Caveat vs Molesworth

Caveat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 58 against 61 in Molesworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Caveat, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Molesworth, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Caveat tends to suit people living alone, while Molesworth suits 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

Caveat

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Caveat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Caveat

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $351/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Molesworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (125.5 km vs 154.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (115 min vs 127 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Caveat carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 90/100)
  • Molesworth has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Caveat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.9% vs 26.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Caveat Molesworth
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.

Caveat Molesworth
Walkability 10 / 10
Caveat — Walkability: 10/100 Molesworth — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 65 / 10
Caveat — Safety: 65/100 Molesworth — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 72 / 3
Caveat — Low fire risk: 72/100 Molesworth — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 100 / 26
Caveat — Low flood risk: 100/100 Molesworth — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Molesworth rents higher ($351/wk vs $50/wk); Molesworth has more residents (91 vs 59).

Caveat Molesworth
Population 59 91
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.9% +26.4%
Median age 58 61
Median household income $71,500/yr
+9% vs other
 $64,948/yr
Median weekly rent $50/wk $351/wk
+602% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caveat Molesworth
0-4 — / —
Caveat — 0-4: not among its largest Molesworth — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.8% / 7.7%
Caveat — 5-14: 6.8% Molesworth — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 5.1% / 6.6%
Caveat — 15-19: 5.1% Molesworth — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 — / —
Caveat — 20-24: not among its largest Molesworth — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.1% / 6.6%
Caveat — 25-34: 5.1% Molesworth — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 8.5% / 9.9%
Caveat — 35-44: 8.5% Molesworth — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 22.0% / 15.4%
Caveat — 45-54: 22.0% Molesworth — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 30.5% / 22.0%
Caveat — 55-64: 30.5% Molesworth — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 11.9% / 24.2%
Caveat — 65-74: 11.9% Molesworth — 65-74: 24.2%
75-84 5.1% / 14.3%
Caveat — 75-84: 5.1% Molesworth — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / 7.7%
Caveat — 85+: not among its largest Molesworth — 85+: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caveat 100.0% lone person
Caveat — Lone Person: 100.0% Caveat — One Parent Families: 0.0% Caveat — Couple Families: 0.0%
Molesworth 50.0% lone person
Molesworth — Lone Person: 50.0% Molesworth — One Parent Families: 33.3% Molesworth — Couple Families: 16.7%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caveat 0.0% renting
Caveat — Owned Outright: 75.0% Caveat — Mortgage: 25.0% Caveat — Renting: 0.0%
Molesworth 11.1% renting
Molesworth — Owned Outright: 77.8% Molesworth — Mortgage: 11.1% Molesworth — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caveat 100.0% houses
Caveat — Houses: 100.0% Caveat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Molesworth 89.2% houses
Molesworth — Houses: 89.2% Molesworth — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Caveat Molesworth
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 16.9% / 11.0%
Caveat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.9% Molesworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 11.0%
Caveat — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Molesworth — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 9.9%
Caveat — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Molesworth — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 7.7%
Caveat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Molesworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.7%

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

Zoning mix

Caveat Molesworth
Rural and farming 95%
same for both
Parks and recreation 5% 4%
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

Caveat Molesworth
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Caveat Molesworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Caveat Molesworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Molesworth carries more flood risk (74 vs 0); Molesworth carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 28).

Caveat Molesworth
Bushfire Low
28/100
 High
97/100
Crime Low
35/100
 High
90/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
74/100
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

Caveat Molesworth
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

Caveat Molesworth
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Waterways 9 17

Mobility

Caveat sits further from the CBD (154.7 km vs 125.5 km).

Caveat Molesworth
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 154.7 km
+19% vs other
 125.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
 0.0%
postcode 3718
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
 —

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.

Caveat Molesworth
Car (driver) 78.3% / 50.0%
Caveat — Car (driver): 78.3% Molesworth — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 41.7%
Caveat — Worked from Home: 21.7% Molesworth — Worked from Home: 41.7%
Walked Only — / 8.3%
Caveat — Walked Only: not among its largest Molesworth — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Caveat Molesworth
Elevation 562 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Caveat Molesworth
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Caveat Molesworth
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Caveat Molesworth
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Caveat Molesworth
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caveat Molesworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caveat

Rural

Molesworth

Retirees River Rural

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