Bung Bong vs Moonlight Flat
Moonlight Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 59 in Bung Bong. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bung Bong tends to suit people living alone, families with children, 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
Bung Bong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Bung Bong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 40%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bung Bong
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bung Bong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (176.9 km vs 185.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bung Bong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 84/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 29%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bung Bong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.5% vs 10.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bung Bong and Moonlight Flat 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
Moonlight Flat rents higher ($280/wk vs $160/wk); Moonlight Flat has more residents (85 vs 63).
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 85 +35% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.5% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 59 | 52 |
| Median household income | $50,908/yr +8% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $280/wk +75% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $325,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 70% |
| Parks and recreation | 18% | 29% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Moonlight Flat carries more crime risk (84 vs 26); Moonlight Flat carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 78).
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 90/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | High 84/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 61/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
Moonlight Flat sits further from the CBD (185.6 km vs 176.9 km).
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 176.9 km | 185.6 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 134 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 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 (79.3%).
Setting
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 279 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 224 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 17 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 508 mm | 510 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 29.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.9°C |
Council rates
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bung Bong | Moonlight Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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