Gembrook vs Nar Nar Goon North

Gembrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Nar Nar Goon North. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gembrook: a median of $930,000, against $710,000 in Nar Nar Goon North. On these figures, Gembrook tends to suit families with children, while Nar Nar Goon North suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Gembrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Nar Nar Goon North carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Nar Nar Goon North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($374,000 vs $1,160,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($710,500 vs $930,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Nar Nar Goon North

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (74 km vs 77.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nar Nar Goon North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Gembrook and Nar Nar Goon 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.

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
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.

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Walkability 0 / 0
Gembrook — Walkability: 0/100 Nar Nar Goon North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 28
Gembrook — Safety: 13/100 Nar Nar Goon North — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 5 / 2
Gembrook — Low fire risk: 5/100 Nar Nar Goon North — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 64 / 51
Gembrook — Low flood risk: 64/100 Nar Nar Goon North — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Gembrook has more residents (2,559 vs 819); Nar Nar Goon North skews older (44 vs 41).

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Population 2,559
+68% vs other
 819
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +12.7%
Median age 41 44
Median household income $104,104/yr $110,032/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $361/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
0-4 5.3% / 3.3%
Gembrook — 0-4: 5.3% Nar Nar Goon North — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.1% / 12.9%
Gembrook — 5-14: 15.1% Nar Nar Goon North — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.3% / 7.8%
Gembrook — 15-19: 6.3% Nar Nar Goon North — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.8% / 6.0%
Gembrook — 20-24: 5.8% Nar Nar Goon North — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 10.4% / 9.0%
Gembrook — 25-34: 10.4% Nar Nar Goon North — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.5% / 12.2%
Gembrook — 35-44: 11.5% Nar Nar Goon North — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 15.0% / 16.0%
Gembrook — 45-54: 15.0% Nar Nar Goon North — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 15.0% / 15.5%
Gembrook — 55-64: 15.0% Nar Nar Goon North — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 9.8% / 11.8%
Gembrook — 65-74: 9.8% Nar Nar Goon North — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 4.9% / 3.7%
Gembrook — 75-84: 4.9% Nar Nar Goon North — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.1% / 2.1%
Gembrook — 85+: 1.1% Nar Nar Goon North — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gembrook 58.2% couple families
Gembrook — Couple Families: 58.2% Gembrook — Lone Person: 25.6% Gembrook — One Parent Families: 12.6% Gembrook — Other Families: 1.2% Gembrook — Group Household: 2.4%
Nar Nar Goon North 64.4% couple families
Nar Nar Goon North — Couple Families: 64.4% Nar Nar Goon North — Lone Person: 22.7% Nar Nar Goon North — One Parent Families: 10.4% Nar Nar Goon North — Other Families: 2.5% Nar Nar Goon North — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gembrook 12.4% renting
Gembrook — Owned Outright: 33.6% Gembrook — Mortgage: 54.1% Gembrook — Renting: 12.4%
Nar Nar Goon North 9.5% renting
Nar Nar Goon North — Owned Outright: 40.0% Nar Nar Goon North — Mortgage: 50.5% Nar Nar Goon North — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 16.6%
Gembrook — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Nar Nar Goon North — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 8.2%
Gembrook — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Nar Nar Goon North — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 6.6%
Gembrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Nar Nar Goon North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.4%
Gembrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Nar Nar Goon North — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.0%
Gembrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Nar Nar Goon North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
England 4.6% / 3.2%
Gembrook — England: 4.6% Nar Nar Goon North — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.1%
Gembrook — New Zealand: 1.1% Nar Nar Goon North — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany 0.7% / 0.7%
Gembrook — Germany: 0.7% Nar Nar Goon North — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.6%
Gembrook — South Africa: 0.5% Nar Nar Goon North — South Africa: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.6%
Gembrook — Netherlands: 0.4% Nar Nar Goon North — Netherlands: 0.6%
Italy 0.5% / —
Gembrook — Italy: 0.5% Nar Nar Goon North — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gembrook 97.5% houses
Gembrook — Houses: 97.5% Gembrook — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Nar Nar Goon North 99.6% houses
Nar Nar Goon North — Houses: 99.6% Nar Nar Goon North — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Median house price $930,000 $710,500
Median unit price $570,000 —
Median land price $1,160,000 $374,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 28 sales
 108 days
from 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
3 bed $880K / $620K
Gembrook — 3 bed: $880K (29 sales) Nar Nar Goon North — 3 bed: $620K (7 sales)

29 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $720K
Gembrook — 4 bed: $1.02M (27 sales) Nar Nar Goon North — 4 bed: $720K (39 sales)

27 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Nar Nar Goon North has more rural and farming land (76% vs 13%).

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Rural and farming 13% 76%
Parks and recreation 68% 2%
Environmental 18%
same for both
Residential 1% 4%
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

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Houses 3.3%
$650/wk on $1.04M
 3.3%
$610/wk on $952K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
House price Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Grade D C
Score 28/100 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Nar Nar Goon North carries more flood risk (49 vs 36); Gembrook carries more crime risk (87 vs 72).

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
98/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
72/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gembrook

  • Gembrook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Nar Nar Goon North

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 18 1
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 436 10

Mobility

Gembrook sits further from the CBD (77.9 km vs 74 km).

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 77.9 km
+5% vs other
 74 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3783
 0.4%
postcode 3812
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3783
 68
postcode 3812

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.

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Car (driver) 70.1% / 67.8%
Gembrook — Car (driver): 70.1% Nar Nar Goon North — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 23.6%
Gembrook — Worked from Home: 24.6% Nar Nar Goon North — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 4.1%
Gembrook — Car (passenger): 2.5% Nar Nar Goon North — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 1.9% / 3.2%
Gembrook — Walked Only: 1.9% Nar Nar Goon North — Walked Only: 3.2%
Train 0.7% / 1.2%
Gembrook — Train: 0.7% Nar Nar Goon North — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.6 km 22.7 km

NBN connectivity

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Connectivity score 58/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
896 premises
 0%
276 premises

Climate

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gembrook Nar Nar Goon North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gembrook

River Rural

Nar Nar Goon North

Rural

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