Greta vs Moyhu

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Moyhu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 180 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (250.8 km vs 260.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Moyhu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.8% vs -19.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greta Moyhu
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.

Greta Moyhu
Walkability 0 / 0
Greta — Walkability: 0/100 Moyhu — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 70
Greta — Safety: 68/100 Moyhu — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 18 / 26
Greta — Low fire risk: 18/100 Moyhu — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 63 / 21
Greta — Low flood risk: 63/100 Moyhu — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Moyhu has more residents (437 vs 86); Greta has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $70,668).

Greta Moyhu
Population 86 437
+408% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.6% -1.8%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $106,184/yr
+33% vs other
 $70,668/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greta Moyhu
0-4 — / 4.6%
Greta — 0-4: not among its largest Moyhu — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.8% / 12.1%
Greta — 5-14: 12.8% Moyhu — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 15.1% / 6.4%
Greta — 15-19: 15.1% Moyhu — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.7% / 4.6%
Greta — 20-24: 4.7% Moyhu — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.1% / 7.6%
Greta — 25-34: 8.1% Moyhu — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 5.8% / 9.8%
Greta — 35-44: 5.8% Moyhu — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 19.8% / 15.1%
Greta — 45-54: 19.8% Moyhu — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 16.3% / 16.0%
Greta — 55-64: 16.3% Moyhu — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 5.8% / 14.6%
Greta — 65-74: 5.8% Moyhu — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 3.5% / 7.6%
Greta — 75-84: 3.5% Moyhu — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 10.5% / 2.1%
Greta — 85+: 10.5% Moyhu — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greta 59.1% couple families
Greta — Couple Families: 59.1% Greta — Lone Person: 40.9% Greta — One Parent Families: 0.0% Greta — Group Household: 0.0% Greta — Other Families: 0.0%
Moyhu 40.6% couple families
Moyhu — Couple Families: 40.6% Moyhu — Lone Person: 38.6% Moyhu — One Parent Families: 12.9% Moyhu — Group Household: 4.0% Moyhu — Other Families: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greta 17.6% renting
Greta — Owned Outright: 38.2% Greta — Mortgage: 44.1% Greta — Renting: 17.6%
Moyhu 16.4% renting
Moyhu — Owned Outright: 39.6% Moyhu — Mortgage: 44.0% Moyhu — Renting: 16.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Greta Moyhu
India 3.5% / —
Greta — India: 3.5% Moyhu — India: not among its largest
England — / 1.8%
Greta — England: not among its largest Moyhu — England: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Greta — New Zealand: not among its largest Moyhu — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Greta Moyhu
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 20.4%
Greta — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Moyhu — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 8.2%
Greta — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Moyhu — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.8%
Greta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Moyhu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 10.5% / 1.1%
Greta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 10.5% Moyhu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greta 100.0% houses
Greta — Houses: 100.0% Greta — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moyhu 98.2% houses
Moyhu — Houses: 98.2% Moyhu — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greta Moyhu
Median house price — $473,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Greta Moyhu
Rural and farming 99% 93%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
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

Greta Moyhu
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Greta Moyhu
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Greta Moyhu
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Moyhu carries more flood risk (79 vs 37).

Greta Moyhu
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Low
37/100
 High
79/100
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

Greta Moyhu
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Greta

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

Schools in Moyhu

  • Moyhu Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Greta Moyhu
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Moyhu sits further from the CBD (260.2 km vs 250.8 km).

Greta Moyhu
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 250.8 km 260.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 180 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3675
 0.0%
postcode 3732
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3675
 74
postcode 3732

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.

Greta Moyhu
Car (driver) 80.8% / 62.9%
Greta — Car (driver): 80.8% Moyhu — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 24.7%
Greta — Worked from Home: 13.5% Moyhu — Worked from Home: 24.7%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 4.6%
Greta — Car (passenger): 5.8% Moyhu — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Greta — Walked Only: not among its largest Moyhu — Walked Only: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Greta Moyhu
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greta Moyhu
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Greta Moyhu
Annual rainfall 565 mm 964 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C 3.7°C

Council rates

Greta Moyhu
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Greta Moyhu
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greta Moyhu
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greta

Rural

Moyhu

River Rural

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