Ardmona vs Mooroopna North
Mooroopna North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Ardmona. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ardmona, about half of households are couple families. In Mooroopna North, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mooroopna North tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Mooroopna North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 85/100)
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
Ardmona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ardmona
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)
- has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 141 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (193.4 km vs 199.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ardmona
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
- But Mooroopna North carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mooroopna North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.1% vs 2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ardmona and Mooroopna North 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
Ardmona has more residents (497 vs 144); Ardmona has higher household incomes ($91,624 vs $73,632).
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 497 +71% vs other | 144 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | +17.1% |
| Median age | 45 | 37 |
| Median household income | $91,624/yr +20% vs other | $73,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +5% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
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 (8.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Ardmona has more rural and farming land (98% vs 83%).
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 83% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 5% |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
Liveability
Ardmona is more walkable (23 vs 13).
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Ardmona carries more crime risk (85 vs 33); Mooroopna North carries more flood risk (95 vs 85).
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | High 85/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Flood | High 85/100 | High 95/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Ardmona
- Ardmona Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Mooroopna North
- Mooroopna North Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Mooroopna North sits further from the CBD (199.7 km vs 193.4 km).
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 193.4 km | 199.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 136 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3629 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3629 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 (68.4%).
Setting
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 107 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 32/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 3% 202 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ardmona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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