Moorbel NSW 2804
137 addresses · 15 streets
Calare Electorate › Cabonne LGA › Moorbel · 235 km from Sydney
Living Here
Moorbel is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 251 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,645 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Cowra Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moorbel itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 park
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 library
1 post office
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Cowra Airport, 32.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 3.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 3.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 58.1%
Population by age in Moorbel
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 33 |
| 15-19 | 21 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 24 |
| 45-54 | 34 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 25 |
| 75-84 | 26 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Moorbel
| House | 87 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Moorbel
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 25 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 18 |
| $3,000+ | 20 |
Top ancestries in Moorbel
| Australian | 131 |
|---|---|
| English | 87 |
| Irish | 28 |
| Scottish | 20 |
| Other | 14 |
| German | 11 |
Housing tenure in Moorbel
| Owned | 40 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 39 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Moorbel
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 45 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Moorbel
| Car | 74 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Moorbel
| United States | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,134 bird observations recorded near Moorbel — most often seen:
- Common Starling (133)
- Magpie-lark (107)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (96)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (93)
- House Sparrow (92)
- Pacific Black Duck (92)
- Australian Magpie (88)
- Galah (84)
- Grey Teal (77)
- Superb Parrot (77)
- Willie Wagtail (76)
- Crested Pigeon (74)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (72)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Moorbel
- Superb Fairy-wren (68)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (67)
- Australian Wood Duck (66)
- Double-barred Finch (63)
- Australasian Grebe (62)
- South-eastern Silvereye (62)
- Western Yellow Thornbill (59)
- Welcome Swallow (57)
- Red-capped Robin (55)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (55)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (54)
- Eurasian Blackbird (54)
- Eurasian Coot (52)
- Straw-necked Ibis (52)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (51)
- Eastern Rosella (49)
- Dusky Moorhen (47)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Moorbel:
- Canowindra (3.4 km)
- Nyrang Creek (14 km)
- Billimari (15 km)
- Cargo (19.2 km)
- Panuara (23.7 km)
- Toogong (23.7 km)
- Gooloogong (25.8 km)
- Murga (26.7 km)
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Streets
- Auxiliary Street (4)
- Battery Lane (2)
- Belubula Way (20)
- Bluejacket Lane (8)
- Cable Street (4)
- Collett Street (5)
- Floods Lane (5)
- Miners Lane (2)
- Moorbel Drive (24)
- Quarry Road (18)
- Randall Street (3)
- Red Lane (6)
- Square Road (22)
- Valetta Lane (3)
- Wicks Street (11)
