Glenaroua vs Moranding

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Moranding tends to suit 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

Moranding

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 72%)
  • But Glenaroua has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

Moranding

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moranding

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (82.6 km vs 101.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moranding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Glenaroua

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.1% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenaroua Moranding
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.

Glenaroua Moranding
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenaroua — Walkability: 0/100 Moranding — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 83
Glenaroua — Safety: 73/100 Moranding — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 43 / 100
Glenaroua — Low fire risk: 43/100 Moranding — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Glenaroua — Low flood risk: 100/100 Moranding — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moranding has higher household incomes ($132,548 vs $100,724); Glenaroua rents higher ($275/wk vs $210/wk).

Glenaroua Moranding
Population 208
+7% vs other
 193
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.1% +4.3%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $100,724/yr $132,548/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+24% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenaroua Moranding
0-4 6.2% / 3.6%
Glenaroua — 0-4: 6.2% Moranding — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.5% / 14.5%
Glenaroua — 5-14: 12.5% Moranding — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.2% / 9.8%
Glenaroua — 15-19: 6.2% Moranding — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 3.8% / 7.8%
Glenaroua — 20-24: 3.8% Moranding — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 10.1% / 9.3%
Glenaroua — 25-34: 10.1% Moranding — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 13.5% / 10.4%
Glenaroua — 35-44: 13.5% Moranding — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.9% / 12.4%
Glenaroua — 45-54: 13.9% Moranding — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 21.2% / 21.2%
Glenaroua — 55-64: 21.2% Moranding — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 11.5% / 9.8%
Glenaroua — 65-74: 11.5% Moranding — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.8% / 2.6%
Glenaroua — 75-84: 3.8% Moranding — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 3.1%
Glenaroua — 85+: not among its largest Moranding — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenaroua 65.1% couple families
Glenaroua — Couple Families: 65.1% Glenaroua — Lone Person: 20.9% Glenaroua — One Parent Families: 7.0% Glenaroua — Other Families: 7.0%
Moranding 78.6% couple families
Moranding — Couple Families: 78.6% Moranding — Lone Person: 10.7% Moranding — One Parent Families: 10.7% Moranding — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenaroua 4.9% renting
Glenaroua — Owned Outright: 42.6% Glenaroua — Mortgage: 52.5% Glenaroua — Renting: 4.9%
Moranding 7.4% renting
Moranding — Owned Outright: 40.7% Moranding — Mortgage: 51.9% Moranding — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenaroua Moranding
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 17.1%
Glenaroua — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Moranding — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 12.4%
Glenaroua — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Moranding — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 6.2%
Glenaroua — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Moranding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 4.1%
Glenaroua — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Moranding — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 4.1%
Glenaroua — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Moranding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Glenaroua Moranding
India — / 2.6%
Glenaroua — India: not among its largest Moranding — India: 2.6%
Italy — / 2.6%
Glenaroua — Italy: not among its largest Moranding — Italy: 2.6%
France — / 2.1%
Glenaroua — France: not among its largest Moranding — France: 2.1%
Scotland 1.9% / —
Glenaroua — Scotland: 1.9% Moranding — Scotland: not among its largest
England — / 1.6%
Glenaroua — England: not among its largest Moranding — England: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Glenaroua — New Zealand: not among its largest Moranding — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenaroua 100.0% houses
Glenaroua — Houses: 100.0%
Moranding 100.0% houses
Moranding — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Glenaroua Moranding
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Glenaroua Moranding
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Glenaroua Moranding
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

Glenaroua Moranding
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Glenaroua carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0); Glenaroua carries more crime risk (27 vs 17).

Glenaroua Moranding
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glenaroua Moranding
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

Glenaroua Moranding
Parks & reserves 6 2
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Glenaroua sits further from the CBD (101.8 km vs 82.6 km).

Glenaroua Moranding
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 101.8 km
+19% vs other
 82.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3764
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3764
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.

Glenaroua Moranding
Car (driver) 58.2% / 64.5%
Glenaroua — Car (driver): 58.2% Moranding — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 27.6% / 25.0%
Glenaroua — Worked from Home: 27.6% Moranding — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 5.3%
Glenaroua — Car (passenger): 7.1% Moranding — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 7.1% / 5.3%
Glenaroua — Walked Only: 7.1% Moranding — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Glenaroua Moranding
Elevation 202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 332 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenaroua Moranding
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Glenaroua Moranding
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Glenaroua Moranding
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenaroua Moranding
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenaroua Moranding
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenaroua

Rural

Moranding

Rural

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