Capels Crossing vs Murrabit

Capels Crossing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 52 in Murrabit. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Capels Crossing, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Capels Crossing tends to suit people living alone, while Murrabit suits 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

Murrabit

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Murrabit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Capels Crossing has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 10%)
  • Murrabit has cheaper rent ($158/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Capels Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (298.7 km vs 302.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murrabit

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Capels Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (54.3% vs 14.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Capels Crossing Murrabit
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.

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Walkability 0 / 0
Capels Crossing — Walkability: 0/100 Murrabit — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 62
Capels Crossing — Safety: 23/100 Murrabit — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Capels Crossing — Low fire risk: 100/100 Murrabit — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 1 / 4
Capels Crossing — Low flood risk: 1/100 Murrabit — Low flood risk: 4/100

Demographics

Murrabit has more residents (230 vs 54); Murrabit skews older (52 vs 36).

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Population 54 230
+326% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +54.3% +14.4%
Median age 36 52
Median household income $55,224/yr
+2% vs other
 $53,872/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+10% vs other
 $158/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Capels Crossing Murrabit
0-4 7.4% / 6.1%
Capels Crossing — 0-4: 7.4% Murrabit — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 5.6% / 13.5%
Capels Crossing — 5-14: 5.6% Murrabit — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 11.1% / 2.6%
Capels Crossing — 15-19: 11.1% Murrabit — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 7.4% / 1.3%
Capels Crossing — 20-24: 7.4% Murrabit — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 13.0% / 7.0%
Capels Crossing — 25-34: 13.0% Murrabit — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.1% / 8.7%
Capels Crossing — 35-44: 11.1% Murrabit — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 11.1% / 13.0%
Capels Crossing — 45-54: 11.1% Murrabit — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 16.7% / 17.4%
Capels Crossing — 55-64: 16.7% Murrabit — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 5.6% / 18.3%
Capels Crossing — 65-74: 5.6% Murrabit — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 9.3% / 8.3%
Capels Crossing — 75-84: 9.3% Murrabit — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 5.2%
Capels Crossing — 85+: not among its largest Murrabit — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Capels Crossing Murrabit
New Zealand 11.1% / —
Capels Crossing — New Zealand: 11.1% Murrabit — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.3%
Capels Crossing — Thailand: not among its largest Murrabit — Thailand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Capels Crossing 57.1% lone person
Capels Crossing — Lone Person: 57.1% Capels Crossing — Couple Families: 42.9% Capels Crossing — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Murrabit 41.7% lone person
Murrabit — Lone Person: 41.7% Murrabit — Couple Families: 40.0% Murrabit — One Parent Families: 18.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Capels Crossing 109.1% houses
Capels Crossing — Houses: 109.1%
Murrabit 100.0% houses
Murrabit — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 18.7%
Capels Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Murrabit — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.1%
Capels Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Murrabit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 1.3%
Capels Crossing — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Murrabit — Bachelor Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Capels Crossing 31.2% renting
Capels Crossing — Owned Outright: 43.8% Capels Crossing — Mortgage: 25.0% Capels Crossing — Renting: 31.2%
Murrabit 9.6% renting
Murrabit — Owned Outright: 56.6% Murrabit — Mortgage: 33.7% Murrabit — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Rural and farming 90% 89%
Parks and recreation 10% 9%
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

Capels Crossing Murrabit
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Capels Crossing Murrabit
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Murrabit carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Capels Crossing carries more crime risk (77 vs 38).

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
38/100
Flood High
99/100
 High
96/100
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

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Capels Crossing

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

Schools in Murrabit

  • Murrabit Group School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Murrabit sits further from the CBD (302.5 km vs 298.7 km).

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 298.7 km 302.5 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 211 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
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.

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Car (driver) 63.2% / 68.9%
Capels Crossing — Car (driver): 63.2% Murrabit — Car (driver): 68.9%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 18.9%
Capels Crossing — Worked from Home: 15.8% Murrabit — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 21.1% / —
Capels Crossing — Car (passenger): 21.1% Murrabit — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 12.2%
Capels Crossing — Walked Only: not among its largest Murrabit — Walked Only: 12.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Connectivity score 27/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Capels Crossing Murrabit
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Capels Crossing

Multicultural Rural

Murrabit

Retirees Rural

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