Morago vs Wanganella
Wanganella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Morago. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. 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
Wanganella
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 62/100)
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- But Morago is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)
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 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wanganella
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($15/wk vs $185/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (1% vs 9%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Morago
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (477 min vs 487 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (732 km vs 738.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wanganella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 62/100)
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 -29.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Morago and Wanganella 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
Morago rents higher ($185/wk vs $15/wk); Morago has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $69,316).
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 61 +22% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +31.6% | -29.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 41 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +36% vs other | $69,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk +92% vs other | $15/wk |
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 | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,170,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Edward River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 36% 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 19% of NSW |
Liveability
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Morago carries more crime risk (62 vs 11).
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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 | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 12 |
Mobility
Wanganella sits further from the CBD (738.6 km vs 732 km).
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 732 km | 738.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 477 min | 487 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 (57.1%).
Setting
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 86 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Council rates
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,180/yr same for both | |
| Council | Edward River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Morago | Wanganella | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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