Wanganella vs Moulamein

Wanganella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Moulamein. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wanganella, most households are couple families. In Moulamein, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wanganella tends to suit couples, while Moulamein suits people living alone and 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

Wanganella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% 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

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wanganella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (1% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($15/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wanganella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (738.6 km vs 825.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (487 min vs 524 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Wanganella carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 58/100)
  • Moulamein has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Moulamein

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.0% vs -29.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wanganella Moulamein
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.

Wanganella Moulamein
Walkability 0 / 0
Wanganella — Walkability: 0/100 Moulamein — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 42
Wanganella — Safety: 89/100 Moulamein — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 86 / 88
Wanganella — Low fire risk: 86/100 Moulamein — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Moulamein rents higher ($150/wk vs $15/wk); Moulamein has more residents (489 vs 61).

Wanganella Moulamein
Population 61 489
+702% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.1% +1.0%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $69,316/yr
+16% vs other
 $58,032/yr
Median weekly rent $15/wk $150/wk
+900% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wanganella Moulamein
0-4 11.5% / 6.1%
Wanganella — 0-4: 11.5% Moulamein — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 8.2% / 12.3%
Wanganella — 5-14: 8.2% Moulamein — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 — / 5.1%
Wanganella — 15-19: not among its largest Moulamein — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 9.8% / 3.5%
Wanganella — 20-24: 9.8% Moulamein — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.6% / 11.7%
Wanganella — 25-34: 6.6% Moulamein — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 13.1% / 8.4%
Wanganella — 35-44: 13.1% Moulamein — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 8.2% / 9.0%
Wanganella — 45-54: 8.2% Moulamein — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 16.4% / 16.8%
Wanganella — 55-64: 16.4% Moulamein — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 11.5% / 15.5%
Wanganella — 65-74: 11.5% Moulamein — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 6.6% / 7.8%
Wanganella — 75-84: 6.6% Moulamein — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 4.1%
Wanganella — 85+: not among its largest Moulamein — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wanganella 41.2% lone person
Wanganella — Lone Person: 41.2% Wanganella — Couple Families: 58.8% Wanganella — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Moulamein 53.5% lone person
Moulamein — Lone Person: 53.5% Moulamein — Couple Families: 28.3% Moulamein — One Parent Families: 18.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wanganella 29.4% renting
Wanganella — Owned Outright: 52.9% Wanganella — Mortgage: 17.6% Wanganella — Renting: 29.4%
Moulamein 23.5% renting
Moulamein — Owned Outright: 50.0% Moulamein — Mortgage: 26.5% Moulamein — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wanganella 100.0% houses
Wanganella — Houses: 100.0% Wanganella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wanganella — Townhouses: 0.0%
Moulamein 93.7% houses
Moulamein — Houses: 93.7% Moulamein — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Moulamein — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Wanganella Moulamein
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 14.9%
Wanganella — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Moulamein — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 5.5%
Wanganella — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Moulamein — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.1%
Wanganella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Moulamein — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / —
Wanganella — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Moulamein — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Property market

Wanganella Moulamein
Median house price — $215,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wanganella Moulamein
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Wanganella Moulamein
New dwellings approved 26
across Edward River
 144
across Murray River
Approvals change year on year +33% -16%

Ranking within NSW

Wanganella Moulamein
House price — Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Wanganella Moulamein
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Moulamein carries more crime risk (58 vs 11).

Wanganella Moulamein
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Wanganella Moulamein
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Wanganella

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Moulamein

  • Moulamein Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wanganella Moulamein
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 12 89

Mobility

Moulamein sits further from the CBD (825.9 km vs 738.6 km).

Wanganella Moulamein
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 738.6 km 825.9 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 487 min 524 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2710
 0.0%
postcode 2733
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2710
 62
postcode 2733

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.

Wanganella Moulamein
Car (driver) 42.9% / 61.1%
Wanganella — Car (driver): 42.9% Moulamein — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 57.1% / 14.0%
Wanganella — Worked from Home: 57.1% Moulamein — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Walked Only — / 10.8%
Wanganella — Walked Only: not among its largest Moulamein — Walked Only: 10.8%
Bus — / 8.3%
Wanganella — Bus: not among its largest Moulamein — Bus: 8.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Wanganella — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moulamein — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.1%).

Setting

Wanganella Moulamein
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wanganella Moulamein
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
45 premises

Council rates

Wanganella Moulamein
Average residential rate $1,180/yr $996/yr
Council Edward River Murray River

Federal electorate

Wanganella Moulamein
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wanganella Moulamein
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wanganella

Rural Young Families

Moulamein

Affordable Retirees Rural

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