Graytown vs Puckapunyal
Puckapunyal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 24 against 55 in Graytown. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Graytown, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Puckapunyal, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Graytown tends to suit people living alone, while Puckapunyal suits renters, young adults, and families with children.
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
Puckapunyal
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 46%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Puckapunyal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Puckapunyal
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (98% vs 12%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)
- But Graytown has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Graytown has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 119 min)
- Puckapunyal sits closer to the CBD (129.6 km vs 157.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Graytown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 3%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Graytown and Puckapunyal 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
Puckapunyal has more residents (1,108 vs 60); Puckapunyal has higher household incomes ($130,520 vs $55,224).
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 1,108 +1747% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 24 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $130,520/yr +136% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $169/wk | $265/wk +57% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Graytown has more rural and farming land (63% vs 0%).
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 0% | 100% |
| Rural and farming | 63% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 36% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie | 1,074 across Mitchell |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% | +70% |
Ranking within VIC
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 94% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 95% of VIC |
Liveability
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 61/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Puckapunyal carries more flood risk (13 vs 0); Puckapunyal carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 36).
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Graytown
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Puckapunyal
- Puckapunyal Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 3 | 7 |
Mobility
Graytown sits further from the CBD (157.8 km vs 129.6 km).
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 157.8 km +18% vs other | 129.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 112 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3608 | 0.8% postcode 3662 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3608 | 3 postcode 3662 |
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 (57.1%).
Setting
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 155 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 199 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 88/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 69% 393 premises |
Climate
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 528 mm | 540 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C | — |
Council rates
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr | $1,947/yr |
| Council | Strathbogie | Mitchell |
Federal electorate
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Graytown | Puckapunyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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