Moorwatha vs Jindera

Jindera is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 56 in Moorwatha. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Moorwatha tends to suit couples and older residents, while Jindera suits 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

Jindera

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • But Moorwatha carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Moorwatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Jindera

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (339 min vs 359 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (550.3 km vs 570.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moorwatha

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)
  • But Jindera is more walkable (52/100 vs 8/100)

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

Investors

Moorwatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs 22.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moorwatha Jindera
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.

Moorwatha Jindera
Walkability 8 / 52
Moorwatha — Walkability: 8/100 Jindera — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 73 / 39
Moorwatha — Safety: 73/100 Jindera — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 62 / 80
Moorwatha — Low fire risk: 62/100 Jindera — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Jindera has more residents (2,721 vs 60); Moorwatha skews older (56 vs 38).

Moorwatha Jindera
Population 60 2,721
+4435% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.3% +22.5%
Median age 56 38
Median household income $117,000/yr
+11% vs other
 $104,676/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk $316/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moorwatha Jindera
0-4 — / 7.6%
Moorwatha — 0-4: not among its largest Jindera — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 5.0% / 16.9%
Moorwatha — 5-14: 5.0% Jindera — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 13.3% / 7.6%
Moorwatha — 15-19: 13.3% Jindera — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 — / 4.4%
Moorwatha — 20-24: not among its largest Jindera — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 5.0% / 9.8%
Moorwatha — 25-34: 5.0% Jindera — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 15.0% / 12.6%
Moorwatha — 35-44: 15.0% Jindera — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 10.0% / 13.6%
Moorwatha — 45-54: 10.0% Jindera — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 38.3% / 12.6%
Moorwatha — 55-64: 38.3% Jindera — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 6.7% / 10.1%
Moorwatha — 65-74: 6.7% Jindera — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 11.7% / 3.1%
Moorwatha — 75-84: 11.7% Jindera — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 6.7% / 1.4%
Moorwatha — 85+: 6.7% Jindera — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moorwatha 71.4% couple families
Moorwatha — Couple Families: 71.4% Moorwatha — Lone Person: 28.6% Moorwatha — One Parent Families: 0.0% Moorwatha — Group Household: 0.0%
Jindera 61.2% couple families
Jindera — Couple Families: 61.2% Jindera — Lone Person: 22.5% Jindera — One Parent Families: 13.9% Jindera — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moorwatha 28.6% renting
Moorwatha — Owned Outright: 33.3% Moorwatha — Mortgage: 38.1% Moorwatha — Renting: 28.6%
Jindera 12.6% renting
Jindera — Owned Outright: 34.7% Jindera — Mortgage: 52.7% Jindera — Renting: 12.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moorwatha 100.0% houses
Moorwatha — Houses: 100.0% Moorwatha — Townhouses: 0.0% Moorwatha — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jindera 97.8% houses
Jindera — Houses: 97.8% Jindera — Townhouses: 1.9% Jindera — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Moorwatha Jindera
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 19.0%
Moorwatha — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Jindera — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 8.8%
Moorwatha — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Jindera — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 6.5%
Moorwatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Jindera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 2.0%
Moorwatha — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Jindera — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.0% / 1.4%
Moorwatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0% Jindera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Property market

Moorwatha Jindera
Median house price — $626,250
Median unit price — $555,000
Median land price — $340,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Moorwatha Jindera
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Residential 0% 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

Moorwatha Jindera
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Moorwatha Jindera
Houses — 3.9%
$570/wk on $762K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Moorwatha Jindera
House price — Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 82% of NSW —
Schools — Higher than 64% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Jindera is more walkable (52 vs 8).

Moorwatha Jindera
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Jindera carries more crime risk (61 vs 27); Moorwatha carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 20).

Moorwatha Jindera
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
27/100
 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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Moorwatha Jindera
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Moorwatha

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

Schools in Jindera

  • Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury Independent · Combined above peers
  • St John's Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Jindera Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moorwatha Jindera
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Moorwatha sits further from the CBD (570.9 km vs 550.3 km).

Moorwatha Jindera
Walkability score 8/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 570.9 km
+4% vs other
 550.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 359 min 339 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
 0.3%
postcode 2642
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
 80
postcode 2642

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.

Moorwatha Jindera
Car (driver) 69.0% / 82.8%
Moorwatha — Car (driver): 69.0% Jindera — Car (driver): 82.8%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 10.5%
Moorwatha — Worked from Home: 31.0% Jindera — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Moorwatha — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jindera — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Moorwatha — Walked Only: not among its largest Jindera — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus — / 0.7%
Moorwatha — Bus: not among its largest Jindera — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Moorwatha Jindera
Elevation 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moorwatha Jindera
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
1,043 premises

Climate

Moorwatha Jindera
Annual rainfall 645 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moorwatha Jindera
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Moorwatha Jindera
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Moorwatha Jindera
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moorwatha Jindera
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moorwatha

Retirees Rural

Jindera

Affordable Family Quiet Rural

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