Morans Crossing vs Tantawangalo
Morans Crossing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 52 in Tantawangalo. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Morans Crossing, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. In Tantawangalo, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Morans Crossing tends to suit renters, families with children, and couples, while Tantawangalo suits older residents.
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
Morans Crossing
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)
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
Morans Crossing
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $340/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Morans Crossing
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (327 min vs 362 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (480.7 km vs 494.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Morans Crossing
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- But Tantawangalo has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tantawangalo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.8% vs -22.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Morans Crossing and Tantawangalo 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
Tantawangalo has more residents (162 vs 55); Tantawangalo skews older (52 vs 44).
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 162 +195% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -22.5% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 44 | 52 |
| Median household income | $66,248/yr | $69,316/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $340/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (23.6%).
Property market
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,312,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Morans Crossing has more rural and farming land (100% vs 32%); Tantawangalo has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 0%).
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 32% |
| Environmental | 0% | 68% |
| 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
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
Morans Crossing is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Tantawangalo carries more crime risk (21 vs 0); Morans Crossing carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 71).
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 18 |
Mobility
Tantawangalo sits further from the CBD (494.5 km vs 480.7 km).
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 480.7 km | 494.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 327 min | 362 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (75.8%).
Setting
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 724 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.2 km | 36.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Morans Crossing | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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