Marlee vs Mooral Creek

Mooral Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Marlee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marlee, about half of households are couple families. In Mooral Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mooral Creek 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

Marlee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marlee

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $355/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Marlee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 260 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (338.5 km vs 345.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Mooral Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.6% vs -9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marlee Mooral Creek
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.

Marlee Mooral Creek
Walkability 14 / 12
Marlee — Walkability: 14/100 Mooral Creek — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 81 / 84
Marlee — Safety: 81/100 Mooral Creek — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 48 / 37
Marlee — Low fire risk: 48/100 Mooral Creek — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Mooral Creek rents higher ($355/wk vs $180/wk); Marlee has more residents (199 vs 105).

Marlee Mooral Creek
Population 199
+47% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.1% +29.6%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $70,824/yr
+6% vs other
 $66,248/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $355/wk
+97% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marlee Mooral Creek
0-4 — / 2.9%
Marlee — 0-4: not among its largest Mooral Creek — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 10.6% / 11.4%
Marlee — 5-14: 10.6% Mooral Creek — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 7.5% / 2.9%
Marlee — 15-19: 7.5% Mooral Creek — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 7.0% / 6.7%
Marlee — 20-24: 7.0% Mooral Creek — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 9.0% / 10.5%
Marlee — 25-34: 9.0% Mooral Creek — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 8.5% / 6.7%
Marlee — 35-44: 8.5% Mooral Creek — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 16.1% / 16.2%
Marlee — 45-54: 16.1% Mooral Creek — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 24.6% / 24.8%
Marlee — 55-64: 24.6% Mooral Creek — 55-64: 24.8%
65-74 17.6% / 17.1%
Marlee — 65-74: 17.6% Mooral Creek — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 4.0% / —
Marlee — 75-84: 4.0% Mooral Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Marlee — 85+: not among its largest Mooral Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marlee 52.9% couple families
Marlee — Couple Families: 52.9% Marlee — Lone Person: 29.4% Marlee — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Mooral Creek 61.9% couple families
Mooral Creek — Couple Families: 61.9% Mooral Creek — Lone Person: 38.1% Mooral Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marlee 7.4% renting
Marlee — Owned Outright: 55.9% Marlee — Mortgage: 36.8% Marlee — Renting: 7.4%
Mooral Creek 0.0% renting
Mooral Creek — Owned Outright: 81.5% Mooral Creek — Mortgage: 18.5% Mooral Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Marlee Mooral Creek
England 3.0% / 5.7%
Marlee — England: 3.0% Mooral Creek — England: 5.7%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Marlee — New Zealand: not among its largest Mooral Creek — New Zealand: 2.9%
Germany 2.0% / —
Marlee — Germany: 2.0% Mooral Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Marlee Mooral Creek
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 15.2%
Marlee — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Mooral Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 6.7%
Marlee — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Mooral Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 2.9%
Marlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Mooral Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Marlee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Mooral Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marlee 100.0% houses
Marlee — Houses: 100.0%
Mooral Creek 100.0% houses
Mooral Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Marlee Mooral Creek
Median house price $795,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 91 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Marlee has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%); Mooral Creek has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 0%).

Marlee Mooral Creek
Rural and farming 100% 81%
Environmental 0% 19%
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

Marlee Mooral Creek
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Marlee Mooral Creek
House price Higher than 78% of NSW —
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Marlee Mooral Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mooral Creek carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 52).

Marlee Mooral Creek
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
16/100
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

Marlee Mooral Creek
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

Marlee Mooral Creek
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Mooral Creek sits further from the CBD (345.7 km vs 338.5 km).

Marlee Mooral Creek
Walkability score 14/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 338.5 km 345.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 244 min 260 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
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.

Marlee Mooral Creek
Car (driver) 70.0% / 53.3%
Marlee — Car (driver): 70.0% Mooral Creek — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 36.7%
Marlee — Worked from Home: 21.2% Mooral Creek — Worked from Home: 36.7%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Marlee — Walked Only: not among its largest Mooral Creek — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Marlee — Car (passenger): 8.8% Mooral Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Marlee Mooral Creek
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 260 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.0 km 34.8 km

NBN connectivity

Marlee Mooral Creek
Connectivity score 16/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Marlee Mooral Creek
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Marlee Mooral Creek
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Marlee Mooral Creek
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marlee Mooral Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marlee

Rural

Mooral Creek

Rural

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