Moparrabah vs Wittitrin
Wittitrin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Moparrabah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moparrabah, about half of households are people living alone. In Wittitrin, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moparrabah: a median of $944,000, against $752,000 in Wittitrin, though rent is higher in Wittitrin. On these figures, Moparrabah tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Wittitrin suits couples 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Moparrabah carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 81/100)
- Wittitrin is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wittitrin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 28%)
- has cheaper houses ($752,000 vs $944,500)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Moparrabah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($55/wk vs $215/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
- But Wittitrin has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wittitrin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (321 min vs 351 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (456.7 km vs 475.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Moparrabah
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)
- carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moparrabah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.1% vs -35.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moparrabah and Wittitrin 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
Wittitrin rents higher ($215/wk vs $55/wk); Moparrabah has more residents (123 vs 56).
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 123 +54% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.1% | -35.6% |
| Median age | 54 | 44 |
| Median household income | $37,700/yr | $74,724/yr +98% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $55/wk | $215/wk +291% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (17.9%).
Property market
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $944,500 | $752,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $200,000 same for both | |
Zoning mix
Wittitrin has more rural and farming land (55% vs 40%); Moparrabah has more land zoned for conservation (59% vs 45%).
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 59% | 45% |
| Rural and farming | 40% | 55% |
| 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
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wittitrin carries more crime risk (81 vs 46).
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 86/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 52 | 24 |
Mobility
Moparrabah sits further from the CBD (475.4 km vs 456.7 km).
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 475.4 km +4% vs other | 456.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 351 min | 321 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2440 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 2440 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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 365 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 169 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,842 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moparrabah | Wittitrin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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