Dartmouth vs Mitta Mitta
Mitta Mitta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Dartmouth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dartmouth, most households are people living alone. In Mitta Mitta, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dartmouth tends to suit people living alone, while Mitta Mitta suits 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
Mitta Mitta
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 56/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dartmouth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 43%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mitta Mitta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mitta Mitta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (330 min vs 424 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (422.6 km vs 510 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mitta Mitta
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 56/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 32%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dartmouth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.0% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dartmouth and Mitta Mitta 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
Mitta Mitta has higher household incomes ($77,012 vs $34,424); Mitta Mitta has more residents (171 vs 130).
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130 | 171 +32% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.0% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 60 | 56 |
| Median household income | $34,424/yr | $77,012/yr +124% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +22% vs other | $155/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
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 (3.8%).
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 (18.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $520,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 88% | 90% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 11% | 0% |
| Rural and farming | 1% | 10% |
| 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
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Towong same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
Liveability
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dartmouth carries more flood risk (55 vs 18); Dartmouth carries more crime risk (56 vs 29).
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 91/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 55/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dartmouth
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mitta Mitta
- Mitta Mitta Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 18 | 37 |
Mobility
Dartmouth sits further from the CBD (510 km vs 422.6 km).
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 510 km +17% vs other | 422.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 424 min | 330 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3701 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 3701 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 (87.0%).
Setting
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 607 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 686 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 947 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Towong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dartmouth | Mitta Mitta | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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