Johns River vs Moorland

Moorland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Johns River. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Johns River: a median of $800,000, against $582,000 in Moorland. On these figures, Moorland tends to suit 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

Johns River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Moorland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($582,500 vs $799,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Moorland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (224 min vs 231 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (332.8 km vs 340.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Johns River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs 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

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

Johns River Moorland
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.

Johns River Moorland
Walkability 22 / 21
Johns River — Walkability: 22/100 Moorland — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 41 / 26
Johns River — Safety: 41/100 Moorland — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 21 / 23
Johns River — Low fire risk: 21/100 Moorland — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Moorland has more residents (516 vs 346); Johns River skews older (50 vs 46).

Johns River Moorland
Population 346 516
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +4.2%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $62,088/yr $65,520/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Johns River Moorland
0-4 4.9% / 6.4%
Johns River — 0-4: 4.9% Moorland — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 10.7% / 12.2%
Johns River — 5-14: 10.7% Moorland — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.2% / 6.4%
Johns River — 15-19: 5.2% Moorland — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.2% / 6.6%
Johns River — 20-24: 3.2% Moorland — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 7.2% / 10.7%
Johns River — 25-34: 7.2% Moorland — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 9.5% / 8.5%
Johns River — 35-44: 9.5% Moorland — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 18.2% / 12.8%
Johns River — 45-54: 18.2% Moorland — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 18.2% / 15.7%
Johns River — 55-64: 18.2% Moorland — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 15.3% / 14.5%
Johns River — 65-74: 15.3% Moorland — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 6.1% / 6.2%
Johns River — 75-84: 6.1% Moorland — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.4%
Johns River — 85+: not among its largest Moorland — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Johns River 34.9% lone person
Johns River — Lone Person: 34.9% Johns River — Couple Families: 32.6% Johns River — One Parent Families: 22.1% Johns River — Group Household: 10.5%
Moorland 40.3% lone person
Moorland — Lone Person: 40.3% Moorland — Couple Families: 33.6% Moorland — One Parent Families: 26.1% Moorland — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Johns River 9.2% renting
Johns River — Owned Outright: 47.1% Johns River — Mortgage: 43.7% Johns River — Renting: 9.2%
Moorland 18.3% renting
Moorland — Owned Outright: 47.8% Moorland — Mortgage: 33.9% Moorland — Renting: 18.3%
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.

Johns River Moorland
England 4.6% / 3.9%
Johns River — England: 4.6% Moorland — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Johns River — New Zealand: 1.7% Moorland — New Zealand: 1.7%
Malaysia — / 0.6%
Johns River — Malaysia: not among its largest Moorland — Malaysia: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Johns River Moorland
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 20.0%
Johns River — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Moorland — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.8%
Johns River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Moorland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 7.0%
Johns River — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Moorland — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 1.0%
Johns River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Moorland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 0.6%
Johns River — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Moorland — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Johns River 100.0% houses
Johns River — Houses: 100.0%
Moorland 100.0% houses
Moorland — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Johns River Moorland
Median house price $799,500 $582,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 142 days
from 3 sales
 87 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Johns River has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 12%); Moorland has more rural and farming land (85% vs 71%).

Johns River Moorland
Rural and farming 71% 85%
Environmental 26% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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

Johns River Moorland
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Johns River Moorland
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income — Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Johns River Moorland
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moorland carries more crime risk (74 vs 59).

Johns River Moorland
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 High
74/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Johns River Moorland
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Johns River

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

Schools in Moorland

  • Moorland Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Johns River Moorland
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 16

Mobility

Johns River sits further from the CBD (340.6 km vs 332.8 km).

Johns River Moorland
Walkability score 22/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 340.6 km
+2% vs other
 332.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2443
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2443
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.

Johns River Moorland
Car (driver) 72.5% / 78.5%
Johns River — Car (driver): 72.5% Moorland — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 16.8%
Johns River — Worked from Home: 19.3% Moorland — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Walked Only 4.6% / 3.1%
Johns River — Walked Only: 4.6% Moorland — Walked Only: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / —
Johns River — Car (passenger): 3.7% Moorland — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus — / 1.6%
Johns River — Bus: not among its largest Moorland — Bus: 1.6%

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

Setting

Johns River Moorland
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Johns River Moorland
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
172 premises
 0%
240 premises

Climate

Johns River Moorland
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Johns River Moorland
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Johns River Moorland
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Johns River Moorland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Johns River

Quiet Rural

Moorland

Affordable Quiet River Rural

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