Jindabyne vs Moonbah

Jindabyne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 44 in Moonbah. In both, most households own their home. In Moonbah, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moonbah: a median of $1.69 million, against $1.19 million in Jindabyne. On these figures, Jindabyne tends to suit young adults, share households, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moonbah 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

Moonbah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 55%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 44%)
  • But Jindabyne has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Jindabyne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,192,500 vs $1,685,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jindabyne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Jindabyne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (459.2 km vs 476.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (318 min vs 329 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moonbah

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
  • But Jindabyne has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Jindabyne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jindabyne Moonbah
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.

Jindabyne Moonbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Jindabyne — Walkability: 0/100 Moonbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 87
Jindabyne — Safety: 36/100 Moonbah — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 5 / 6
Jindabyne — Low fire risk: 5/100 Moonbah — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Jindabyne has more residents (2,986 vs 564); Moonbah skews older (44 vs 32).

Jindabyne Moonbah
Population 2,986
+81% vs other
 564
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% -1.4%
Median age 32 44
Median household income $107,016/yr $113,516/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne Moonbah
0-4 3.1% / 3.7%
Jindabyne — 0-4: 3.1% Moonbah — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.5% / 16.0%
Jindabyne — 5-14: 11.5% Moonbah — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 6.9% / 10.1%
Jindabyne — 15-19: 6.9% Moonbah — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 10.0% / 3.7%
Jindabyne — 20-24: 10.0% Moonbah — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 22.0% / 6.2%
Jindabyne — 25-34: 22.0% Moonbah — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 11.8% / 11.3%
Jindabyne — 35-44: 11.8% Moonbah — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 13.6% / 18.1%
Jindabyne — 45-54: 13.6% Moonbah — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 10.4% / 16.0%
Jindabyne — 55-64: 10.4% Moonbah — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 7.4% / 11.2%
Jindabyne — 65-74: 7.4% Moonbah — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 2.8% / 5.0%
Jindabyne — 75-84: 2.8% Moonbah — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.8% / 0.5%
Jindabyne — 85+: 0.8% Moonbah — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne 31.7% couple families
Jindabyne — Couple Families: 31.7% Jindabyne — Lone Person: 35.5% Jindabyne — Group Household: 19.9% Jindabyne — One Parent Families: 12.2% Jindabyne — Other Families: 0.8%
Moonbah 59.2% couple families
Moonbah — Couple Families: 59.2% Moonbah — Lone Person: 29.6% Moonbah — Group Household: 2.4% Moonbah — One Parent Families: 8.8% Moonbah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne 43.8% renting
Jindabyne — Owned Outright: 26.3% Jindabyne — Mortgage: 29.8% Jindabyne — Renting: 43.8%
Moonbah 15.9% renting
Moonbah — Owned Outright: 46.7% Moonbah — Mortgage: 37.4% Moonbah — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jindabyne Moonbah
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 21.8%
Jindabyne — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Moonbah — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 10.8%
Jindabyne — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Moonbah — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.6%
Jindabyne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Moonbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 4.3%
Jindabyne — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Moonbah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.9%
Jindabyne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Moonbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Jindabyne Moonbah
England 3.5% / 4.1%
Jindabyne — England: 3.5% Moonbah — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.8%
Jindabyne — New Zealand: 1.8% Moonbah — New Zealand: 1.8%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.1%
Jindabyne — South Africa: 0.6% Moonbah — South Africa: 1.1%
Taiwan 0.9% / 0.5%
Jindabyne — Taiwan: 0.9% Moonbah — Taiwan: 0.5%
China 0.7% / —
Jindabyne — China: 0.7% Moonbah — China: not among its largest
Thailand 0.6% / —
Jindabyne — Thailand: 0.6% Moonbah — Thailand: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Jindabyne — Netherlands: not among its largest Moonbah — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jindabyne 54.8% houses
Jindabyne — Houses: 54.8% Jindabyne — Flats / Apartments: 32.6% Jindabyne — Townhouses: 12.6%
Moonbah 97.8% houses
Moonbah — Houses: 97.8% Moonbah — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Moonbah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Jindabyne Moonbah
Median house price $1,192,500 $1,685,000
Median unit price $732,500 —
Median land price $600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 24 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Moonbah has more rural and farming land (96% vs 67%).

Jindabyne Moonbah
Rural and farming 67% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 23% 0%
Residential 6% 1%
Environmental 2%
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

Jindabyne Moonbah
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
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.

Jindabyne Moonbah
Houses 3.9%
$890/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units 5.5%
$775/wk on $739K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Jindabyne Moonbah
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools Higher than 28% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 84% of NSW —

Liveability

Moonbah scores higher overall (35 vs 22).

Jindabyne Moonbah
Grade D C
Score 22/100 35/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Jindabyne carries more crime risk (64 vs 13).

Jindabyne Moonbah
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
94/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
13/100
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

Jindabyne Moonbah
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Jindabyne

  • Jindabyne High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Jindabyne Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Snowy Mountains Grammar School Independent · Combined below peers
  • SCECGS Redlands - High Country campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Moonbah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Jindabyne Moonbah
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 33 22

Mobility

Moonbah sits further from the CBD (476.3 km vs 459.2 km).

Jindabyne Moonbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 459.2 km 476.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 329 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 46.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2627
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2627
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.

Jindabyne Moonbah
Car (driver) 67.9% / 78.5%
Jindabyne — Car (driver): 67.9% Moonbah — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 17.0%
Jindabyne — Worked from Home: 13.0% Moonbah — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 4.5%
Jindabyne — Car (passenger): 8.3% Moonbah — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 8.9% / —
Jindabyne — Walked Only: 8.9% Moonbah — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.5% / —
Jindabyne — Train: 1.5% Moonbah — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Jindabyne Moonbah
Elevation 903 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,001 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Jindabyne Moonbah
Connectivity score 52/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
2,503 premises
 0%
265 premises

Climate

Jindabyne Moonbah
Annual rainfall 1,801 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -2.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Jindabyne Moonbah
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Jindabyne Moonbah
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jindabyne Moonbah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jindabyne

Affordable Apartments Rural

Moonbah

Rural

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