Wentworth vs Mourquong
Mourquong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Wentworth. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wentworth, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Mourquong, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wentworth tends to suit older residents, while Mourquong suits renters.
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
Wentworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wentworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($442,500 vs $2,145,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mourquong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 23%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mourquong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (648 min vs 676 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1012.2 km vs 1048.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wentworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wentworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.7% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wentworth and Mourquong 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
Wentworth has more residents (1,577 vs 75); Mourquong has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $49,504).
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,577 +95% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.7% | -5.1% |
| Median age | 56 | 42 |
| Median household income | $49,504/yr | $84,500/yr +71% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +6% vs other | $188/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).
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 (5.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $420,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $230,000 | — |
| Median land price | $442,500 | $2,145,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 57 days from 10 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Wentworth has more rural and farming land (96% vs 73%); Mourquong has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 0%).
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 73% |
| Industrial | 0% | 21% |
| Environmental | 3% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Wentworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -61% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 9% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 83% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 14/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Wentworth carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Wentworth
- Wentworth Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Mourquong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 24 | 0 |
Mobility
Wentworth sits further from the CBD (1048.5 km vs 1012.2 km).
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 1048.5 km +3% vs other | 1012.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 676 min | 648 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2648 | 0.0% postcode 2739 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2648 | 55 postcode 2739 |
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 (69.1%).
Setting
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 52 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 56/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 25% 880 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 257 mm | 278 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 33.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 4.9°C |
Council rates
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $891/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wentworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wentworth | Mourquong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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