Mooneba vs Turners Flat
Turners Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Mooneba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mooneba, about half of households are couple families. In Turners Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mooneba tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Turners Flat 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
Mooneba
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 29/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
- But Turners Flat is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 73%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mooneba has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 6%)
- Turners Flat leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mooneba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 304 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (436.5 km vs 442.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mooneba
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 29/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Turners Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.2% vs -12.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mooneba and Turners Flat drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Turners Flat has more residents (169 vs 71); Turners Flat has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $67,132).
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 169 +138% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.3% | +14.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr | $92,612/yr +38% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Property market
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $930,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $2,662 |
Zoning mix
Mooneba has more rural and farming land (90% vs 74%); Turners Flat has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 10%).
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 74% |
| Environmental | 10% | 26% |
| 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
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Turners Flat carries more crime risk (29 vs 0); Turners Flat carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 50).
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | High 93/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Turners Flat sits further from the CBD (442.4 km vs 436.5 km).
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 436.5 km | 442.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 299 min | 304 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2440 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 2440 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).
Setting
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.6 km | 32.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Council rates
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mooneba | Turners Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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