Benalla vs Moorngag

Benalla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Moorngag. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Benalla, about half of households are people living alone. In Moorngag, most households are couple families. On these figures, Benalla tends to suit people living alone, while Moorngag suits 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

They split

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

  • Benalla has more schools inside the suburb (12 vs 0)
  • Moorngag carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)

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

Moorngag

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Benalla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (215.8 km vs 230.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 154 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Benalla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 25%)
  • But Moorngag carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Benalla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -21.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Benalla Moorngag
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.

Benalla Moorngag
Walkability 0 / 0
Benalla — Walkability: 0/100 Moorngag — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 64
Benalla — Safety: 22/100 Moorngag — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 37 / 2
Benalla — Low fire risk: 37/100 Moorngag — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 37 / 100
Benalla — Low flood risk: 37/100 Moorngag — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Benalla has more residents (10,822 vs 75); Benalla rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk).

Benalla Moorngag
Population 10,822
+99% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% -21.9%
Median age 51 55
Median household income $59,384/yr $84,500/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+60% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benalla Moorngag
0-4 4.7% / —
Benalla — 0-4: 4.7% Moorngag — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.3% / 8.0%
Benalla — 5-14: 9.3% Moorngag — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 5.1% / 9.3%
Benalla — 15-19: 5.1% Moorngag — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 4.5% / 5.3%
Benalla — 20-24: 4.5% Moorngag — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.3% / —
Benalla — 25-34: 10.3% Moorngag — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.1% / 5.3%
Benalla — 35-44: 9.1% Moorngag — 35-44: 5.3%
45-54 11.2% / 24.0%
Benalla — 45-54: 11.2% Moorngag — 45-54: 24.0%
55-64 14.8% / 21.3%
Benalla — 55-64: 14.8% Moorngag — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 15.5% / 21.3%
Benalla — 65-74: 15.5% Moorngag — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 10.6% / 4.0%
Benalla — 75-84: 10.6% Moorngag — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 4.8% / —
Benalla — 85+: 4.8% Moorngag — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benalla 25.8% couple families
Benalla — Couple Families: 25.8% Benalla — Lone Person: 52.2% Benalla — One Parent Families: 16.4% Benalla — Group Household: 4.5% Benalla — Other Families: 1.1%
Moorngag 65.0% couple families
Moorngag — Couple Families: 65.0% Moorngag — Lone Person: 35.0% Moorngag — One Parent Families: 0.0% Moorngag — Group Household: 0.0% Moorngag — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benalla 27.1% renting
Benalla — Owned Outright: 44.5% Benalla — Mortgage: 28.3% Benalla — Renting: 27.1%
Moorngag 0.0% renting
Moorngag — Owned Outright: 54.8% Moorngag — Mortgage: 45.2% Moorngag — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Benalla Moorngag
New Zealand 0.7% / 4.0%
Benalla — New Zealand: 0.7% Moorngag — New Zealand: 4.0%
England 2.4% / —
Benalla — England: 2.4% Moorngag — England: not among its largest
India 1.0% / —
Benalla — India: 1.0% Moorngag — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Benalla — Germany: 0.7% Moorngag — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Benalla — Philippines: 0.4% Moorngag — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Benalla Moorngag
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 13.3%
Benalla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Moorngag — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 16.0%
Benalla — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Moorngag — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 10.7%
Benalla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Moorngag — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 4.0%
Benalla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Moorngag — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Benalla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Moorngag — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benalla 86.3% houses
Benalla — Houses: 86.3% Benalla — Townhouses: 12.7% Benalla — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Moorngag 100.0% houses
Moorngag — Houses: 100.0% Moorngag — Townhouses: 0.0% Moorngag — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Benalla Moorngag
Median house price $492,000 —
Median unit price $340,000 —
Median land price $547,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 41 days
from 159 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Moorngag has more rural and farming land (96% vs 75%).

Benalla Moorngag
Rural and farming 75% 96%
Parks and recreation 8% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 2%
Other and special use 5% 0%
Residential 4% 0%
Industrial 3% 0%
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

Benalla Moorngag
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
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.

Benalla Moorngag
Houses 4.7%
$500/wk on $555K
 —
Units 5.4%
$360/wk on $345K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Benalla Moorngag
House price Higher than 15% of VIC —
Income Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools Higher than 20% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 60% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 80% of VIC —

Liveability

Benalla Moorngag
Grade D —
Score 12/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Benalla carries more flood risk (63 vs 0); Benalla carries more crime risk (78 vs 36).

Benalla Moorngag
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 High
98/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Benalla Moorngag
Inside the suburb 12 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Benalla

  • Benalla P-12 College Government · Combined at peers
  • FCJ College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Australian Christian College - Benalla Independent · Combined
  • Australian Christian College Victoria - Online Independent · Combined
  • Benalla P-12 College-Avon Street Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Moorngag

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Benalla Moorngag
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 21 2
Childcare 10 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 7 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 23 0

Mobility

Moorngag sits further from the CBD (230.9 km vs 215.8 km).

Benalla Moorngag
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 215.8 km 230.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3672
 0.5%
postcode 3673
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3672
 66
postcode 3673

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.

Benalla Moorngag
Car (driver) 76.0% / 79.5%
Benalla — Car (driver): 76.0% Moorngag — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 20.5%
Benalla — Worked from Home: 12.3% Moorngag — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Benalla — Car (passenger): 5.8% Moorngag — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.4% / —
Benalla — Walked Only: 4.4% Moorngag — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Benalla — Bicycle: 1.0% Moorngag — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Benalla Moorngag
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benalla Moorngag
Connectivity score 75/100 17/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
6,457 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Benalla Moorngag
Annual rainfall 565 mm 865 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 27.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C 2.0°C

Council rates

Benalla Moorngag
Average residential rate $2,119/yr
same for both
Council Benalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Benalla Moorngag
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benalla Moorngag
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benalla

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Moorngag

Retirees Rural

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