Maude vs Moulamein

Maude is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Moulamein. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Moulamein: a median of $215,000, against $180,000 in Maude, though rent is higher in Maude. On these figures, Maude tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moulamein suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Maude

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper houses ($180,000 vs $215,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moulamein

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $462/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moulamein

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (524 min vs 727 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (825.9 km vs 913 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moulamein

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Maude

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.1% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maude Moulamein
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.

Maude Moulamein
Walkability 0 / 0
Maude — Walkability: 0/100 Moulamein — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 42
Maude — Safety: 38/100 Moulamein — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 85 / 88
Maude — Low fire risk: 85/100 Moulamein — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Moulamein has more residents (489 vs 110); Maude rents higher ($462/wk vs $150/wk).

Maude Moulamein
Population 110 489
+345% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.1% +1.0%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $92,612/yr
+37% vs other
 $58,032/yr
Median weekly rent $462/wk
+68% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maude Moulamein
0-4 7.3% / 6.1%
Maude — 0-4: 7.3% Moulamein — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 15.5% / 12.3%
Maude — 5-14: 15.5% Moulamein — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.5% / 5.1%
Maude — 15-19: 4.5% Moulamein — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.6% / 3.5%
Maude — 20-24: 3.6% Moulamein — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 11.8% / 11.7%
Maude — 25-34: 11.8% Moulamein — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 11.8% / 8.4%
Maude — 35-44: 11.8% Moulamein — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 13.6% / 9.0%
Maude — 45-54: 13.6% Moulamein — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 20.0% / 16.8%
Maude — 55-64: 20.0% Moulamein — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 12.7% / 15.5%
Maude — 65-74: 12.7% Moulamein — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 — / 7.8%
Maude — 75-84: not among its largest Moulamein — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 4.1%
Maude — 85+: not among its largest Moulamein — 85+: 4.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maude 48.3% lone person
Maude — Lone Person: 48.3% Maude — Couple Families: 34.5% Maude — One Parent Families: 17.2%
Moulamein 53.5% lone person
Moulamein — Lone Person: 53.5% Moulamein — Couple Families: 28.3% Moulamein — One Parent Families: 18.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maude 13.6% renting
Maude — Owned Outright: 68.2% Maude — Mortgage: 18.2% Maude — Renting: 13.6%
Moulamein 23.5% renting
Moulamein — Owned Outright: 50.0% Moulamein — Mortgage: 26.5% Moulamein — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maude 91.7% houses
Maude — Houses: 91.7% Maude — Flats / Apartments: 8.3% Maude — Townhouses: 0.0%
Moulamein 93.7% houses
Moulamein — Houses: 93.7% Moulamein — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Moulamein — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Maude Moulamein
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 14.9%
Maude — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Moulamein — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 6.1%
Maude — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Moulamein — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 5.5%
Maude — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Moulamein — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Property market

Maude Moulamein
Median house price $180,000 $215,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $27,185 —

Zoning mix

Maude Moulamein
Rural and farming 95% 100%
Environmental 5% 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

Maude Moulamein
New dwellings approved 3
across Hay
 144
across Murray River
Approvals change year on year -100% -16%

Ranking within NSW

Maude Moulamein
House price Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Maude Moulamein
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Maude Moulamein
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Maude Moulamein
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 Maude

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

Schools in Moulamein

  • Moulamein Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maude Moulamein
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 166 89

Mobility

Maude sits further from the CBD (913 km vs 825.9 km).

Maude Moulamein
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 913 km
+10% vs other
 825.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 727 min 524 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2711
 0.0%
postcode 2733
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2711
 62
postcode 2733

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.

Maude Moulamein
Car (driver) 73.2% / 61.1%
Maude — Car (driver): 73.2% Moulamein — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 14.0%
Maude — Worked from Home: 19.5% Moulamein — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 3.8%
Maude — Car (passenger): 7.3% Moulamein — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 10.8%
Maude — Walked Only: not among its largest Moulamein — Walked Only: 10.8%
Bus — / 8.3%
Maude — Bus: not among its largest Moulamein — Bus: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Maude Moulamein
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maude Moulamein
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
45 premises

Council rates

Maude Moulamein
Average residential rate $588/yr $996/yr
Council Hay Murray River

Federal electorate

Maude Moulamein
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maude Moulamein
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maude

Affordable Family Rural

Moulamein

Affordable Retirees Rural

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