Dederang vs Mudgegonga

Dederang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 56 in Mudgegonga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dederang, most households are couple families. In Mudgegonga, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dederang tends to suit couples, while Mudgegonga suits people living alone 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

Dederang

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 49%)

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

Dederang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($162/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mudgegonga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (311.1 km vs 330.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (215 min vs 222 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dederang carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 47/100)
  • Mudgegonga has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Dederang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs 7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dederang Mudgegonga
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.

Dederang Mudgegonga
Walkability 0 / 0
Dederang — Walkability: 0/100 Mudgegonga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 53
Dederang — Safety: 84/100 Mudgegonga — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 26 / 5
Dederang — Low fire risk: 26/100 Mudgegonga — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 79
Dederang — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mudgegonga — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Mudgegonga rents higher ($350/wk vs $162/wk); Dederang has higher household incomes ($105,820 vs $82,316).

Dederang Mudgegonga
Population 198
+7% vs other
 184
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +7.0%
Median age 44 56
Median household income $105,820/yr
+22% vs other
 $82,316/yr
Median weekly rent $162/wk $350/wk
+116% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dederang Mudgegonga
0-4 4.5% / 4.9%
Dederang — 0-4: 4.5% Mudgegonga — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.6% / 7.1%
Dederang — 5-14: 11.6% Mudgegonga — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 4.0% / —
Dederang — 15-19: 4.0% Mudgegonga — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.1% / 1.6%
Dederang — 20-24: 6.1% Mudgegonga — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 14.1% / 8.7%
Dederang — 25-34: 14.1% Mudgegonga — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 11.1% / 8.2%
Dederang — 35-44: 11.1% Mudgegonga — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 9.6% / 14.1%
Dederang — 45-54: 9.6% Mudgegonga — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 18.2% / 28.8%
Dederang — 55-64: 18.2% Mudgegonga — 55-64: 28.8%
65-74 13.1% / 20.7%
Dederang — 65-74: 13.1% Mudgegonga — 65-74: 20.7%
75-84 5.1% / 6.5%
Dederang — 75-84: 5.1% Mudgegonga — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 1.6%
Dederang — 85+: not among its largest Mudgegonga — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

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.

Dederang Mudgegonga
England — / 3.3%
Dederang — England: not among its largest Mudgegonga — England: 3.3%
Philippines 1.5% / —
Dederang — Philippines: 1.5% Mudgegonga — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dederang 61.5% couple families
Dederang — Couple Families: 61.5% Dederang — Lone Person: 15.4% Dederang — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Mudgegonga 48.8% couple families
Mudgegonga — Couple Families: 48.8% Mudgegonga — Lone Person: 51.2% Mudgegonga — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dederang 109.8% houses
Dederang — Houses: 109.8%
Mudgegonga 100.0% houses
Mudgegonga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dederang Mudgegonga
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 17.9%
Dederang — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Mudgegonga — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 15.2%
Dederang — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Mudgegonga — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.1%
Dederang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Mudgegonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 5.4%
Dederang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Mudgegonga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Dederang — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mudgegonga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dederang 7.7% renting
Dederang — Owned Outright: 50.0% Dederang — Mortgage: 42.3% Dederang — Renting: 7.7%
Mudgegonga 9.1% renting
Mudgegonga — Owned Outright: 57.1% Mudgegonga — Mortgage: 33.8% Mudgegonga — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Mudgegonga has more rural and farming land (68% vs 56%).

Dederang Mudgegonga
Rural and farming 56% 68%
Parks and recreation 43% 32%
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

Dederang Mudgegonga
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dederang Mudgegonga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC

Liveability

Dederang Mudgegonga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mudgegonga carries more flood risk (21 vs 0); Mudgegonga carries more crime risk (47 vs 16).

Dederang Mudgegonga
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
21/100
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

Dederang Mudgegonga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dederang

  • Dederang Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Mudgegonga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dederang Mudgegonga
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Dederang sits further from the CBD (330.5 km vs 311.1 km).

Dederang Mudgegonga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 330.5 km
+6% vs other
 311.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 215 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 0.3%
postcode 3737
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 50
postcode 3737

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.

Dederang Mudgegonga
Car (driver) 58.4% / 49.0%
Dederang — Car (driver): 58.4% Mudgegonga — Car (driver): 49.0%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 48.0%
Dederang — Worked from Home: 36.0% Mudgegonga — Worked from Home: 48.0%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Dederang — Walked Only: 5.6% Mudgegonga — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Dederang — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mudgegonga — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Dederang Mudgegonga
Elevation 538 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dederang Mudgegonga
Connectivity score 30/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Dederang Mudgegonga
Annual rainfall 895 mm 984 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dederang Mudgegonga
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Dederang Mudgegonga
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dederang Mudgegonga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dederang

Rural

Mudgegonga

Retirees Rural

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