Greendale vs Myrniong

Greendale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Myrniong. 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, Greendale tends to suit 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

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Myrniong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Myrniong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.8 km vs 86.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greendale Myrniong
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.

Greendale Myrniong
Walkability 0 / 0
Greendale — Walkability: 0/100 Myrniong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 26
Greendale — Safety: 61/100 Myrniong — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 20 / 23
Greendale — Low fire risk: 20/100 Myrniong — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 74 / 74
Greendale — Low flood risk: 74/100 Myrniong — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Greendale has more residents (623 vs 387); Myrniong has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $107,380).

Greendale Myrniong
Population 623
+38% vs other
 387
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% -4.2%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $107,380/yr $123,448/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+5% vs other
 $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greendale Myrniong
0-4 6.1% / 3.4%
Greendale — 0-4: 6.1% Myrniong — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 15.6% / 10.6%
Greendale — 5-14: 15.6% Myrniong — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.4% / 7.5%
Greendale — 15-19: 6.4% Myrniong — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 4.3% / 5.9%
Greendale — 20-24: 4.3% Myrniong — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.1% / 8.0%
Greendale — 25-34: 7.1% Myrniong — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 14.4% / 9.8%
Greendale — 35-44: 14.4% Myrniong — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 13.8% / 21.4%
Greendale — 45-54: 13.8% Myrniong — 45-54: 21.4%
55-64 14.8% / 17.6%
Greendale — 55-64: 14.8% Myrniong — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 9.6% / 9.8%
Greendale — 65-74: 9.6% Myrniong — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 5.5% / 4.1%
Greendale — 75-84: 5.5% Myrniong — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.1% / 0.8%
Greendale — 85+: 1.1% Myrniong — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greendale 60.5% couple families
Greendale — Couple Families: 60.5% Greendale — Lone Person: 25.0% Greendale — One Parent Families: 12.5% Greendale — Group Household: 2.0%
Myrniong 62.5% couple families
Myrniong — Couple Families: 62.5% Myrniong — Lone Person: 25.0% Myrniong — One Parent Families: 12.5% Myrniong — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greendale 0.0% renting
Greendale — Owned Outright: 42.3% Greendale — Mortgage: 57.7% Greendale — Renting: 0.0%
Myrniong 5.5% renting
Myrniong — Owned Outright: 40.6% Myrniong — Mortgage: 53.9% Myrniong — Renting: 5.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greendale Myrniong
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 16.3%
Greendale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Myrniong — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 11.6%
Greendale — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Myrniong — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 9.3%
Greendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Myrniong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 2.1%
Greendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Myrniong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.8%
Greendale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Myrniong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Greendale Myrniong
England 5.9% / 2.1%
Greendale — England: 5.9% Myrniong — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.1%
Greendale — New Zealand: 1.6% Myrniong — New Zealand: 2.1%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.0%
Greendale — Scotland: 1.0% Myrniong — Scotland: 1.0%
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Greendale — Netherlands: 1.0% Myrniong — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.8%
Greendale — South Africa: not among its largest Myrniong — South Africa: 0.8%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Greendale — Ireland: not among its largest Myrniong — Ireland: 0.8%
Germany 0.5% / —
Greendale — Germany: 0.5% Myrniong — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greendale 100.0% houses
Greendale — Houses: 100.0%
Myrniong 102.3% houses
Myrniong — Houses: 102.3%
Houses

Property market

Greendale Myrniong
Median house price $820,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $750,000 —

Zoning mix

Myrniong has more rural and farming land (59% vs 39%).

Greendale Myrniong
Parks and recreation 59% 33%
Rural and farming 39% 59%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Other and special use 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

Greendale Myrniong
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Greendale Myrniong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Greendale Myrniong
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Myrniong carries more crime risk (74 vs 39).

Greendale Myrniong
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
39/100
 High
74/100
Flood Low
26/100
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
same for both

Schools

Greendale Myrniong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Greendale

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

Schools in Myrniong

  • Myrniong Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greendale Myrniong
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 6
same for both

Mobility

Greendale sits further from the CBD (86.5 km vs 69.8 km).

Greendale Myrniong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 86.5 km
+19% vs other
 69.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 55 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3341
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3341
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.

Greendale Myrniong
Car (driver) 69.8% / 70.5%
Greendale — Car (driver): 69.8% Myrniong — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 23.3%
Greendale — Worked from Home: 23.5% Myrniong — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 3.6%
Greendale — Car (passenger): 5.6% Myrniong — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.6%
Greendale — Walked Only: 1.1% Myrniong — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Greendale Myrniong
Elevation 561 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 472 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greendale Myrniong
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
248 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Greendale Myrniong
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greendale Myrniong
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Greendale Myrniong
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Greendale Myrniong
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greendale Myrniong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greendale

Rural

Myrniong

River Rural

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