Median house price
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NSW · Murray River Council
Moulamein, 2733
Population
489
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.2%
Median age
48
Median income
$1,116/wk
Employment rate
48.2%
Languages at home
7.5%non-English
Most common: Tagalog
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Moulamein offers a slower smaller community life in Murray River Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer growth momentum relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Moulamein snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (Census)
489
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
22.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#434
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
92nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
68th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
31st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 30.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5588th in Australia
- State rank
- 1805th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #434 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #797 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Population growth
+1.0% annual · +3.2% over 5 years · 68th percentile in NSW
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 489
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,116
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 54 of 243
- Median monthly mortgage
- $799
- Employment rate
- 48.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 177 / 5 / 4
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 29
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 148.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 70 residents
- State safety percentile
- 91.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -39.4%
Most common offence types
- Fraud3
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment3
- Motor Vehicle Theft3
- Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabis9
- Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences3
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 965
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 31th
School list
- Moulamein Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 61 students · Top SEA quarter 1%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
83 public transport stops in this suburb
- 6657 Swan Hill Rd
- Carne St At Tallow St
- Howard Park, Morago St
- Moulamein Public School, Tallow St
- Tallow St Opp Moulamein Court House
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cork Junction Park - BBQ - Boat RampPark
- Flottmann ParkPark
- Howard ParkPark
- Moulamein RacecoursePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Balranald Multi-Purpose Service (65.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 4
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 20.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 72 mm · ~9 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 87 mm · ~11 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 94 mm · ~12 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 91 mm · ~11 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 7 proposals
August 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Farm building188 MAUDE ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Under Assessment
- Shed; Erection of a new structure15 Turora Street, Moulamein NSWUnder Assessment
July 2026
- Demolition36 TALLOW STREET MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
June 2026
- Subdivision56 YOUNG STREET MOULAMEIN 2733Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development168 BALDON ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Water storage facility; Water supply system658 PIKE PIKE LANE MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
February 2026
- SubdivisionPRETTY PINE ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
2025· 3 proposals
June 2025
- Demolition; Supporting Development1543 TCHELERY ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home188 MAUDE ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
April 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure54 NYANG STREET MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
2024· 5 proposals
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Tourist and visitor accommodationENDEAVOUR ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Rural worker's dwelling; Residential Accommodation5725 PRETTY PINE ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Rural worker's dwelling; Residential Accommodation5725 PRETTY PINE ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
May 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Registered club; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandahENDEAVOUR ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Subdivision21 MORAGO STREET MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
2023· 4 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space6521 SWAN HILL ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
October 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Other Infrastructure46 KERRI EAST ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
August 2023
- Dwelling; Demolition107 BALRANALD ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
March 2023
- OtherENDEAVOUR ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
2022· 7 proposals
December 2022
- Other1543 TCHELERY ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
October 2022
- Farm buildingsNACURRIE ROAD NORTH MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
- Other1543 TCHELERY ROAD MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
March 2022
- Other4 Patterson st MoulameinDetermined
- Shed4 Patterson st Moulamein 2733Determined
February 2022
- Secondary dwelling10 YOUNG STREET MOULAMEIN 2733Determined
January 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces36 Baratta Street MoulameinDetermined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Farrer
- Member of Parliament
- David FARLEY (One Nation)
- Results from
- 2026 Farrer by-election
Two-candidate preferred (2026-by-election)
David FARLEY (One Nation) 57.6%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 42.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 87.0 km away).
David FARLEY (One Nation) 74.2%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 25.8%
16.6 percentage points higher for David FARLEY than the electorate
Nearest polling places
- MoulameinDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 74.2% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 25.8% TCP (2026-by-election)11.8 km away
- WakoolDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 81.8% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 18.2% TCP (2026-by-election)57.9 km away
- Murray DownsDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 73.8% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 26.2% TCP (2026-by-election)59.8 km away
- BalranaldDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 73.4% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 26.6% TCP (2026-by-election)64.0 km away
- KoraleighDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 74.7% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 25.3% TCP (2026-by-election)66.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · 2026-by-election · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Murray River Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.