Adelaide Lead vs Moonlight Flat
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moonlight Flat, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Adelaide Lead tends to suit families with children, while Moonlight Flat suits people living alone.
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
Adelaide Lead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 35%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Adelaide Lead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 40%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Adelaide Lead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Moonlight Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moonlight Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs 4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Adelaide Lead and Moonlight Flat 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
Moonlight Flat rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Adelaide Lead has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $46,800).
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 same for both | |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 50 | 52 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +20% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $280/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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 (5.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $325,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Moonlight Flat has more rural and farming land (70% vs 6%); Adelaide Lead has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 76% | 29% |
| Rural and farming | 6% | 70% |
| Environmental | 16% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
Liveability
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 90/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | High 84/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 183.7 km | 185.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 same for both | |
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 (81.5%).
Setting
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 224 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Adelaide Lead | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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