Mallowa vs Moree

Mallowa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 38 in Moree. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mallowa, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mallowa tends to suit young adults and 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

Moree

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
  • But Mallowa carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 98/100)

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

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

Mallowa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (634.9 km vs 648.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (460 min vs 466 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moree

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 4%)
  • But Mallowa carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

Moree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.7% vs -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mallowa Moree
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.

Mallowa Moree
Walkability 0 / 0
Mallowa — Walkability: 0/100 Moree — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 2
Mallowa — Safety: 90/100 Moree — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 82 / 68
Mallowa — Low fire risk: 82/100 Moree — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Moree has more residents (8,962 vs 97); Mallowa has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $81,900).

Mallowa Moree
Population 97 8,962
+9139% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.2% -3.7%
Median age 30 38
Median household income $107,224/yr
+24% vs other
 $81,900/yr
Median weekly rent $228/wk $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mallowa Moree
0-4 12.4% / 6.7%
Mallowa — 0-4: 12.4% Moree — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 5.2% / 14.1%
Mallowa — 5-14: 5.2% Moree — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 10.3% / 5.1%
Mallowa — 15-19: 10.3% Moree — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 9.3% / 6.3%
Mallowa — 20-24: 9.3% Moree — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 28.9% / 13.4%
Mallowa — 25-34: 28.9% Moree — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 5.2% / 12.3%
Mallowa — 35-44: 5.2% Moree — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 10.3% / 12.3%
Mallowa — 45-54: 10.3% Moree — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 11.3% / 12.7%
Mallowa — 55-64: 11.3% Moree — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 — / 9.8%
Mallowa — 65-74: not among its largest Moree — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 4.1% / 5.6%
Mallowa — 75-84: 4.1% Moree — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.8%
Mallowa — 85+: not among its largest Moree — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mallowa 60.0% lone person
Mallowa — Lone Person: 60.0% Mallowa — Couple Families: 40.0% Mallowa — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mallowa — Group Household: 0.0% Mallowa — Other Families: 0.0%
Moree 40.0% lone person
Moree — Lone Person: 40.0% Moree — Couple Families: 34.2% Moree — One Parent Families: 19.0% Moree — Group Household: 4.6% Moree — Other Families: 2.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mallowa 44.4% renting
Mallowa — Owned Outright: 55.6% Mallowa — Mortgage: 0.0% Mallowa — Renting: 44.4%
Moree 39.9% renting
Moree — Owned Outright: 32.5% Moree — Mortgage: 27.6% Moree — Renting: 39.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mallowa 89.7% houses
Mallowa — Houses: 89.7% Mallowa — Flats / Apartments: 10.3% Mallowa — Townhouses: 0.0%
Moree 82.6% houses
Moree — Houses: 82.6% Moree — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Moree — Townhouses: 13.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Mallowa Moree
Bachelor Degree 20.6% / 7.7%
Mallowa — Bachelor Degree: 20.6% Moree — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 12.7%
Mallowa — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Moree — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.3%
Mallowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Moree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Mallowa — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Mallowa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Property market

Mallowa Moree
Median house price — $338,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $41,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 79 days
from 38 sales

Zoning mix

Mallowa Moree
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Other and special use 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

Mallowa Moree
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
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.

Mallowa Moree
Houses — 6.5%
$500/wk on $400K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mallowa Moree
House price — Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 36% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
Affordability — Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Mallowa Moree
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Moree carries more crime risk (98 vs 10); Moree carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 18).

Mallowa Moree
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
10/100
 High
98/100
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

Mallowa Moree
Inside the suburb 1 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mallowa

  • Mallawa Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Moree

  • Moree Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Moree East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Moree Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Philomena's School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Moree Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Moree Secondary College Carol Ave Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mallowa Moree
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 17
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 7
Waterways 11 105

Mobility

Moree sits further from the CBD (648.1 km vs 634.9 km).

Mallowa Moree
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 634.9 km 648.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 460 min 466 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2400
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2400
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.

Mallowa Moree
Car (driver) 72.3% / 78.8%
Mallowa — Car (driver): 72.3% Moree — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 8.7%
Mallowa — Worked from Home: 17.0% Moree — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Walked Only 10.6% / 4.8%
Mallowa — Walked Only: 10.6% Moree — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Mallowa — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moree — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bus — / 0.6%
Mallowa — Bus: not among its largest Moree — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Mallowa Moree
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mallowa Moree
Connectivity score 15/100 68/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 37%
4,662 premises

Council rates

Mallowa Moree
Average residential rate $1,249/yr
same for both
Council Moree Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Mallowa Moree
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mallowa Moree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mallowa

Rural Young Families

Moree

Affordable Rural

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