Coalville vs Moe South

Coalville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Moe South. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

  • Coalville has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Moe South carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 82/100)

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

Coalville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $344/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Coalville is more walkable (17/100 vs 7/100)
  • Moe South sits closer to the CBD (141.3 km vs 144.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moe South

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 9%)
  • But Coalville is more walkable (17/100 vs 7/100)

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

Investors

Coalville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.2% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coalville Moe South
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.

Coalville Moe South
Walkability 17 / 7
Coalville — Walkability: 17/100 Moe South — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 18 / 72
Coalville — Safety: 18/100 Moe South — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 0 / 1
Coalville — Low fire risk: 0/100 Moe South — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 100 / 65
Coalville — Low flood risk: 100/100 Moe South — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Moe South rents higher ($344/wk vs $0/wk); Moe South has more residents (529 vs 55).

Coalville Moe South
Population 55 529
+862% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% -2.2%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $106,548/yr $106,860/yr
Median weekly rent — $344/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coalville Moe South
0-4 — / 3.6%
Coalville — 0-4: not among its largest Moe South — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 18.2% / 13.0%
Coalville — 5-14: 18.2% Moe South — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.5% / 10.0%
Coalville — 15-19: 5.5% Moe South — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Coalville — 20-24: not among its largest Moe South — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 10.9% / 6.4%
Coalville — 25-34: 10.9% Moe South — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 14.5% / 9.1%
Coalville — 35-44: 14.5% Moe South — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 10.9% / 15.9%
Coalville — 45-54: 10.9% Moe South — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 25.5% / 18.7%
Coalville — 55-64: 25.5% Moe South — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 9.1% / 12.5%
Coalville — 65-74: 9.1% Moe South — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 — / 6.2%
Coalville — 75-84: not among its largest Moe South — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 0.6%
Coalville — 85+: not among its largest Moe South — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coalville 66.7% couple families
Coalville — Couple Families: 66.7% Coalville — Lone Person: 33.3% Coalville — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Moe South 58.9% couple families
Moe South — Couple Families: 58.9% Moe South — Lone Person: 31.8% Moe South — One Parent Families: 9.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coalville 0.0% renting
Coalville — Owned Outright: 25.0% Coalville — Mortgage: 75.0% Coalville — Renting: 0.0%
Moe South 5.1% renting
Moe South — Owned Outright: 51.4% Moe South — Mortgage: 43.5% Moe South — Renting: 5.1%
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.

Coalville Moe South
Philippines 5.5% / —
Coalville — Philippines: 5.5% Moe South — Philippines: not among its largest
England — / 2.3%
Coalville — England: not among its largest Moe South — England: 2.3%
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Coalville — Netherlands: not among its largest Moe South — Netherlands: 1.3%
Germany — / 0.9%
Coalville — Germany: not among its largest Moe South — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Coalville Moe South
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 18.9%
Coalville — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Moe South — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.7%
Coalville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Moe South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.4%
Coalville — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Moe South — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Coalville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moe South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Coalville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moe South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coalville 100.0% houses
Coalville — Houses: 100.0% Coalville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moe South 96.1% houses
Moe South — Houses: 96.1% Moe South — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coalville Moe South
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $805,000

Zoning mix

Coalville Moe South
Rural and farming 93% 97%
Parks and recreation 7% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Coalville Moe South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year +49% +66%

Ranking within VIC

Coalville Moe South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Coalville is more walkable (17 vs 7).

Coalville Moe South
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Moe South carries more flood risk (35 vs 0); Coalville carries more crime risk (82 vs 28).

Coalville Moe South
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
99/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
28/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coalville Moe South
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

Coalville Moe South
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 0 1

Mobility

Coalville sits further from the CBD (144.9 km vs 141.3 km).

Coalville Moe South
Walkability score 17/100 7/100
Distance to Melbourne 144.9 km
+2% vs other
 141.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3825
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3825
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.

Coalville Moe South
Car (driver) 78.9% / 82.1%
Coalville — Car (driver): 78.9% Moe South — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 10.7%
Coalville — Worked from Home: 21.1% Moe South — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Coalville — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moe South — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Coalville Moe South
Elevation 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coalville Moe South
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
201 premises

Climate

Coalville Moe South
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coalville Moe South
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Coalville Moe South
Average residential rate $2,138/yr $1,746/yr
Council Baw Baw Latrobe (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Coalville Moe South
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coalville Moe South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coalville

Rural

Moe South

Acreage

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