Moulamein vs Niemur
Niemur is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Moulamein. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moulamein, about half of households are people living alone. In Niemur, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Niemur: a median of $3.8 million, against $215,000 in Moulamein, though rent is higher in Moulamein. On these figures, Moulamein tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Niemur suits families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Moulamein has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- Niemur is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Moulamein
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($215,000 vs $3,800,000)
Weighs house prices.
Renters
Niemur
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Niemur
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (781.6 km vs 825.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (510 min vs 524 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Moulamein
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Niemur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (94.7% vs 1.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moulamein and Niemur 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
Moulamein has more residents (489 vs 74); Niemur has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $58,032).
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 489 +85% vs other | 74 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.0% | +94.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 36 |
| Median household income | $58,032/yr | $94,224/yr +62% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +33% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $215,000 | $3,800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Environmental | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
Liveability
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Moulamein
- Moulamein Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Niemur
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 89 | 74 |
Mobility
Moulamein sits further from the CBD (825.9 km vs 781.6 km).
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 825.9 km +5% vs other | 781.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 524 min | 510 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2733 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2733 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 (80.8%).
Setting
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 9 premises |
Council rates
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moulamein | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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