Moama NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Moama, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Moama NSW is 7,213 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Moama is $686 per week ($35,672 per year). Median rent in Moama is $315 per week ($1,365 per month). Moama has a median age of 49 years, older than the national median of 38. Moama has a population density of 12.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Moama is England. The most common religion is No Religion (41% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Moama is $1,627.

There were 97 recorded offences in Moama in 2025-26, a rate of 13 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (45 offences).

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Moama Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Moama Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$686/wk
$35,672 per year
#5737 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$315/wk
$1,365 per month
#4253 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
49years
11 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,627/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Moama Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.5% (3,501) Female 51.5% (3,711)

Population Density

12.4
people per km²
7,213 people · 582.9 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,744
Family income/wk

Moama Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Moama Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
58.6% 1,188 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
41.4% 840 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Moama Country of Birth

Australia
95.9%
England
2.7%
India
0.9%
Germany
0.2%
Canada
0.2%
China
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Moama Religion

No Religion
40.9%
Catholic
25.9%
Anglican
15.0%
Not stated
7.6%
Uniting Church
6.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.7%
Christian (other)
0.8%
Buddhism
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Moama Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
43.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
25.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
19.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
10.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Moama Languages Spoken at Home

Other
25.0%
SAL Tot
14.8%
IAL Punjabi
14.8%
Italian
11.4%
IAL Sinhal
9.1%
Spanish
9.1%
Cantonese
8.0%
SAL Tagalog
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Moama Employment

💼
Employed full-time
32.3% 1,711 people
Employed part-time
22.0% 1,167 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.0% 104 people
🏠
Not in labour force
43.7% 2,315 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Moama Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
47.3%
Bachelor Degree
23.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.6%
Postgraduate Degree
4.3%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Moama Occupation

Professionals
25.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.3%
Managers
16.3%
Community & Personal Service
13.3%
Clerical & Administrative
11.0%
Labourers
6.6%
Sales Workers
4.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Moama Field of Study

Management & Commerce
17.6%
Engineering
15.3%
Health
14.8%
Education
12.4%
Society & Culture
11.8%
Architecture & Building
11.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.4%
Agriculture & Environment
6.3%
Creative Arts
1.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.2%
Information Technology
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Moama Dwelling Types

Separate house
88.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
10.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Moama Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
2.1%
$400-$499/wk
8.0%
$500-$649/wk
6.3%
$650-$799/wk
9.7%
$800-$999/wk
8.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.1%
$4,000+/wk
7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Moama Marital Status

💍
Married
55.7% 3,336
↔️
Separated
3.0% 177
📋
Divorced
9.0% 539
🕊️
Widowed
7.6% 453
👤
Never married
24.8% 1,487

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Moama Ancestry

English
34.3%
Australian
33.4%
Irish
9.3%
Scottish
9.2%
Italian
3.2%
German
3.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.9%
Other
2.0%
Dutch
1.3%
Chinese
0.6%
Filipino
0.5%
Indian
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Moama School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
19.8%
Secondary — Catholic
16.4%
Primary — Catholic
16.2%
Pre-school
11.6%
Secondary — Government
10.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
9.0%
Vocational Education
8.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
8.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Moama Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
5.7% 769
No need for assistance
94.3% 12,744

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Moama Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
15.9% 880
Not a volunteer
84.1% 4,657

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Moama Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.8%
$300-$449/mo
2.8%
$450-$599/mo
1.6%
$600-$799/mo
3.8%
$800-$999/mo
5.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
20.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
25.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
7.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Moama How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.0%
Did not go to work
13.2%
Car (passenger)
4.6%
Walked only
2.4%
Truck
0.9%
Bicycle
0.9%
Other
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Moama Car Ownership

0 vehicles
4.5%
1 vehicle
34.8%
2 vehicles
41.1%
3 vehicles
13.3%
4+ vehicles
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Moama Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.7%
2 bedrooms
18.8%
3 bedrooms
40.1%
4 bedrooms
34.9%
5 bedrooms
4.1%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Moama Population Mobility

16.7%
moved in the last year
46.2%
moved in the last 5 years
3.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
54.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Moama Indigenous Population

4.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
551
Indigenous residents
13,021
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Moama Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
551
Arthritis
356
Asthma
283
Diabetes
220
Heart disease
214
Lung condition
178
Cancer
148
Kidney disease
111
Stroke
94
Dementia
27

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Moama Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.8%
$150-$299/wk
6.5%
$300-$399/wk
6.6%
$400-$499/wk
5.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
10.4%
$800-$999/wk
10.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Moama Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.7%
Couple — no children
38.0%
Couple — no children under 15
13.5%
One parent — children under 15
6.1%
One parent — no children under 15
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Moama Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.2% 179
👤
Never served
96.8% 5,366

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Moama Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.7% 702
Did not provide
87.3% 4,814

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Moama Children Ever Born

No children
22.3%
1 child
9.3%
2 children
33.6%
3 children
23.3%
4 children
8.8%
5+ children
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Moama When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
16
1951–1960
89
1961–1970
93
1971–1980
57
1981–1990
44
1991–2000
25
2001–2010
61
2011–2015
52
2016
18
2017
13
2018
28
2019
17
2020
17

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Moama Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.9%
5–14 hours
28.8%
15–29 hours
14.7%
30+ hours
10.5%
Did not do domestic work
26.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Moama Household Size

1 person
25.0%
2 persons
41.6%
3 persons
12.4%
4 persons
12.4%
5 persons
6.6%
6+ persons
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Moama Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,507
Moved from VIC
674
Moved — same area (SA2)
286
Moved from NSW
81
Moved from QLD
23
Moved from WA
10
Moved from overseas
10
Moved from SA
4
Moved from NT
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Moama Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
82.9%
Step family — no other children
11.6%
Blended family — no other children
3.7%
Other couple — children only
0.9%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Moama Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 97 total

Theft
45
Assault
12
Other Against Property
12
Property Damage
11
Other Against Person
9
Sexual Offences
3
Drug Offences
3
Robbery
1
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Moama Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,348/wk
Median Rent $315/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Moama

≈ $5,841/month
Median rent $315/wk
Left after rent $1,033/wk
Rent share 23.4%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Moama vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Moama

What is the population of Moama NSW?

The population of Moama NSW is 7,213 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 12.4 people per km².Moama is ranked #1,013 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Moama?

The median personal income in Moama NSW is $686 per week, or $35,672 per year.The median household income is $1,348 per week.Family income is $1,744 per week.Moama is ranked #5,737 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Moama?

Median rent in Moama NSW is $315 per week ($1,365 per month).Rent represents 23.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Moama ranks #4,253 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Moama?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Moama NSW is $1,627. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Moama?

The median age in Moama NSW is 49 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Moama a good suburb to live in?

Moama is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 7,213.The median income is $686/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 12665. All dollar figures in AUD.