Coomboona vs Mooroopna North
Mooroopna North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Coomboona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coomboona, about half of households are people living alone. In Mooroopna North, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coomboona tends to suit people living alone, while Mooroopna North suits families with children and couples.
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
Mooroopna North
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 61/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 55%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coomboona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Coomboona has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
- Mooroopna North has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mooroopna North
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 147 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (199.7 km vs 206.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mooroopna North
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 61/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mooroopna North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.1% vs 2.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coomboona and Mooroopna North 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
Coomboona rents higher ($320/wk vs $210/wk); Coomboona has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $73,632).
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 134 | 144 +7% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.3% | +17.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 37 |
| Median household income | $95,316/yr +23% vs other | $73,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +34% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (8.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Mooroopna North has more rural and farming land (83% vs 71%).
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 71% | 83% |
| Parks and recreation | 29% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 5% |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
Liveability
Mooroopna North is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Coomboona carries more crime risk (61 vs 33).
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Flood | High 100/100 | High 95/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Coomboona
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mooroopna North
- Mooroopna North Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Coomboona sits further from the CBD (206.2 km vs 199.7 km).
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 206.2 km +3% vs other | 199.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3629 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3629 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 (70.2%).
Setting
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 107 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coomboona | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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