Morton vs Woodburn

Morton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Woodburn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Morton, most households are couple families. In Woodburn, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Morton: a median of $1.85 million, against $518,000 in Woodburn, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Morton tends to suit families with children, while Woodburn suits share households, older residents, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($517,500 vs $1,850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Woodburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (192 min vs 210 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (234.5 km vs 244.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.0% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Morton Woodburn
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.

Morton Woodburn
Walkability 0 / 0
Morton — Walkability: 0/100 Woodburn — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 18 / 15
Morton — Low fire risk: 18/100 Woodburn — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Morton rents higher ($480/wk vs $0/wk); Morton has more residents (225 vs 74).

Morton Woodburn
Population 225
+67% vs other
 74
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +37.0%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $80,184/yr $87,724/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morton Woodburn
0-4 7.1% / —
Morton — 0-4: 7.1% Woodburn — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.2% / 13.5%
Morton — 5-14: 14.2% Woodburn — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 4.9% / —
Morton — 15-19: 4.9% Woodburn — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / 4.1%
Morton — 20-24: 3.1% Woodburn — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.0% / 5.4%
Morton — 25-34: 8.0% Woodburn — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 11.6% / 13.5%
Morton — 35-44: 11.6% Woodburn — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 12.9% / 17.6%
Morton — 45-54: 12.9% Woodburn — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 20.9% / 16.2%
Morton — 55-64: 20.9% Woodburn — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 16.4% / 24.3%
Morton — 65-74: 16.4% Woodburn — 65-74: 24.3%
75-84 — / 4.1%
Morton — 75-84: not among its largest Woodburn — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 6.8%
Morton — 85+: not among its largest Woodburn — 85+: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Morton Woodburn
England 6.2% / 4.1%
Morton — England: 6.2% Woodburn — England: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morton 57.1% couple families
Morton — Couple Families: 57.1% Morton — Lone Person: 20.4% Morton — One Parent Families: 16.3% Morton — Group Household: 6.1%
Woodburn 50.0% couple families
Woodburn — Couple Families: 50.0% Woodburn — Lone Person: 16.7% Woodburn — One Parent Families: 16.7% Woodburn — Group Household: 16.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morton 97.2% houses
Morton — Houses: 97.2% Morton — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Woodburn 100.0% houses
Woodburn — Houses: 100.0% Woodburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Morton Woodburn
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 24.3%
Morton — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Woodburn — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 6.8%
Morton — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Woodburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.1%
Morton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Woodburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 4.1%
Morton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Woodburn — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.1%
Morton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woodburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morton 9.1% renting
Morton — Owned Outright: 56.1% Morton — Mortgage: 34.8% Morton — Renting: 9.1%
Woodburn 0.0% renting
Woodburn — Owned Outright: 64.3% Woodburn — Mortgage: 35.7% Woodburn — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Morton Woodburn
Median house price $1,850,000 $517,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $277,500

Zoning mix

Morton has more rural and farming land (99% vs 18%); Woodburn has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 1%).

Morton Woodburn
Rural and farming 99% 18%
Environmental 1% 82%
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

Morton Woodburn
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Morton Woodburn
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Morton Woodburn
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Morton Woodburn
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
35/100
 —
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

Morton Woodburn
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

Morton Woodburn
Waterways 16 8

Mobility

Morton sits further from the CBD (244.8 km vs 234.5 km).

Morton Woodburn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 244.8 km
+4% vs other
 234.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 192 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2538
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 2538
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.

Morton Woodburn
Car (driver) 64.2% / 58.6%
Morton — Car (driver): 64.2% Woodburn — Car (driver): 58.6%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 20.7%
Morton — Worked from Home: 27.4% Woodburn — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 10.3%
Morton — Car (passenger): 5.3% Woodburn — Car (passenger): 10.3%
Walked Only 3.2% / 10.3%
Morton — Walked Only: 3.2% Woodburn — Walked Only: 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Morton Woodburn
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 4.3 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Morton Woodburn
Connectivity score 23/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Morton Woodburn
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Morton Woodburn
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Morton Woodburn
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morton Woodburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morton

Premium Rural

Woodburn

Affordable Professionals Retirees Rural

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