Moorong vs San Isidore
Moorong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in San Isidore. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorong: a median of $1.57 million, against $1.19 million in San Isidore, though rent is higher in San Isidore. On these figures, Moorong tends to suit families with children and couples, while San Isidore suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Moorong has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- San Isidore carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
San Isidore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,187,500 vs $1,575,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Moorong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
San Isidore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
San Isidore
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 95/100)
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 6/100)
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 -8.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moorong and San Isidore 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
San Isidore has more residents (349 vs 175); Moorong has higher household incomes ($153,348 vs $113,256).
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175 | 349 +99% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.1% | -8.4% |
| Median age | 37 | 41 |
| Median household income | $153,348/yr +26% vs other | $113,256/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $350/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
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%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (17.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,575,000 | $1,187,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Moorong has more rural and farming land (60% vs 8%); Moorong has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 5% | 89% |
| Rural and farming | 60% | 8% |
| Parks and recreation | 17% | 0% |
| Environmental | 13% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% same for both | |
| 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 | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
San Isidore is more walkable (18 vs 6).
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Moorong carries more crime risk (95 vs 21).
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| 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 San Isidore
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 462.3 km | 463.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 296 min | 297 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2650 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2650 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 (79.9%).
Setting
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 186 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 220 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 5% 93 premises | 0% 124 premises |
Climate
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wagga Wagga same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moorong | San Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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