Fawcett vs Maintongoon

Maintongoon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Fawcett. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fawcett, about half of households are people living alone. In Maintongoon, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Maintongoon tends to suit couples 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

Maintongoon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 46%)
  • But Fawcett carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 88/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Fawcett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Maintongoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $425/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Fawcett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (144.6 km vs 149.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Fawcett carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 88/100)
  • Maintongoon has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Fawcett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.7% vs 25.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fawcett Maintongoon
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.

Fawcett Maintongoon
Walkability 0 / 0
Fawcett — Walkability: 0/100 Maintongoon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 12
Fawcett — Safety: 31/100 Maintongoon — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 70
Fawcett — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maintongoon — Low fire risk: 70/100
Low flood risk 72 / 86
Fawcett — Low flood risk: 72/100 Maintongoon — Low flood risk: 86/100

Demographics

Fawcett rents higher ($425/wk vs $0/wk); Fawcett has higher household incomes ($105,820 vs $61,724).

Fawcett Maintongoon
Population 82
+9% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.7% +25.0%
Median age 52 48
Median household income $105,820/yr
+42% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $425/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fawcett Maintongoon
0-4 7.3% / 9.3%
Fawcett — 0-4: 7.3% Maintongoon — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 13.4% / 9.3%
Fawcett — 5-14: 13.4% Maintongoon — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 — / 4.0%
Fawcett — 15-19: not among its largest Maintongoon — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 4.9% / —
Fawcett — 20-24: 4.9% Maintongoon — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.9% / 10.7%
Fawcett — 25-34: 4.9% Maintongoon — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 11.0% / 13.3%
Fawcett — 35-44: 11.0% Maintongoon — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 22.0% / 14.7%
Fawcett — 45-54: 22.0% Maintongoon — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 19.5% / 14.7%
Fawcett — 55-64: 19.5% Maintongoon — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 13.4% / 13.3%
Fawcett — 65-74: 13.4% Maintongoon — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.1% / 12.0%
Fawcett — 75-84: 6.1% Maintongoon — 75-84: 12.0%
85+ — / 6.7%
Fawcett — 85+: not among its largest Maintongoon — 85+: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fawcett 45.5% couple families
Fawcett — Couple Families: 45.5% Fawcett — Lone Person: 54.5% Fawcett — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Maintongoon 76.9% couple families
Maintongoon — Couple Families: 76.9% Maintongoon — Lone Person: 0.0% Maintongoon — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fawcett 10.5% renting
Fawcett — Owned Outright: 50.0% Fawcett — Mortgage: 39.5% Fawcett — Renting: 10.5%
Maintongoon 0.0% renting
Maintongoon — Owned Outright: 59.3% Maintongoon — Mortgage: 40.7% Maintongoon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fawcett 100.0% houses
Fawcett — Houses: 100.0%
Maintongoon 100.0% houses
Maintongoon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Fawcett Maintongoon
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 18.7%
Fawcett — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Maintongoon — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 10.7%
Fawcett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Maintongoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.0%
Fawcett — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Maintongoon — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.1% / 4.0%
Fawcett — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1% Maintongoon — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / —
Fawcett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Maintongoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Zoning mix

Fawcett Maintongoon
Rural and farming 96% 90%
Parks and recreation 4% 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

Fawcett Maintongoon
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Fawcett Maintongoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC

Liveability

Fawcett Maintongoon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Maintongoon carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Fawcett carries more flood risk (28 vs 14).

Fawcett Maintongoon
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
88/100
Flood Low
28/100
 Low
14/100
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

Fawcett Maintongoon
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

Fawcett Maintongoon
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Maintongoon sits further from the CBD (149.2 km vs 144.6 km).

Fawcett Maintongoon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 144.6 km 149.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 136 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3714
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3714
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.

Fawcett Maintongoon
Car (driver) 60.8% / 79.3%
Fawcett — Car (driver): 60.8% Maintongoon — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 31.4% / 20.7%
Fawcett — Worked from Home: 31.4% Maintongoon — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Walked Only 7.8% / —
Fawcett — Walked Only: 7.8% Maintongoon — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Fawcett Maintongoon
Elevation 390 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 356 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fawcett Maintongoon
Connectivity score 15/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Fawcett Maintongoon
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Fawcett Maintongoon
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Fawcett Maintongoon
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fawcett Maintongoon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fawcett

Rural

Maintongoon

Retirees Rural Young Families

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