Almurta vs Ryanston

Ryanston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Almurta. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ryanston tends to suit older residents.

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

Ryanston

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Ryanston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Almurta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Almurta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.6 km vs 121.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 101 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ryanston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 20%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Almurta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.5% vs 19.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Almurta and Ryanston drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Almurta Ryanston
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Almurta Ryanston
Walkability 0 / 0
Almurta — Walkability: 0/100 Ryanston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 81
Almurta — Safety: 31/100 Ryanston — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Almurta — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ryanston — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 45 / 84
Almurta — Low flood risk: 45/100 Ryanston — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Ryanston has more residents (324 vs 66); Ryanston has higher household incomes ($80,756 vs $58,500).

Almurta Ryanston
Population 66 324
+391% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.5% +19.6%
Median age 54 50
Median household income $58,500/yr $80,756/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk $350/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Almurta Ryanston
0-4 7.6% / 4.9%
Almurta — 0-4: 7.6% Ryanston — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.6% / 12.7%
Almurta — 5-14: 13.6% Ryanston — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.5% / 6.5%
Almurta — 15-19: 4.5% Ryanston — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Almurta — 20-24: not among its largest Ryanston — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 12.1% / 5.6%
Almurta — 25-34: 12.1% Ryanston — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 9.1% / 11.1%
Almurta — 35-44: 9.1% Ryanston — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 4.5% / 13.3%
Almurta — 45-54: 4.5% Ryanston — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 13.6% / 17.9%
Almurta — 55-64: 13.6% Ryanston — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 15.2% / 19.1%
Almurta — 65-74: 15.2% Ryanston — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 4.5% / 6.8%
Almurta — 75-84: 4.5% Ryanston — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 1.9%
Almurta — 85+: not among its largest Ryanston — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Almurta 50.0% couple families
Almurta — Couple Families: 50.0% Almurta — Lone Person: 30.0% Almurta — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Ryanston 53.6% couple families
Ryanston — Couple Families: 53.6% Ryanston — Lone Person: 33.3% Ryanston — One Parent Families: 13.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Almurta 0.0% renting
Almurta — Owned Outright: 77.8% Almurta — Mortgage: 22.2% Almurta — Renting: 0.0%
Ryanston 3.8% renting
Ryanston — Owned Outright: 58.1% Ryanston — Mortgage: 38.1% Ryanston — Renting: 3.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Almurta 100.0% houses
Almurta — Houses: 100.0%
Ryanston 100.0% houses
Ryanston — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Almurta Ryanston
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 15.4%
Almurta — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Ryanston — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 11.1%
Almurta — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Ryanston — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 10.5%
Almurta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Ryanston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 4.3%
Almurta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Ryanston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Almurta — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ryanston — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Property market

Almurta Ryanston
Median house price — $1,087,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ryanston has more rural and farming land (89% vs 29%); Almurta has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 11%).

Almurta Ryanston
Rural and farming 29% 89%
Environmental 61% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
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

Almurta Ryanston
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Almurta Ryanston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Almurta Ryanston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Almurta carries more crime risk (69 vs 19); Almurta carries more flood risk (55 vs 16).

Almurta Ryanston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 Low
16/100
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

Almurta Ryanston
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Almurta

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Ryanston

  • Village High School Independent · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Almurta Ryanston
Waterways 10 14

Mobility

Ryanston sits further from the CBD (121.5 km vs 111.6 km).

Almurta Ryanston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 111.6 km 121.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 101 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3979
 0.5%
postcode 3992
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 3979
 57
postcode 3992

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.

Almurta Ryanston
Car (driver) 66.7% / 66.4%
Almurta — Car (driver): 66.7% Ryanston — Car (driver): 66.4%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 29.0%
Almurta — Worked from Home: 23.3% Ryanston — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Walked Only 10.0% / —
Almurta — Walked Only: 10.0% Ryanston — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Almurta — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ryanston — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Almurta Ryanston
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 10.4 km

NBN connectivity

Almurta Ryanston
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
158 premises

Climate

Almurta Ryanston
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Almurta Ryanston
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Almurta Ryanston
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Almurta Ryanston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Almurta

Rural

Ryanston

Retirees River Rural

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