Mooneba vs Yarravel

Yarravel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Mooneba. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mooneba tends to suit families with children.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mooneba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mooneba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarravel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 299 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (430.8 km vs 436.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mooneba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Yarravel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -12.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mooneba Yarravel
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.

Mooneba Yarravel
Walkability 5 / 6
Mooneba — Walkability: 5/100 Yarravel — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 100 / 49
Mooneba — Safety: 100/100 Yarravel — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 50 / 55
Mooneba — Low fire risk: 50/100 Yarravel — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Yarravel has more residents (1,182 vs 71); Mooneba skews older (50 vs 47).

Mooneba Yarravel
Population 71 1,182
+1565% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.3% +6.1%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $67,132/yr $68,952/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+3% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mooneba Yarravel
0-4 8.5% / 5.5%
Mooneba — 0-4: 8.5% Yarravel — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.1% / 13.1%
Mooneba — 5-14: 14.1% Yarravel — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Mooneba — 15-19: not among its largest Yarravel — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 12.7% / 4.7%
Mooneba — 20-24: 12.7% Yarravel — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.6% / 9.2%
Mooneba — 25-34: 5.6% Yarravel — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 8.5% / 11.0%
Mooneba — 35-44: 8.5% Yarravel — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 7.0% / 11.1%
Mooneba — 45-54: 7.0% Yarravel — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 18.3% / 16.8%
Mooneba — 55-64: 18.3% Yarravel — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 11.3% / 14.5%
Mooneba — 65-74: 11.3% Yarravel — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 16.9% / 7.4%
Mooneba — 75-84: 16.9% Yarravel — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / 1.7%
Mooneba — 85+: not among its largest Yarravel — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mooneba 45.5% couple families
Mooneba — Couple Families: 45.5% Mooneba — Lone Person: 27.3% Mooneba — One Parent Families: 27.3% Mooneba — Group Household: 0.0% Mooneba — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarravel 48.9% couple families
Yarravel — Couple Families: 48.9% Yarravel — Lone Person: 26.1% Yarravel — One Parent Families: 18.1% Yarravel — Group Household: 3.6% Yarravel — Other Families: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mooneba 24.0% renting
Mooneba — Owned Outright: 44.0% Mooneba — Mortgage: 32.0% Mooneba — Renting: 24.0%
Yarravel 7.5% renting
Yarravel — Owned Outright: 47.7% Yarravel — Mortgage: 44.8% Yarravel — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mooneba 100.0% houses
Mooneba — Houses: 100.0% Mooneba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarravel 99.0% houses
Yarravel — Houses: 99.0% Yarravel — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mooneba Yarravel
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 24.5%
Mooneba — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Yarravel — Certificate III & IV: 24.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.5%
Mooneba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Yarravel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.6%
Mooneba — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Yarravel — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / 0.3%
Mooneba — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Yarravel — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Mooneba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarravel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Property market

Mooneba Yarravel
Median house price — $785,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $450,000

Zoning mix

Mooneba has more rural and farming land (90% vs 67%).

Mooneba Yarravel
Rural and farming 90% 67%
Residential 0% 28%
Environmental 10% 4%
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 Yarravel
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mooneba Yarravel
House price — Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Mooneba Yarravel
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yarravel carries more crime risk (51 vs 0).

Mooneba Yarravel
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mooneba Yarravel
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mooneba

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

Schools in Yarravel

  • Aldavilla Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mooneba Yarravel
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Mooneba sits further from the CBD (436.5 km vs 430.8 km).

Mooneba Yarravel
Walkability score 5/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 436.5 km
+1% vs other
 430.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 293 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.

Mooneba Yarravel
Car (driver) 85.0% / 81.8%
Mooneba — Car (driver): 85.0% Yarravel — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 10.3%
Mooneba — Worked from Home: 15.0% Yarravel — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Mooneba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarravel — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only — / 1.0%
Mooneba — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarravel — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Mooneba Yarravel
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mooneba Yarravel
Connectivity score 30/100 38/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 9%
466 premises

Council rates

Mooneba Yarravel
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Mooneba Yarravel
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mooneba Yarravel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mooneba

Family Retirees Rural

Yarravel

Acreage River

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