Moora vs Coomberdale
Moora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Coomberdale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coomberdale, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Moora tends to suit families with children, while Coomberdale suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Moora
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 36%)
- But Coomberdale carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coomberdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (1% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Moora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Moora
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 134 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (170.5 km vs 188.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coomberdale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 86/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.0% vs -12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moora and Coomberdale 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
Moora has more residents (1,755 vs 56); Coomberdale has higher household incomes ($86,632 vs $71,292).
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,755 +97% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.0% | -12.5% |
| Median age | 42 | 51 |
| Median household income | $71,292/yr | $86,632/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $250/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $330,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $83,418 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 72 days from 15 sales | — |
Development activity
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 5 across Moora same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of WA | Higher than 51% of WA |
| Schools | Higher than 71% of WA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of WA | Higher than 69% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of WA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of WA | Higher than 35% of WA |
Liveability
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Moora carries more flood risk (50 vs 0); Moora carries more crime risk (86 vs 31).
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 50/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Moora
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Central Midlands Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Moora Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Coomberdale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Coomberdale sits further from the CBD (188.7 km vs 170.5 km).
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 170.5 km | 188.7 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 134 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6510 | 0.0% postcode 6512 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 6510 | — |
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 (80.0%).
Setting
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 209 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 219 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 46/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 7% 1,164 premises | 0% 11 premises |
Climate
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 347 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,801/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moora same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moora | Coomberdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 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.
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