Gobbagombalin vs Moorong

Gobbagombalin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 37 in Moorong. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorong: a median of $1.57 million, against $772,000 in Gobbagombalin, though rent is higher in Gobbagombalin. On these figures, Gobbagombalin tends to suit young adults and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moorong 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gobbagombalin carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 95/100)
  • Moorong is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Gobbagombalin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($772,500 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 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $410/wk)
  • But Gobbagombalin has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gobbagombalin is more walkable (16/100 vs 6/100)
  • Moorong sits closer to the CBD (462.3 km vs 466.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gobbagombalin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 6/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Moorong has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Gobbagombalin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (360.8% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gobbagombalin 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.

Gobbagombalin 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.

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Walkability 16 / 6
Gobbagombalin — Walkability: 16/100 Moorong — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 41 / 5
Gobbagombalin — Safety: 41/100 Moorong — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 89 / 69
Gobbagombalin — Low fire risk: 89/100 Moorong — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Gobbagombalin has more residents (2,184 vs 175); Gobbagombalin rents higher ($410/wk vs $300/wk).

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Population 2,184
+92% vs other
 175
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +360.8% -1.1%
Median age 28 37
Median household income $130,520/yr $153,348/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+27% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gobbagombalin Moorong
0-4 14.0% / 6.9%
Gobbagombalin — 0-4: 14.0% Moorong — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 13.9% / 20.6%
Gobbagombalin — 5-14: 13.9% Moorong — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 3.0% / 13.7%
Gobbagombalin — 15-19: 3.0% Moorong — 15-19: 13.7%
20-24 10.2% / 4.0%
Gobbagombalin — 20-24: 10.2% Moorong — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 26.5% / 2.9%
Gobbagombalin — 25-34: 26.5% Moorong — 25-34: 2.9%
35-44 15.7% / 13.1%
Gobbagombalin — 35-44: 15.7% Moorong — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 7.8% / 18.3%
Gobbagombalin — 45-54: 7.8% Moorong — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 4.1% / 13.1%
Gobbagombalin — 55-64: 4.1% Moorong — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 3.5% / 8.6%
Gobbagombalin — 65-74: 3.5% Moorong — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 1.1% / 1.7%
Gobbagombalin — 75-84: 1.1% Moorong — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 0.2% / 2.3%
Gobbagombalin — 85+: 0.2% Moorong — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gobbagombalin 62.6% couple families
Gobbagombalin — Couple Families: 62.6% Gobbagombalin — Lone Person: 17.5% Gobbagombalin — One Parent Families: 7.1% Gobbagombalin — Group Household: 11.8% Gobbagombalin — Other Families: 0.9%
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.

Gobbagombalin 30.0% renting
Gobbagombalin — Owned Outright: 11.4% Gobbagombalin — Mortgage: 58.6% Gobbagombalin — Renting: 30.0%
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.

Gobbagombalin Moorong
India 5.9% / 1.7%
Gobbagombalin — India: 5.9% Moorong — India: 1.7%
England 1.1% / 2.3%
Gobbagombalin — England: 1.1% Moorong — England: 2.3%
Philippines 1.1% / —
Gobbagombalin — Philippines: 1.1% Moorong — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Gobbagombalin — New Zealand: 0.8% Moorong — New Zealand: not among its largest
Iraq 0.7% / —
Gobbagombalin — Iraq: 0.7% Moorong — Iraq: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.9%
Gobbagombalin — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Moorong — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 12.0%
Gobbagombalin — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Moorong — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 1.7%
Gobbagombalin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Moorong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 4.6%
Gobbagombalin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Moorong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 1.7%
Gobbagombalin — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Moorong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gobbagombalin 96.8% houses
Gobbagombalin — Houses: 96.8% Gobbagombalin — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Gobbagombalin — Townhouses: 2.5%
Moorong 87.0% houses
Moorong — Houses: 87.0% Moorong — Flats / Apartments: 13.0% Moorong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Median house price $772,500 $1,575,000
Median unit price $685,000 —
Median land price $330,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 45 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Moorong has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 2%).

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Rural and farming 69% 60%
Infrastructure and transport 23% 4%
Parks and recreation 1% 17%
Environmental 2% 13%
Residential 6% 5%
Industrial 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

Gobbagombalin 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.

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Houses 3.7%
$710/wk on $996K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gobbagombalin Moorong
House price Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of NSW —

Liveability

Gobbagombalin is more walkable (16 vs 6).

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moorong carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 11); Moorong carries more crime risk (95 vs 59).

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gobbagombalin 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 Gobbagombalin

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

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Parks & reserves 6 5
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Gobbagombalin sits further from the CBD (466.3 km vs 462.3 km).

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Walkability score 16/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 466.3 km 462.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 297 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.

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Car (driver) 86.2% / 74.0%
Gobbagombalin — Car (driver): 86.2% Moorong — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 16.9%
Gobbagombalin — Worked from Home: 9.4% Moorong — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 9.1%
Gobbagombalin — Car (passenger): 3.5% Moorong — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Gobbagombalin — Walked Only: 0.9% Moorong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Elevation 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gobbagombalin Moorong
Connectivity score 97/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
1,283 premises
 5%
93 premises

Climate

Gobbagombalin 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gobbagombalin

Acreage Family Young Families

Moorong

Family Rural

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