Bunbartha vs Mundoona

Bunbartha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Mundoona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunbartha, most households are couple families. In Mundoona, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bunbartha tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mundoona suits people living alone 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

They split

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

  • Bunbartha is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 68%)
  • Mundoona carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 42/100)

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

Mundoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bunbartha

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (208 km vs 216.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mundoona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

Weighs 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

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

Bunbartha Mundoona
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.

Bunbartha Mundoona
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunbartha — Walkability: 0/100 Mundoona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 85
Bunbartha — Safety: 58/100 Mundoona — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 58 / 54
Bunbartha — Low fire risk: 58/100 Mundoona — Low fire risk: 54/100
Low flood risk 2 / 6
Bunbartha — Low flood risk: 2/100 Mundoona — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Bunbartha rents higher ($275/wk vs $100/wk); Bunbartha has more residents (313 vs 138).

Bunbartha Mundoona
Population 313
+56% vs other
 138
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.4% +16.0%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $125,944/yr
+44% vs other
 $70,668/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+64% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunbartha Mundoona
0-4 4.8% / 3.6%
Bunbartha — 0-4: 4.8% Mundoona — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 18.8% / 15.9%
Bunbartha — 5-14: 18.8% Mundoona — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 6.1% / 5.1%
Bunbartha — 15-19: 6.1% Mundoona — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 1.9% / 2.2%
Bunbartha — 20-24: 1.9% Mundoona — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 9.3% / 15.9%
Bunbartha — 25-34: 9.3% Mundoona — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 13.4% / 2.2%
Bunbartha — 35-44: 13.4% Mundoona — 35-44: 2.2%
45-54 13.4% / 10.9%
Bunbartha — 45-54: 13.4% Mundoona — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 17.3% / 14.5%
Bunbartha — 55-64: 17.3% Mundoona — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 9.6% / 17.4%
Bunbartha — 65-74: 9.6% Mundoona — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 3.5% / 5.1%
Bunbartha — 75-84: 3.5% Mundoona — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / —
Bunbartha — 85+: not among its largest Mundoona — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Bunbartha Mundoona
England 1.3% / 3.6%
Bunbartha — England: 1.3% Mundoona — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Bunbartha — New Zealand: 1.3% Mundoona — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunbartha 65.2% couple families
Bunbartha — Couple Families: 65.2% Bunbartha — Lone Person: 13.0% Bunbartha — One Parent Families: 17.4% Bunbartha — Group Household: 4.3%
Mundoona 53.6% couple families
Mundoona — Couple Families: 53.6% Mundoona — Lone Person: 32.1% Mundoona — One Parent Families: 14.3% Mundoona — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunbartha 100.0% houses
Bunbartha — Houses: 100.0% Bunbartha — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mundoona 96.0% houses
Mundoona — Houses: 96.0% Mundoona — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunbartha Mundoona
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 12.3%
Bunbartha — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Mundoona — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 9.4%
Bunbartha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Mundoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 2.2%
Bunbartha — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Mundoona — Bachelor Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 2.9%
Bunbartha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Mundoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Bunbartha — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Mundoona — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunbartha 12.8% renting
Bunbartha — Owned Outright: 30.9% Bunbartha — Mortgage: 56.4% Bunbartha — Renting: 12.8%
Mundoona 0.0% renting
Mundoona — Owned Outright: 58.1% Mundoona — Mortgage: 41.9% Mundoona — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bunbartha Mundoona
Median house price $795,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mundoona has more rural and farming land (98% vs 82%).

Bunbartha Mundoona
Rural and farming 82% 98%
Parks and recreation 16% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Bunbartha Mundoona
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
 332
across Moira
Approvals change year on year -23% -70%

Ranking within VIC

Bunbartha Mundoona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC

Liveability

Bunbartha Mundoona
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bunbartha carries more crime risk (42 vs 15).

Bunbartha Mundoona
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
15/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
94/100
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

Bunbartha Mundoona
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

Bunbartha Mundoona
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mundoona sits further from the CBD (216.9 km vs 208 km).

Bunbartha Mundoona
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 208 km 216.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3634
 0.0%
postcode 3635
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3634
 66
postcode 3635

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.

Bunbartha Mundoona
Car (driver) 77.3% / 66.1%
Bunbartha — Car (driver): 77.3% Mundoona — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 33.9%
Bunbartha — Worked from Home: 15.6% Mundoona — Worked from Home: 33.9%
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Bunbartha — Walked Only: 4.5% Mundoona — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.6% / —
Bunbartha — Car (passenger): 2.6% Mundoona — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Bunbartha Mundoona
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Bunbartha Mundoona
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
130 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Bunbartha Mundoona
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bunbartha Mundoona
Average residential rate $2,449/yr $1,908/yr
Council Greater Shepparton Moira

Federal electorate

Bunbartha Mundoona
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bunbartha Mundoona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bunbartha

Family Rural

Mundoona

Rural

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