Moobi vs Scone

Moobi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Scone. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moobi, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moobi: a median of $1.8 million, against $655,000 in Scone. On these figures, Moobi tends to suit couples, while Scone suits people living alone 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Moobi carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 79/100)
  • Scone has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Scone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($655,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moobi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Scone

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 12/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (197 min vs 206 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (274.6 km vs 279 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Scone

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 12/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • But Moobi carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moobi Scone
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.

Moobi Scone
Walkability 12 / 71
Moobi — Walkability: 12/100 Scone — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 52 / 21
Moobi — Safety: 52/100 Scone — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 68 / 60
Moobi — Low fire risk: 68/100 Scone — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Scone has more residents (5,824 vs 168); Moobi has higher household incomes ($124,176 vs $78,364).

Moobi Scone
Population 168 5,824
+3367% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +3.6%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $124,176/yr
+37% vs other
 $78,364/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+3% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moobi Scone
0-4 6.0% / 5.4%
Moobi — 0-4: 6.0% Scone — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 14.9% / 14.3%
Moobi — 5-14: 14.9% Scone — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 9.5% / 5.6%
Moobi — 15-19: 9.5% Scone — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 9.5% / 4.8%
Moobi — 20-24: 9.5% Scone — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 10.1% / 13.6%
Moobi — 25-34: 10.1% Scone — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 16.7% / 12.9%
Moobi — 35-44: 16.7% Scone — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 9.5% / 12.1%
Moobi — 45-54: 9.5% Scone — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.5% / 11.6%
Moobi — 55-64: 15.5% Scone — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 11.9% / 9.6%
Moobi — 65-74: 11.9% Scone — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 1.8% / 6.8%
Moobi — 75-84: 1.8% Scone — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 3.3%
Moobi — 85+: not among its largest Scone — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moobi 62.5% couple families
Moobi — Couple Families: 62.5% Moobi — Lone Person: 27.5% Moobi — One Parent Families: 10.0% Moobi — Group Household: 0.0% Moobi — Other Families: 0.0%
Scone 38.6% couple families
Scone — Couple Families: 38.6% Scone — Lone Person: 40.0% Scone — One Parent Families: 15.5% Scone — Group Household: 4.5% Scone — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moobi 25.0% renting
Moobi — Owned Outright: 38.6% Moobi — Mortgage: 36.4% Moobi — Renting: 25.0%
Scone 31.8% renting
Scone — Owned Outright: 32.9% Scone — Mortgage: 35.3% Scone — Renting: 31.8%
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.

Moobi Scone
England 3.0% / 1.8%
Moobi — England: 3.0% Scone — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.3%
Moobi — New Zealand: 2.4% Scone — New Zealand: 1.3%
China — / 1.8%
Moobi — China: not among its largest Scone — China: 1.8%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Moobi — Philippines: not among its largest Scone — Philippines: 1.1%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Moobi — Ireland: not among its largest Scone — Ireland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Moobi Scone
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.3%
Moobi — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Scone — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 19.6% / 8.2%
Moobi — Bachelor Degree: 19.6% Scone — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 6.1%
Moobi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Scone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.7%
Moobi — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Scone — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 0.9%
Moobi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Scone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moobi 100.0% houses
Moobi — Houses: 100.0% Moobi — Townhouses: 0.0% Moobi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Scone 84.3% houses
Scone — Houses: 84.3% Scone — Townhouses: 13.3% Scone — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moobi Scone
Median house price $1,800,000 $655,000
Median unit price — $357,500
Median land price — $300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 73 sales

Zoning mix

Moobi has more rural and farming land (100% vs 73%); Scone has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Moobi Scone
Rural and farming 100% 73%
Environmental 0% 14%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Moobi Scone
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
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.

Moobi Scone
Houses — 3.9%
$600/wk on $804K
Units — 5.7%
$450/wk on $408K

Ranking within NSW

Moobi Scone
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 56% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Scone is more walkable (71 vs 12).

Moobi Scone
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Scone carries more crime risk (79 vs 48).

Moobi Scone
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
79/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Moobi Scone
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Moobi

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

Schools in Scone

  • Scone High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Scone Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Scone Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moobi Scone
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 14 38

Mobility

Moobi sits further from the CBD (279 km vs 274.6 km).

Moobi Scone
Walkability score 12/100 71/100
Distance to Sydney 279 km
+2% vs other
 274.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 206 min 197 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2337
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2337
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.

Moobi Scone
Car (driver) 70.0% / 78.4%
Moobi — Car (driver): 70.0% Scone — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 9.8%
Moobi — Worked from Home: 18.9% Scone — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 6.5%
Moobi — Car (passenger): 4.4% Scone — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only 6.7% / 3.9%
Moobi — Walked Only: 6.7% Scone — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Moobi — Bicycle: not among its largest Scone — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Moobi Scone
Elevation 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moobi Scone
Connectivity score 30/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 13%
3,010 premises

Climate

Moobi Scone
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moobi Scone
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 14.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Moobi Scone
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Moobi Scone
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moobi Scone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moobi

Premium Rural

Scone

Affordable Parks River Rural

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