Moorong vs Kapooka
Kapooka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 37 in Moorong. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and the large majority of households are couple families. In Moorong, the large majority of households own their home. In Kapooka, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Moorong tends to suit families with children, while Kapooka suits renters and young adults.
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
Kapooka
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 95/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
- But Moorong has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Kapooka
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($254/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moorong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (296 min vs 307 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (462.3 km vs 467.9 km)
- But Kapooka is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kapooka
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)
- carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 95/100)
- But Moorong has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 1%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.1% vs -37.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moorong and Kapooka 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
Kapooka has more residents (395 vs 175); Moorong skews older (37 vs 23).
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175 | 395 +126% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.1% | -37.6% |
| Median age | 37 | 23 |
| Median household income | $153,348/yr +19% vs other | $124,072/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +15% vs other | $254/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).
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 (2.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,575,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Moorong has more rural and farming land (60% vs 12%); Moorong has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 88% |
| Rural and farming | 60% | 12% |
| Parks and recreation | 17% | 0% |
| Environmental | 13% | 0% |
| Residential | 5% | 0% |
| Industrial | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 62% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
Liveability
Kapooka is more walkable (23 vs 6).
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Moorong carries more crime risk (95 vs 58).
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Moorong
- Riverina Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined
Schools in Kapooka
- Kapooka Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Kapooka sits further from the CBD (467.9 km vs 462.3 km).
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 462.3 km | 467.9 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 296 min | 307 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2650 | 0.0% postcode 2661 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2650 | — |
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 (74.0%).
Setting
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 186 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 268 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 77/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the building |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 5% 93 premises | 36% 162 premises |
Climate
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wagga Wagga same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moorong | Kapooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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