked Only: not among its largest Molong — Walked Only: 6.2%
Bus — / 0.5%
Garra — Bus: not among its largest Molong — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Garra Molong
Elevation 481 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 569 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Garra Molong
Connectivity score 29/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 25%
1,231 premises

Climate

Garra Molong
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Garra Molong
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Garra Molong
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Garra Molong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Garra

Family Rural Young Families

Molong

Affordable River Rural

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