Gonn Crossing vs Murrabit
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gonn Crossing, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Gonn Crossing 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
Murrabit
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gonn Crossing
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 19%)
Weighs 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
Murrabit
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (211 min vs 217 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (302.5 km vs 308 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Murrabit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Murrabit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.4% vs -10.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gonn Crossing and Murrabit drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Murrabit has more residents (230 vs 50); Gonn Crossing skews older (54 vs 52).
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 230 +360% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.7% | +14.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 52 |
| Median household income | $50,232/yr | $53,872/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $158/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 9% |
| 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
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Gannawarra same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 31% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
Liveability
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Murrabit carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | High 98/100 | High 96/100 |
| 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
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gonn Crossing
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Murrabit
- Murrabit Group School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Gonn Crossing sits further from the CBD (308 km vs 302.5 km).
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 308 km +2% vs other | 302.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 217 min | 211 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3579 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3579 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 1 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 364 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gannawarra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gonn Crossing | Murrabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.