Langley Vale vs Moto
Langley Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Moto. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Langley Vale tends to suit people living alone.
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
Langley Vale
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 81/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 44%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Langley Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 50%)
Weighs 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
Langley Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 247 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Langley Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Langley Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (86.4% vs 6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Langley Vale and Moto drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Moto has more residents (144 vs 82); Moto skews older (51 vs 46).
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 | 144 +76% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +86.4% | +6.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 51 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $55,900/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $277,602 | — |
Zoning mix
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 72% |
| Environmental | 20% | 28% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Langley Vale carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Moto carries more crime risk (81 vs 38).
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 2 |
Mobility
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 334.5 km | 333.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 232 min | 247 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2426 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 2426 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.4 km | 10.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Langley Vale | Moto | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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