Dollar vs Mirboo

Dollar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Mirboo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dollar, most households are people living alone. In Mirboo, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dollar tends to suit people living alone.

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

Dollar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 50/100)

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

Mirboo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($203/wk vs $258/wk)
  • But Dollar has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dollar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (161.1 km vs 168.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dollar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Mirboo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs 7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dollar Mirboo
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.

Dollar Mirboo
Walkability 0 / 0
Dollar — Walkability: 0/100 Mirboo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 50
Dollar — Safety: 76/100 Mirboo — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Dollar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mirboo — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dollar — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mirboo — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mirboo has more residents (334 vs 61); Dollar rents higher ($258/wk vs $203/wk).

Dollar Mirboo
Population 61 334
+448% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +15.2%
Median age 51 54
Median household income $58,500/yr $63,752/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $258/wk
+21% vs other
 $203/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dollar Mirboo
0-4 — / 3.3%
Dollar — 0-4: not among its largest Mirboo — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 — / 8.7%
Dollar — 5-14: not among its largest Mirboo — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Dollar — 15-19: not among its largest Mirboo — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 11.5% / 1.5%
Dollar — 20-24: 11.5% Mirboo — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 4.9% / 10.2%
Dollar — 25-34: 4.9% Mirboo — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 4.9% / 9.9%
Dollar — 35-44: 4.9% Mirboo — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 11.5% / 10.8%
Dollar — 45-54: 11.5% Mirboo — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 27.9% / 18.3%
Dollar — 55-64: 27.9% Mirboo — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 13.1% / 19.5%
Dollar — 65-74: 13.1% Mirboo — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 13.1% / 10.5%
Dollar — 75-84: 13.1% Mirboo — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 0.9%
Dollar — 85+: not among its largest Mirboo — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dollar 60.0% lone person
Dollar — Lone Person: 60.0% Dollar — Couple Families: 40.0% Dollar — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dollar — Group Household: 0.0%
Mirboo 51.9% lone person
Mirboo — Lone Person: 51.9% Mirboo — Couple Families: 33.3% Mirboo — One Parent Families: 11.1% Mirboo — Group Household: 3.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dollar 21.7% renting
Dollar — Owned Outright: 52.2% Dollar — Mortgage: 26.1% Dollar — Renting: 21.7%
Mirboo 6.9% renting
Mirboo — Owned Outright: 53.1% Mirboo — Mortgage: 40.0% Mirboo — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dollar 100.0% houses
Dollar — Houses: 100.0% Dollar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mirboo 94.8% houses
Mirboo — Houses: 94.8% Mirboo — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dollar Mirboo
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 16.2%
Dollar — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Mirboo — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 19.7% / 9.0%
Dollar — Bachelor Degree: 19.7% Mirboo — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 8.4%
Dollar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Mirboo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Dollar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mirboo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Dollar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mirboo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Zoning mix

Dollar Mirboo
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Parks and recreation 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

Dollar Mirboo
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dollar Mirboo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC

Liveability

Dollar Mirboo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mirboo carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Mirboo carries more crime risk (50 vs 24).

Dollar Mirboo
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Dollar Mirboo
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

Dollar Mirboo
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Mirboo sits further from the CBD (168.2 km vs 161.1 km).

Dollar Mirboo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 161.1 km 168.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3871
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.

Dollar Mirboo
Car (driver) 56.0% / 59.3%
Dollar — Car (driver): 56.0% Mirboo — Car (driver): 59.3%
Worked from Home 44.0% / 32.7%
Dollar — Worked from Home: 44.0% Mirboo — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Dollar — Walked Only: not among its largest Mirboo — Walked Only: 5.3%
Bus — / 2.7%
Dollar — Bus: not among its largest Mirboo — Bus: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.3%).

Setting

Dollar Mirboo
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 179 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.1 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

Dollar Mirboo
Connectivity score 25/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
120 premises

Climate

Dollar Mirboo
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

Council rates

Dollar Mirboo
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Dollar Mirboo
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dollar Mirboo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dollar

Retirees Rural

Mirboo

Retirees Rural

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