Mooball vs Sleepy Hollow

Mooball is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Sleepy Hollow. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sleepy Hollow, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sleepy Hollow: a median of $2.12 million, against $500,000 in Mooball, though rent is higher in Mooball. On these figures, Mooball tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Sleepy Hollow suits couples.

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

Sleepy Hollow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Mooball

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $2,120,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 44%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sleepy Hollow

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 20%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mooball

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (498 min vs 503 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (778.3 km vs 783.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mooball

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Sleepy Hollow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.5% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
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.

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Walkability 25 / 10
Mooball — Walkability: 25/100 Sleepy Hollow — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 60 / 67
Mooball — Safety: 60/100 Sleepy Hollow — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 39 / 46
Mooball — Low fire risk: 39/100 Sleepy Hollow — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Mooball has more residents (193 vs 123); Mooball rents higher ($400/wk vs $325/wk).

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Population 193
+36% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +25.5%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $70,408/yr $71,500/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+19% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
0-4 4.7% / 8.9%
Mooball — 0-4: 4.7% Sleepy Hollow — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 11.9% / 4.9%
Mooball — 5-14: 11.9% Sleepy Hollow — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 7.8% / 2.4%
Mooball — 15-19: 7.8% Sleepy Hollow — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 5.7% / —
Mooball — 20-24: 5.7% Sleepy Hollow — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.0% / 21.1%
Mooball — 25-34: 15.0% Sleepy Hollow — 25-34: 21.1%
35-44 9.3% / 12.2%
Mooball — 35-44: 9.3% Sleepy Hollow — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 10.9% / 9.8%
Mooball — 45-54: 10.9% Sleepy Hollow — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 15.5% / 17.1%
Mooball — 55-64: 15.5% Sleepy Hollow — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 10.9% / 17.9%
Mooball — 65-74: 10.9% Sleepy Hollow — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 6.7% / 3.3%
Mooball — 75-84: 6.7% Sleepy Hollow — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 4.1% / —
Mooball — 85+: 4.1% Sleepy Hollow — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
England 4.1% / 2.4%
Mooball — England: 4.1% Sleepy Hollow — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 2.6% / —
Mooball — New Zealand: 2.6% Sleepy Hollow — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mooball 41.1% couple families
Mooball — Couple Families: 41.1% Mooball — Lone Person: 37.5% Mooball — One Parent Families: 12.5% Mooball — Group Household: 8.9%
Sleepy Hollow 59.1% couple families
Sleepy Hollow — Couple Families: 59.1% Sleepy Hollow — Lone Person: 27.3% Sleepy Hollow — One Parent Families: 13.6% Sleepy Hollow — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mooball 100.0% houses
Mooball — Houses: 100.0%
Sleepy Hollow 100.0% houses
Sleepy Hollow — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 20.3%
Mooball — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Sleepy Hollow — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 10.6%
Mooball — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Sleepy Hollow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 9.8%
Mooball — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Sleepy Hollow — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Mooball — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Sleepy Hollow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Mooball — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Sleepy Hollow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mooball 19.7% renting
Mooball — Owned Outright: 36.1% Mooball — Mortgage: 44.3% Mooball — Renting: 19.7%
Sleepy Hollow 29.8% renting
Sleepy Hollow — Owned Outright: 46.8% Sleepy Hollow — Mortgage: 23.4% Sleepy Hollow — Renting: 29.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Median house price $500,000 $2,120,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $478,000 —

Zoning mix

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Rural and farming 86% 85%
Other and special use 8% 6%
Environmental 1% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
Residential 3% 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

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Mooball is more walkable (25 vs 10).

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
33/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
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

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Sleepy Hollow sits further from the CBD (783.4 km vs 778.3 km).

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Walkability score 25/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 778.3 km 783.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 498 min 503 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
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.

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Car (driver) 79.2% / 73.9%
Mooball — Car (driver): 79.2% Sleepy Hollow — Car (driver): 73.9%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 19.6%
Mooball — Worked from Home: 20.8% Sleepy Hollow — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Walked Only — / 6.5%
Mooball — Walked Only: not among its largest Sleepy Hollow — Walked Only: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.9 km 4.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mooball Sleepy Hollow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mooball

Affordable Rural

Sleepy Hollow

Premium Rural Young Families

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