Arcadia South vs Miepoll
Miepoll is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Arcadia South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Miepoll tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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
Miepoll
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 88/100)
- But Arcadia South is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Arcadia South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Miepoll
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $425/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 31%)
- But Arcadia South has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Arcadia South sits closer to the CBD (172.1 km vs 176.9 km)
- Miepoll is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Miepoll
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 88/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Arcadia South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.7% vs 5.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Arcadia South and Miepoll 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
Miepoll has more residents (223 vs 95); Arcadia South rents higher ($425/wk vs $270/wk).
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95 | 223 +135% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +26.7% | +5.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +17% vs other | $59,280/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $425/wk +36% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
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 (4.2%).
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 (24.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $529,700 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 96% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 4% |
| 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
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 20% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 78% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
Liveability
Miepoll is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Arcadia South carries more crime risk (88 vs 38).
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 88/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | High 85/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Waterways | 3 | 2 |
Mobility
Miepoll sits further from the CBD (176.9 km vs 172.1 km).
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 172.1 km | 176.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 117 min | 121 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3631 | 0.6% postcode 3666 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 3631 | 54 postcode 3666 |
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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 128 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 103 premises |
Climate
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Arcadia South | Miepoll | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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