Morago vs Pretty Pine
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Morago, the large majority of households are couple families. In Pretty Pine, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Morago tends to suit couples.
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
Morago
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Morago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Morago
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $255/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pretty Pine
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (468 min vs 477 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (718.6 km vs 732 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Morago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Morago
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.6% vs -6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Morago and Pretty Pine 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
Pretty Pine rents higher ($255/wk vs $185/wk); Morago has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $84,500).
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 59 +18% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +31.6% | -6.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 47 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +22% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $255/wk +38% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
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 (30.0%).
Property market
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,170,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 100% |
| Environmental | 5% | 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
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Edward River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pretty Pine carries more crime risk (88 vs 62).
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | High 88/100 |
| 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
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Morago sits further from the CBD (732 km vs 718.6 km).
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 732 km +2% vs other | 718.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 477 min | 468 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2710 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2710 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 (62.2%).
Setting
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 86 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 88 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 324 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,180/yr same for both | |
| Council | Edward River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Morago | Pretty Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.