Anakie vs Moorabool
Moorabool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Anakie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Anakie, most households are couple families. In Moorabool, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Anakie tends to suit families with children.
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
Anakie
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 89/100)
- 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Anakie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
- But Moorabool has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moorabool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 67 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (77.2 km vs 80.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Anakie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Anakie and Moorabool 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
Anakie has more residents (734 vs 94); Anakie has higher household incomes ($100,880 vs $82,316).
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 734 +87% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.4% | +4.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Median household income | $100,880/yr +18% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $350/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $821,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Anakie has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 90% |
| Environmental | 13% | 0% |
| Residential | 0% | 6% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,468 across Greater Geelong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
Liveability
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 48/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Moorabool carries more crime risk (89 vs 29); Anakie carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 23).
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | Low 24/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Anakie
- Anakie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Moorabool
- Kardinia International College - Kardinia Grove Campus Independent · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 8 |
Mobility
Anakie sits further from the CBD (80.7 km vs 77.2 km).
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 80.7 km +4% vs other | 77.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 67 min | 61 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3213 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3213 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 (79.1%).
Setting
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 86 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.9 km | 10.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 326 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 502 mm | 454 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C | 26.1°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C | 5.5°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,802/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Geelong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Corio same for both | |
| Member | Richard Marles same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Anakie | Moorabool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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