Glenfield Park vs Moorong

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorong, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorong: a median of $1.57 million, against $670,000 in Glenfield Park, though rent is higher in Glenfield Park. On these figures, Glenfield Park tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moorong suits 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

  • Glenfield Park carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 95/100)
  • Moorong is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Glenfield Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $1,575,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moorong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)
  • But Glenfield Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenfield Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenfield Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 6/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenfield Park Moorong
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.

Glenfield Park Moorong
Walkability 72 / 6
Glenfield Park — Walkability: 72/100 Moorong — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 26 / 5
Glenfield Park — Safety: 26/100 Moorong — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Glenfield Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moorong — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Glenfield Park has more residents (5,078 vs 175); Moorong has higher household incomes ($153,348 vs $78,416).

Glenfield Park Moorong
Population 5,078
+97% vs other
 175
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% -1.1%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $78,416/yr $153,348/yr
+96% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenfield Park Moorong
0-4 7.5% / 6.9%
Glenfield Park — 0-4: 7.5% Moorong — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 13.7% / 20.6%
Glenfield Park — 5-14: 13.7% Moorong — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 6.1% / 13.7%
Glenfield Park — 15-19: 6.1% Moorong — 15-19: 13.7%
20-24 7.3% / 4.0%
Glenfield Park — 20-24: 7.3% Moorong — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 14.8% / 2.9%
Glenfield Park — 25-34: 14.8% Moorong — 25-34: 2.9%
35-44 11.9% / 13.1%
Glenfield Park — 35-44: 11.9% Moorong — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 11.2% / 18.3%
Glenfield Park — 45-54: 11.2% Moorong — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 10.8% / 13.1%
Glenfield Park — 55-64: 10.8% Moorong — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 8.2% / 8.6%
Glenfield Park — 65-74: 8.2% Moorong — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 5.7% / 1.7%
Glenfield Park — 75-84: 5.7% Moorong — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 2.8% / 2.3%
Glenfield Park — 85+: 2.8% Moorong — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenfield Park 35.5% couple families
Glenfield Park — Couple Families: 35.5% Glenfield Park — Lone Person: 38.6% Glenfield Park — One Parent Families: 19.8% Glenfield Park — Group Household: 4.3% Glenfield Park — Other Families: 1.8%
Moorong 81.6% couple families
Moorong — Couple Families: 81.6% Moorong — Lone Person: 7.9% Moorong — One Parent Families: 10.5% Moorong — Group Household: 0.0% Moorong — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenfield Park 36.3% renting
Glenfield Park — Owned Outright: 28.2% Glenfield Park — Mortgage: 35.6% Glenfield Park — Renting: 36.3%
Moorong 13.0% renting
Moorong — Owned Outright: 37.0% Moorong — Mortgage: 50.0% Moorong — Renting: 13.0%
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.

Glenfield Park Moorong
England 0.8% / 2.3%
Glenfield Park — England: 0.8% Moorong — England: 2.3%
India 0.9% / 1.7%
Glenfield Park — India: 0.9% Moorong — India: 1.7%
Iraq 1.8% / —
Glenfield Park — Iraq: 1.8% Moorong — Iraq: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Glenfield Park — Philippines: 0.8% Moorong — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Glenfield Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Moorong — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Glenfield Park Moorong
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 14.9%
Glenfield Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Moorong — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 12.0%
Glenfield Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Moorong — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 1.7%
Glenfield Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Moorong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 4.6%
Glenfield Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Moorong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.7%
Glenfield Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Moorong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenfield Park 92.1% houses
Glenfield Park — Houses: 92.1% Glenfield Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Glenfield Park — Townhouses: 4.6%
Moorong 87.0% houses
Moorong — Houses: 87.0% Moorong — Flats / Apartments: 13.0% Moorong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glenfield Park Moorong
Median house price $670,000 $1,575,000
Median unit price $485,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 30 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Moorong has more rural and farming land (60% vs 0%); Moorong has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Glenfield Park Moorong
Residential 68% 5%
Rural and farming 0% 60%
Parks and recreation 17%
same for both
Environmental 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 4%
Industrial 3% 1%
Commercial 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

Glenfield Park Moorong
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
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.

Glenfield Park Moorong
Houses 4.2%
$570/wk on $709K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenfield Park Moorong
House price Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of NSW —

Liveability

Glenfield Park is more walkable (72 vs 6).

Glenfield Park Moorong
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Moorong carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Moorong carries more crime risk (95 vs 74).

Glenfield Park Moorong
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
95/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Glenfield Park Moorong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Glenfield Park

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

Schools in Moorong

  • Riverina Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Glenfield Park Moorong
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Glenfield Park Moorong
Walkability score 72/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 464.1 km 462.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 296 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Glenfield Park Moorong
Car (driver) 84.4% / 74.0%
Glenfield Park — Car (driver): 84.4% Moorong — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 16.9%
Glenfield Park — Worked from Home: 6.0% Moorong — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 9.1%
Glenfield Park — Car (passenger): 7.4% Moorong — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 1.1% / —
Glenfield Park — Walked Only: 1.1% Moorong — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.0% / —
Glenfield Park — Bus: 1.0% Moorong — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.4%).

Setting

Glenfield Park Moorong
Elevation 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenfield Park Moorong
Connectivity score 64/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
2,428 premises
 5%
93 premises

Climate

Glenfield Park Moorong
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenfield Park Moorong
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glenfield Park Moorong
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenfield Park Moorong
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenfield Park Moorong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenfield Park

Affordable Large Blocks Quiet

Moorong

Family Rural

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