Ardmona vs Mooroopna

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, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Ardmona: a median of $600,000, against $478,000 in Mooroopna, though rent is higher in Mooroopna. On these figures, Ardmona tends to suit couples, while Mooroopna suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Ardmona is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Mooroopna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($477,500 vs $600,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ardmona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mooroopna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 23/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mooroopna

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 23/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Ardmona Mooroopna
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.

Ardmona Mooroopna
Walkability 23 / 40
Ardmona — Walkability: 23/100 Mooroopna — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 15 / 11
Ardmona — Safety: 15/100 Mooroopna — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 73 / 80
Ardmona — Low fire risk: 73/100 Mooroopna — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 15 / 13
Ardmona — Low flood risk: 15/100 Mooroopna — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Mooroopna has more residents (8,312 vs 497); Ardmona has higher household incomes ($91,624 vs $58,292).

Ardmona Mooroopna
Population 497 8,312
+1572% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +4.7%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $91,624/yr
+36% vs other
 $58,292/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $250/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ardmona Mooroopna
0-4 3.6% / 5.2%
Ardmona — 0-4: 3.6% Mooroopna — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.1% / 11.6%
Ardmona — 5-14: 11.1% Mooroopna — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 8.5% / 5.6%
Ardmona — 15-19: 8.5% Mooroopna — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.8% / 6.1%
Ardmona — 20-24: 3.8% Mooroopna — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 10.9% / 12.8%
Ardmona — 25-34: 10.9% Mooroopna — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 11.1% / 10.7%
Ardmona — 35-44: 11.1% Mooroopna — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 14.1% / 12.4%
Ardmona — 45-54: 14.1% Mooroopna — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 18.1% / 12.7%
Ardmona — 55-64: 18.1% Mooroopna — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 10.9% / 12.5%
Ardmona — 65-74: 10.9% Mooroopna — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 5.8% / 7.5%
Ardmona — 75-84: 5.8% Mooroopna — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 2.9%
Ardmona — 85+: not among its largest Mooroopna — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ardmona 31.3% lone person
Ardmona — Lone Person: 31.3% Ardmona — Couple Families: 48.7% Ardmona — One Parent Families: 16.5% Ardmona — Group Household: 3.5% Ardmona — Other Families: 0.0%
Mooroopna 46.1% lone person
Mooroopna — Lone Person: 46.1% Mooroopna — Couple Families: 27.4% Mooroopna — One Parent Families: 20.8% Mooroopna — Group Household: 4.2% Mooroopna — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ardmona 29.9% renting
Ardmona — Owned Outright: 40.3% Ardmona — Mortgage: 29.9% Ardmona — Renting: 29.9%
Mooroopna 32.1% renting
Mooroopna — Owned Outright: 36.3% Mooroopna — Mortgage: 31.6% Mooroopna — Renting: 32.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ardmona Mooroopna
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 15.9%
Ardmona — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Mooroopna — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 5.2%
Ardmona — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Mooroopna — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.5%
Ardmona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Mooroopna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.1%
Ardmona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Mooroopna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.4%
Ardmona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Mooroopna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Ardmona Mooroopna
India 4.4% / 1.1%
Ardmona — India: 4.4% Mooroopna — India: 1.1%
New Zealand 2.6% / 0.8%
Ardmona — New Zealand: 2.6% Mooroopna — New Zealand: 0.8%
Italy 2.2% / 0.8%
Ardmona — Italy: 2.2% Mooroopna — Italy: 0.8%
England 1.2% / 1.8%
Ardmona — England: 1.2% Mooroopna — England: 1.8%
Taiwan 2.2% / —
Ardmona — Taiwan: 2.2% Mooroopna — Taiwan: not among its largest
Thailand 1.8% / 0.3%
Ardmona — Thailand: 1.8% Mooroopna — Thailand: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Ardmona — Philippines: not among its largest Mooroopna — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ardmona 96.8% houses
Ardmona — Houses: 96.8% Ardmona — Townhouses: 0.0% Ardmona — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Mooroopna 80.5% houses
Mooroopna — Houses: 80.5% Mooroopna — Townhouses: 13.2% Mooroopna — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ardmona Mooroopna
Median house price $600,000 $477,500
Median unit price — $315,000
Median land price — $230,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 47 days
from 79 sales

Zoning mix

Ardmona has more rural and farming land (98% vs 29%).

Ardmona Mooroopna
Rural and farming 98% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 52%
Residential 0% 11%
Other and special use 0% 6%
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
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ardmona Mooroopna
Houses — 5.0%
$530/wk on $548K
Units — 5.1%
$340/wk on $345K

Ranking within VIC

Ardmona Mooroopna
House price — Higher than 12% of VIC
Income Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 20% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 66% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 68% of VIC

Liveability

Mooroopna is more walkable (40 vs 23).

Ardmona Mooroopna
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Ardmona Mooroopna
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
20/100
Crime High
85/100
 High
89/100
Flood High
85/100
 High
87/100
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

Ardmona Mooroopna
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Ardmona

  • Ardmona Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Mooroopna

  • Mooroopna Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mooroopna Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ardmona Mooroopna
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Ardmona Mooroopna
Walkability score 23/100 40/100
Distance to Melbourne 193.4 km 191.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 136 min 135 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.

Ardmona Mooroopna
Car (driver) 68.4% / 82.0%
Ardmona — Car (driver): 68.4% Mooroopna — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 7.5%
Ardmona — Worked from Home: 15.6% Mooroopna — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 7.7%
Ardmona — Car (passenger): 6.1% Mooroopna — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only 10.0% / 1.7%
Ardmona — Walked Only: 10.0% Mooroopna — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Ardmona — Bicycle: not among its largest Mooroopna — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Ardmona Mooroopna
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ardmona Mooroopna
Connectivity score 32/100 98/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
202 premises
 97%
4,272 premises

Climate

Ardmona Mooroopna
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
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Ardmona Mooroopna
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ardmona Mooroopna
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ardmona

Rural

Mooroopna

Affordable Regional Centre

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