Tullymorgan vs Mororo
Mororo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Tullymorgan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tullymorgan: a median of $1.52 million, against $1.13 million in Mororo, though rent is higher in Mororo. On these figures, Tullymorgan tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mororo suits families with children, couples, 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
Mororo
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 65/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 56%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 83%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mororo
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,130,000 vs $1,517,400)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tullymorgan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $420/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 26%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tullymorgan sits closer to the CBD (654.1 km vs 661.4 km)
- Mororo has a shorter drive in (431 min vs 441 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tullymorgan
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 5%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 13%)
- But Mororo carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mororo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.3% vs -19.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tullymorgan and Mororo 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
Mororo rents higher ($420/wk vs $138/wk); Tullymorgan skews older (55 vs 44).
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 106 | 115 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -19.7% | +35.3% |
| Median age | 55 | 44 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $84,448/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $138/wk | $420/wk +204% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).
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 (4.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (20.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,517,400 | $1,130,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Tullymorgan has more rural and farming land (87% vs 72%); Mororo has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 13%).
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 72% |
| Environmental | 13% | 27% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tullymorgan carries more crime risk (65 vs 26).
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 11 same for both | |
Mobility
Mororo sits further from the CBD (661.4 km vs 654.1 km).
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 654.1 km | 661.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 441 min | 431 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2463 | 0.2% postcode 2469 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 2463 | 61 postcode 2469 |
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 (78.3%).
Setting
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.6 km | 8.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,408 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tullymorgan | Mororo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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