Upper Dartbrook vs Moobi
Moobi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Upper Dartbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Dartbrook, about half of households are couple families. In Moobi, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moobi: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.15 million in Upper Dartbrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Upper Dartbrook tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moobi suits 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
- Upper Dartbrook carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 48/100)
- Moobi is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 63%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Upper Dartbrook has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,800,000)
- Moobi leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Dartbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moobi
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 221 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (279 km vs 298.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Upper Dartbrook carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 48/100)
- Moobi is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Upper Dartbrook and Moobi 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
Moobi has higher household incomes ($124,176 vs $95,836); Moobi rents higher ($300/wk vs $235/wk).
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 152 | 168 +11% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.1% | +8.4% |
| Median age | 42 | 36 |
| Median household income | $95,836/yr | $124,176/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk | $300/wk +28% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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 (21.1%).
Property market
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Upper Dartbrook has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%); Moobi has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 100% |
| Environmental | 14% | 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
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 41 across Upper Hunter same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
Moobi is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Moobi carries more crime risk (48 vs 10).
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 76 | 14 |
Mobility
Upper Dartbrook sits further from the CBD (298.3 km vs 279 km).
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 298.3 km +6% vs other | 279 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 221 min | 206 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2336 | 0.2% postcode 2337 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2336 | 41 postcode 2337 |
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 (81.5%).
Setting
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 343 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 250 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 75 premises |
Climate
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 631 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $968/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Hunter same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Upper Dartbrook | Moobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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