Mooball NSW 2483

Mooball is a suburb in New South Wales, 778 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 20 minutes by car. Population is 193; the median age is 39 and the median household income is $70,408 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,789. Mooball is characterised by high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Mooball's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $500,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 30% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only two sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed about 8% over the past decade — 0.7% per year on average.

Houses

$500,000

last 5 quarters
Cheaper than 85% of NSW
↓ −29.8% year-on-year
↑ +7.5% over 2015–2025 (+0.7%/yr compound)

Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Land

$478,000

last 2 quarters
↑ +241.4% over 2015–2025 (+13.1%/yr compound)

Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$900/wk
29 bonds
+33% since 2021
2-bed units
$662/wk
10 bonds
+16% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2483 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

69 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 43% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2483.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

3 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 0 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Is Mooball safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Mooball sits in the moderate band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 69% on the prior year.

5 offences

68.8% since 2024
Property Damage 2 (40.0%)
Arson 1 (20.0%)
Assault 1 (20.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (20.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Tweed Shire Council has published 8 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 8 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Mooball is car-dependent on foot — at 25/100, most errands require a car.

25
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 60
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mooball.

31
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
5.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.9 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.2 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
2 min
Span of service
23.3 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mooball.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
78
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 91%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 9%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
2 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
2 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
1 in suburb
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in suburb
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Tweed: council population

The whole council area, not just Mooball · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
101,044
+0.7% in a year
Change
+716
people since 2024
Density
77
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-131
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+427
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+420
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
4/10
4/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
6/10
5/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mooball is home to 193 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $70,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

193

0.5% since 2016

Median Age

39

9.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$70,408/yr

25.0% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$400/wk

14.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,789/mo

19.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

7.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$33,228/yr

26.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

16.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

70

9.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.3%

4.7% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

29.5%

8.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

30.5%

4.7% since 2016

Work From Home

20.8%

50.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 70 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 27 (44.3%)
Owned Outright 22 (36.1%)
Renting 12 (19.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
82.4%
English Spoken at Home
87.6%
Employment Rate
55.1%
25.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
31.1%

Occupations

Professionals 17 (19.3%)
Technicians & Trades 14 (15.9%)
Managers 12 (13.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 9 (10.2%)
Community & Personal Service 8 (9.1%)
Labourers 8 (9.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 8 (9.1%)
Sales 7 (8.0%)

Religion

No Religion 107 (55.4%)
Christianity 62 (32.1%)
Hinduism 3 (1.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 8 (4.1%)
New Zealand 5 (2.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 9 (4.7%)
5-14 23 (11.9%)
15-19 15 (7.8%)
20-24 11 (5.7%)
25-34 29 (15.0%)
35-44 18 (9.3%)
45-54 21 (10.9%)
55-64 30 (15.5%)
65-74 21 (10.9%)
75-84 13 (6.7%)
85+ 8 (4.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 23 (41.1%)
Lone Person 21 (37.5%)
One Parent Families 7 (12.5%)
Group Household 5 (8.9%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 61 (79.2%)
Worked from Home 16 (20.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 38 (19.7%)
Bachelor Degree 19 (9.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 18 (9.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 5 (2.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (1.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 22 (31.4%)
2 cars 27 (38.6%)
3 cars 22 (31.4%)
4+ cars 3 (4.3%)

Council Rates

Tweed
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,745 a year through Tweed based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,745/yr
42% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Mooball's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 86%
  • Other and special use 8%
  • Infrastructure and transport 3%
  • Residential 3%
  • Zones under 1% 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Tweed

The whole council area, not just Mooball · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 331 new dwellings were approved across Tweed. That mix is 187 houses and 144 units. Approvals are down 49.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
331dwellings
-49.7% YoY
Houses
187
detached dwellings
Units
144
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Murwillumbah (Bray Park), 15.6 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
5.9 km
Annual rainfall
1,569 mm
108 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
4 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.1°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

1.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.11% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 15% in NSW

In postcode 2483, 113 of 9,269 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.0% (278 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.11%
2022
0.21%
2023
0.47%
2024
0.85%
2025
1.22%

Rooftop solar

72
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 2483, 3,551 rooftop-solar systems totalling 21.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,960 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 252 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
257
2020
328
2021
294
2022
217
2023
214
2024
199
2025
212
2026
134

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$2,608
Loan amount
$400,000
Total interest over 30 years
$538,772

2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2483.

Deposit
$100,000
Stamp duty
$16,687
Cash needed at settlement
$116,687

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Richmond

Currently held by Justine Elliot Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Justine Elliot 60.0% 40.0% +1.8
2022 Justine Elliot 58.2% 41.8% -4.2
2019 Justine Elliot 54.1% 45.9% -0.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Tweed District

Currently held by Geoff Provest The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Geoff Provest NP 53.6%
2019 Geoff Provest NP 55.0%
2015 Geoff Provest NP 53.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Mooball

Is Mooball a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Mooball is moderate (40/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Mooball?

Mooball has a moderate recorded bushfire history (61/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Mooball?

Mooball, NSW had a population of 193 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mooball, NSW?

The postcode for Mooball, NSW is 2483.

How far is Mooball from Sydney?

Mooball is 778 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 498 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mooball?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mooball was $70,408 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Mooball?

There are too few current rental listings in Mooball for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $400, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mooball?

The median age of residents in Mooball was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Mooball at risk of bushfire?

Mooball has a moderate recorded bushfire history (61/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Mooball walkable?

Mooball scores 25/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Mooball?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mooball, Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (15.6 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 9.1°C, 1,569 mm of rain a year over 108 rainy days, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Mooball?

The median sale price for houses in Mooball was $500,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 2 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mooball?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Mooball belong to?

Mooball sits within the Tweed local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Mooball?

The average residential rates bill through Tweed is $1,745 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Mooball?

Across Tweed, 331 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 49.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Mooball in?

Mooball sits within the federal Division of Richmond, currently held by Justine Elliot (Australian Labor Party).

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