Moama vs Womboota

Womboota is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Moama. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Moama: a median of $695,000, against $389,000 in Womboota, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Moama tends to suit older residents, while Womboota suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Womboota

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 66/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 56%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
  • But Moama has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Womboota

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($388,750 vs $695,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Womboota

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $315/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moama

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (500 min vs 521 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (777.9 km vs 807 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moama

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 13%)
  • But Womboota carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Moama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moama Womboota
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.

Moama Womboota
Walkability 0 / 0
Moama — Walkability: 0/100 Womboota — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 63
Moama — Safety: 34/100 Womboota — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 76 / 76
Moama — Low fire risk: 76/100 Womboota — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Moama has more residents (7,213 vs 90); Moama rents higher ($315/wk vs $200/wk).

Moama Womboota
Population 7,213
+99% vs other
 90
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% -14.3%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $70,096/yr
+14% vs other
 $60,112/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+37% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moama Womboota
0-4 5.3% / 10.0%
Moama — 0-4: 5.3% Womboota — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 11.8% / 20.0%
Moama — 5-14: 11.8% Womboota — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 5.5% / 4.4%
Moama — 15-19: 5.5% Womboota — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 3.4% / —
Moama — 20-24: 3.4% Womboota — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.9% / 10.0%
Moama — 25-34: 8.9% Womboota — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 10.1% / 8.9%
Moama — 35-44: 10.1% Womboota — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 11.6% / 20.0%
Moama — 45-54: 11.6% Womboota — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 13.6% / 21.1%
Moama — 55-64: 13.6% Womboota — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 16.7% / 10.0%
Moama — 65-74: 16.7% Womboota — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 10.2% / 3.3%
Moama — 75-84: 10.2% Womboota — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 3.0% / —
Moama — 85+: 3.0% Womboota — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moama 44.1% couple families
Moama — Couple Families: 44.1% Moama — Lone Person: 39.8% Moama — One Parent Families: 12.0% Moama — Group Household: 3.2% Moama — Other Families: 0.8%
Womboota 30.8% couple families
Womboota — Couple Families: 30.8% Womboota — Lone Person: 34.6% Womboota — One Parent Families: 34.6% Womboota — Group Household: 0.0% Womboota — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moama 21.3% renting
Moama — Owned Outright: 46.1% Moama — Mortgage: 32.6% Moama — Renting: 21.3%
Womboota 13.8% renting
Womboota — Owned Outright: 24.1% Womboota — Mortgage: 62.1% Womboota — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moama Womboota
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 11.1%
Moama — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Womboota — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 14.4%
Moama — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Womboota — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.8%
Moama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Womboota — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Moama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Womboota — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Moama — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Womboota — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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.

Moama Womboota
Philippines 0.4% / 3.3%
Moama — Philippines: 0.4% Womboota — Philippines: 3.3%
England 2.4% / —
Moama — England: 2.4% Womboota — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Moama — New Zealand: 0.8% Womboota — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Moama — India: 0.6% Womboota — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Moama — Netherlands: 0.4% Womboota — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Moama — Scotland: 0.4% Womboota — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moama 86.7% houses
Moama — Houses: 86.7% Moama — Townhouses: 11.2% Moama — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Womboota 100.0% houses
Womboota — Houses: 100.0% Womboota — Townhouses: 0.0% Womboota — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moama Womboota
Median house price $695,000 $388,750
Median unit price $406,000 —
Median land price $292,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 103 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Womboota has more rural and farming land (99% vs 83%); Moama has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 1%).

Moama Womboota
Rural and farming 83% 99%
Environmental 12% 1%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Moama and 100% of Womboota. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Moama Womboota
New dwellings approved 144
across Murray River
same for both
Approvals change year on year -16%
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.

Moama Womboota
Houses 4.0%
$680/wk on $888K
 —
Units 6.4%
$450/wk on $365K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Moama Womboota
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools Higher than 4% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 27% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 98% of NSW —

Liveability

Moama Womboota
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Moama carries more crime risk (66 vs 37).

Moama Womboota
Bushfire Low
24/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
37/100
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

Moama Womboota
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Moama

  • Moama Anglican Grammar School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Moama Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Carlo Catholic College Catholic · Primary

Schools in Womboota

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

Amenities in the suburb

Moama Womboota
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 17 35

Mobility

Womboota sits further from the CBD (807 km vs 777.9 km).

Moama Womboota
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 777.9 km 807 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 500 min 521 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2731
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 2731
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.

Moama Womboota
Car (driver) 80.1% / 41.7%
Moama — Car (driver): 80.1% Womboota — Car (driver): 41.7%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 39.6%
Moama — Worked from Home: 11.5% Womboota — Worked from Home: 39.6%
Walked Only 2.5% / 18.8%
Moama — Walked Only: 2.5% Womboota — Walked Only: 18.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Moama — Car (passenger): 4.8% Womboota — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Moama — Bicycle: 0.9% Womboota — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Moama Womboota
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moama Womboota
Connectivity score 69/100 24/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
4,415 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Moama Womboota
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Moama Womboota
Average residential rate $996/yr
same for both
Council Murray River
same for both

Federal electorate

Moama Womboota
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moama Womboota
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moama

Retirees Rural

Womboota

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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