Moore Creek vs Moonbi

Moore Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Moonbi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moore Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moore Creek: a median of $980,000, against $648,000 in Moonbi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Moore Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Moonbi suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Moore Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 53%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 89%)
  • But Moonbi has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Moore Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)
  • Moonbi has cheaper houses ($647,500 vs $980,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moonbi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moore Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 321 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (419.5 km vs 438 km)
  • But Moonbi is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moonbi

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 12%)
  • But Moore Creek carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Moore Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.1% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moore Creek Moonbi
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.

Moore Creek Moonbi
Walkability 0 / 12
Moore Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Moonbi — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 61 / 39
Moore Creek — Safety: 61/100 Moonbi — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 82 / 49
Moore Creek — Low fire risk: 82/100 Moonbi — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Moore Creek has more residents (2,868 vs 1,201); Moore Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $220/wk).

Moore Creek Moonbi
Population 2,868
+58% vs other
 1,201
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.1% +6.7%
Median age 37 50
Median household income $131,196/yr
+46% vs other
 $70,408/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+51% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moore Creek Moonbi
0-4 7.5% / 4.1%
Moore Creek — 0-4: 7.5% Moonbi — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 18.8% / 11.5%
Moore Creek — 5-14: 18.8% Moonbi — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 7.8% / 4.6%
Moore Creek — 15-19: 7.8% Moonbi — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.4% / 3.5%
Moore Creek — 20-24: 3.4% Moonbi — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 9.6% / 9.4%
Moore Creek — 25-34: 9.6% Moonbi — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 16.3% / 10.2%
Moore Creek — 35-44: 16.3% Moonbi — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 14.4% / 12.7%
Moore Creek — 45-54: 14.4% Moonbi — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 10.1% / 15.2%
Moore Creek — 55-64: 10.1% Moonbi — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 8.4% / 13.1%
Moore Creek — 65-74: 8.4% Moonbi — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 2.8% / 9.2%
Moore Creek — 75-84: 2.8% Moonbi — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 0.7% / 5.7%
Moore Creek — 85+: 0.7% Moonbi — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moore Creek 75.9% couple families
Moore Creek — Couple Families: 75.9% Moore Creek — Lone Person: 12.1% Moore Creek — One Parent Families: 10.8% Moore Creek — Other Families: 0.5% Moore Creek — Group Household: 0.6%
Moonbi 37.8% couple families
Moonbi — Couple Families: 37.8% Moonbi — Lone Person: 41.2% Moonbi — One Parent Families: 15.6% Moonbi — Other Families: 3.1% Moonbi — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moore Creek 5.6% renting
Moore Creek — Owned Outright: 33.3% Moore Creek — Mortgage: 61.2% Moore Creek — Renting: 5.6%
Moonbi 17.5% renting
Moonbi — Owned Outright: 40.1% Moonbi — Mortgage: 42.4% Moonbi — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moore Creek Moonbi
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 20.5%
Moore Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Moonbi — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 6.9%
Moore Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Moonbi — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 6.4%
Moore Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Moonbi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.0%
Moore Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Moonbi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.0%
Moore Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Moonbi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Moore Creek Moonbi
England 1.7% / 2.2%
Moore Creek — England: 1.7% Moonbi — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Moore Creek — New Zealand: 0.7% Moonbi — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.3%
Moore Creek — South Africa: 0.4% Moonbi — South Africa: 0.3%
Canada 0.2% / 0.5%
Moore Creek — Canada: 0.2% Moonbi — Canada: 0.5%
India 0.5% / —
Moore Creek — India: 0.5% Moonbi — India: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.4%
Moore Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Moonbi — Scotland: 0.4%
Thailand 0.2% / —
Moore Creek — Thailand: 0.2% Moonbi — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moore Creek 99.4% houses
Moore Creek — Houses: 99.4% Moore Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Moonbi 89.3% houses
Moonbi — Houses: 89.3% Moonbi — Flats / Apartments: 10.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moore Creek Moonbi
Median house price $980,000 $647,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $259,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 4 sales
 76 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Moonbi has more rural and farming land (88% vs 59%); Moore Creek has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 6%).

Moore Creek Moonbi
Rural and farming 59% 88%
Residential 23% 6%
Environmental 18% 6%
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

Moore Creek Moonbi
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Moore Creek Moonbi
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Moonbi is more walkable (12 vs 0); Moore Creek scores higher overall (52 vs 24).

Moore Creek Moonbi
Grade B D
Score 52/100 24/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Moonbi carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 18); Moonbi carries more crime risk (61 vs 39).

Moore Creek Moonbi
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Moore Creek Moonbi
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Moore Creek

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

Schools in Moonbi

  • Moonbi Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moore Creek Moonbi
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 22

Mobility

Moonbi sits further from the CBD (438 km vs 419.5 km).

Moore Creek Moonbi
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 419.5 km 438 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 321 min
Public transport score 54/100
Bus
 41/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 35.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.0%
postcode 2353
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 62
postcode 2353

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.

Moore Creek Moonbi
Car (driver) 74.1% / 74.6%
Moore Creek — Car (driver): 74.1% Moonbi — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 17.8%
Moore Creek — Worked from Home: 19.3% Moonbi — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 3.8%
Moore Creek — Car (passenger): 5.3% Moonbi — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.6%
Moore Creek — Walked Only: 1.1% Moonbi — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bus 0.2% / 1.2%
Moore Creek — Bus: 0.2% Moonbi — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Moore Creek Moonbi
Elevation 714 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 843 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moore Creek Moonbi
Connectivity score 65/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
1,211 premises
 0%
495 premises

Climate

Moore Creek Moonbi
Annual rainfall 784 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moore Creek Moonbi
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Moore Creek Moonbi
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Moore Creek Moonbi
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moore Creek Moonbi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moore Creek

Acreage Family

Moonbi

Retirees Rural

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