Limbri vs Moonbi

Moonbi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Limbri. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Limbri: a median of $755,000, against $648,000 in Moonbi, though rent is higher in Moonbi.

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

  • Limbri carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)
  • Moonbi has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Moonbi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($647,500 vs $755,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Limbri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Moonbi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (321 min vs 334 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (438 km vs 444.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Limbri carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)
  • Moonbi is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Limbri Moonbi
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.

Limbri Moonbi
Walkability 0 / 12
Limbri — Walkability: 0/100 Moonbi — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 70 / 39
Limbri — Safety: 70/100 Moonbi — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 49 / 49
Limbri — Low fire risk: 49/100 Moonbi — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Moonbi rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Moonbi has more residents (1,201 vs 113).

Limbri Moonbi
Population 113 1,201
+963% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +6.7%
Median age 53 50
Median household income $60,632/yr $70,408/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent — $220/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limbri Moonbi
0-4 3.5% / 4.1%
Limbri — 0-4: 3.5% Moonbi — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.5% / 11.5%
Limbri — 5-14: 11.5% Moonbi — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.4% / 4.6%
Limbri — 15-19: 4.4% Moonbi — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Limbri — 20-24: not among its largest Moonbi — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.2% / 9.4%
Limbri — 25-34: 6.2% Moonbi — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 13.3% / 10.2%
Limbri — 35-44: 13.3% Moonbi — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 14.2% / 12.7%
Limbri — 45-54: 14.2% Moonbi — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 15.0% / 15.2%
Limbri — 55-64: 15.0% Moonbi — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 15.9% / 13.1%
Limbri — 65-74: 15.9% Moonbi — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 12.4% / 9.2%
Limbri — 75-84: 12.4% Moonbi — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ — / 5.7%
Limbri — 85+: not among its largest Moonbi — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Limbri 43.5% lone person
Limbri — Lone Person: 43.5% Limbri — Couple Families: 39.1% Limbri — One Parent Families: 17.4% Limbri — Other Families: 0.0% Limbri — Group Household: 0.0%
Moonbi 41.2% lone person
Moonbi — Lone Person: 41.2% Moonbi — Couple Families: 37.8% Moonbi — One Parent Families: 15.6% Moonbi — Other Families: 3.1% Moonbi — Group Household: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Limbri 0.0% renting
Limbri — Owned Outright: 63.4% Limbri — Mortgage: 36.6% Limbri — Renting: 0.0%
Moonbi 17.5% renting
Moonbi — Owned Outright: 40.1% Moonbi — Mortgage: 42.4% Moonbi — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limbri 100.0% houses
Limbri — Houses: 100.0% Limbri — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moonbi 89.3% houses
Moonbi — Houses: 89.3% Moonbi — Flats / Apartments: 10.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Limbri Moonbi
Certificate III & IV 25.7% / 20.5%
Limbri — Certificate III & IV: 25.7% Moonbi — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 6.9%
Limbri — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Moonbi — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.4%
Limbri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Moonbi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Limbri — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moonbi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Limbri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moonbi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Property market

Limbri Moonbi
Median house price $755,000 $647,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Limbri has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).

Limbri Moonbi
Rural and farming 100% 88%
Environmental 0% 6%
Residential 0% 6%
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

Limbri Moonbi
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Limbri Moonbi
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Moonbi is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Limbri Moonbi
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Moonbi carries more crime risk (61 vs 30).

Limbri Moonbi
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Limbri Moonbi
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Limbri

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

Schools in Moonbi

  • Moonbi Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Limbri Moonbi
Parks & reserves 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 22

Mobility

Limbri sits further from the CBD (444.6 km vs 438 km).

Limbri Moonbi
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 444.6 km
+1% vs other
 438 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 321 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2352
 0.0%
postcode 2353
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2352
 62
postcode 2353

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.

Limbri Moonbi
Car (driver) 72.7% / 74.6%
Limbri — Car (driver): 72.7% Moonbi — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 17.8%
Limbri — Worked from Home: 18.2% Moonbi — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 3.8%
Limbri — Car (passenger): 9.1% Moonbi — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Limbri — Walked Only: not among its largest Moonbi — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bus — / 1.2%
Limbri — Bus: not among its largest Moonbi — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Limbri Moonbi
Elevation 519 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 843 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Limbri Moonbi
Connectivity score 20/100 31/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
495 premises

Climate

Limbri Moonbi
Annual rainfall 784 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Limbri Moonbi
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Limbri Moonbi
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Limbri Moonbi
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Limbri Moonbi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Limbri

Retirees Rural

Moonbi

Retirees Rural

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