Arthurs Seat vs Mccrae

Arthurs Seat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in McCrae. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Arthurs Seat, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Arthurs Seat: a median of $1.54 million, against $1.19 million in McCrae, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Arthurs Seat tends to suit couples, while McCrae suits people living alone, older residents, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Arthurs Seat is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 53%)
  • Mccrae has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Arthurs Seat leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)
  • Mccrae has cheaper houses ($1,190,000 vs $1,545,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Arthurs Seat leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)
  • Mccrae has cheaper rent ($392/wk vs $435/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

McCrae

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McCrae

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)

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

Investors

McCrae

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.3% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
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.

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Walkability 10 / 39
Arthurs Seat — Walkability: 10/100 Mccrae — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 41 / 39
Arthurs Seat — Safety: 41/100 Mccrae — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 27 / 20
Arthurs Seat — Low fire risk: 27/100 Mccrae — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Arthurs Seat — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mccrae — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

McCrae has more residents (3,311 vs 414); Arthurs Seat has higher household incomes ($104,780 vs $74,516).

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Population 414 3,311
+700% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +17.3%
Median age 48 55
Median household income $104,780/yr
+29% vs other
 $74,516/yr
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+10% vs other
 $392/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
0-4 4.3% / 4.0%
Arthurs Seat — 0-4: 4.3% Mccrae — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 12.8% / 8.1%
Arthurs Seat — 5-14: 12.8% Mccrae — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 5.3% / 4.1%
Arthurs Seat — 15-19: 5.3% Mccrae — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 3.1% / 4.4%
Arthurs Seat — 20-24: 3.1% Mccrae — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 4.6% / 7.4%
Arthurs Seat — 25-34: 4.6% Mccrae — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 14.0% / 8.9%
Arthurs Seat — 35-44: 14.0% Mccrae — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 16.2% / 12.1%
Arthurs Seat — 45-54: 16.2% Mccrae — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 16.2% / 16.3%
Arthurs Seat — 55-64: 16.2% Mccrae — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 13.3% / 20.4%
Arthurs Seat — 65-74: 13.3% Mccrae — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 7.5% / 11.4%
Arthurs Seat — 75-84: 7.5% Mccrae — 75-84: 11.4%
85+ 3.1% / 2.7%
Arthurs Seat — 85+: 3.1% Mccrae — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Seat 56.0% couple families
Arthurs Seat — Couple Families: 56.0% Arthurs Seat — Lone Person: 30.8% Arthurs Seat — One Parent Families: 9.9% Arthurs Seat — Other Families: 3.3% Arthurs Seat — Group Household: 0.0%
Mccrae 37.1% couple families
Mccrae — Couple Families: 37.1% Mccrae — Lone Person: 43.0% Mccrae — One Parent Families: 15.5% Mccrae — Other Families: 1.0% Mccrae — Group Household: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Seat 8.8% renting
Arthurs Seat — Owned Outright: 50.7% Arthurs Seat — Mortgage: 40.5% Arthurs Seat — Renting: 8.8%
Mccrae 15.8% renting
Mccrae — Owned Outright: 54.2% Mccrae — Mortgage: 30.0% Mccrae — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.0%
Arthurs Seat — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Mccrae — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 20.0% / 13.3%
Arthurs Seat — Bachelor Degree: 20.0% Mccrae — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 10.4%
Arthurs Seat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Mccrae — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 3.4%
Arthurs Seat — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Mccrae — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / 2.4%
Arthurs Seat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% Mccrae — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
England 5.8% / 3.6%
Arthurs Seat — England: 5.8% Mccrae — England: 3.6%
Greece 1.9% / 0.4%
Arthurs Seat — Greece: 1.9% Mccrae — Greece: 0.4%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.8%
Arthurs Seat — Scotland: 1.0% Mccrae — Scotland: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Arthurs Seat — New Zealand: 0.7% Mccrae — New Zealand: 1.1%
Italy — / 1.1%
Arthurs Seat — Italy: not among its largest Mccrae — Italy: 1.1%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Arthurs Seat — Philippines: 0.7% Mccrae — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Arthurs Seat — Netherlands: not among its largest Mccrae — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Arthurs Seat 100.0% houses
Arthurs Seat — Houses: 100.0% Arthurs Seat — Townhouses: 0.0% Arthurs Seat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mccrae 93.0% houses
Mccrae — Houses: 93.0% Mccrae — Townhouses: 6.1% Mccrae — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Median house price $1,545,000 $1,190,000
Median unit price — $650,000
Median land price $830,000 $775,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 5 sales
 34 days
from 63 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
3 bed $1.32M / $1.04M
Arthurs Seat — 3 bed: $1.32M (7 sales) Mccrae — 3 bed: $1.04M (51 sales)

7 vs 51 sales

4 bed $1.61M / $1.34M
Arthurs Seat — 4 bed: $1.61M (5 sales) Mccrae — 4 bed: $1.34M (40 sales)

5 vs 40 sales

Zoning mix

Arthurs Seat has more rural and farming land (58% vs 2%).

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Residential 8% 64%
Rural and farming 58% 2%
Parks and recreation 30% 24%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 10%
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

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
New dwellings approved 791
across Mornington Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Houses — 3.2%
$800/wk on $1.3M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
House price — Higher than 80% of VIC
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 7% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 22% of VIC

Liveability

McCrae is more walkable (39 vs 10).

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
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

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 1 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 10 1

Mobility

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Walkability score 10/100 39/100
Distance to Melbourne 89.4 km 89.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3936
 1.3%
postcode 3938
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 3936
 33
postcode 3938

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.

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Car (driver) 57.3% / 65.9%
Arthurs Seat — Car (driver): 57.3% Mccrae — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 28.3%
Arthurs Seat — Worked from Home: 40.9% Mccrae — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 3.4%
Arthurs Seat — Car (passenger): 1.8% Mccrae — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Arthurs Seat — Walked Only: not among its largest Mccrae — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train — / 0.5%
Arthurs Seat — Train: not among its largest Mccrae — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Elevation 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 1.0 km
1.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Connectivity score 64/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
271 premises
 60%
2,358 premises

Climate

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Arthurs Seat Mccrae
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Arthurs Seat

Acreage Coastal Premium River

Mccrae

Beach Coastal Large Blocks Parks Quiet Retirees

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