Hallston vs Mount Eccles

Mount Eccles is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Hallston. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hallston, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hallston tends to suit people living alone and couples, while Mount Eccles suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hallston has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 91%)
  • Mount Eccles is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 54%)

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

Mount Eccles

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 94%)
  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $1,300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hallston is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mount Eccles sits closer to the CBD (146.6 km vs 152.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hallston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mount Eccles

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.7% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hallston Mount Eccles
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.

Hallston Mount Eccles
Walkability 10 / 0
Hallston — Walkability: 10/100 Mount Eccles — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 70
Hallston — Safety: 69/100 Mount Eccles — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Hallston — Low fire risk: 59/100 Mount Eccles — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 79 / 100
Hallston — Low flood risk: 79/100 Mount Eccles — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hallston rents higher ($1,300/wk vs $75/wk); Mount Eccles has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $71,500).

Hallston Mount Eccles
Population 157
+11% vs other
 139
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +33.7%
Median age 52 47
Median household income $71,500/yr $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $1,300/wk
+94% vs other
 $75/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hallston Mount Eccles
0-4 4.5% / 5.0%
Hallston — 0-4: 4.5% Mount Eccles — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 8.9% / 13.7%
Hallston — 5-14: 8.9% Mount Eccles — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 — / 5.8%
Hallston — 15-19: not among its largest Mount Eccles — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 3.6%
Hallston — 20-24: 5.7% Mount Eccles — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 10.2% / 4.3%
Hallston — 25-34: 10.2% Mount Eccles — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 7.0% / 11.5%
Hallston — 35-44: 7.0% Mount Eccles — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 17.2% / 10.8%
Hallston — 45-54: 17.2% Mount Eccles — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 17.2% / 14.4%
Hallston — 55-64: 17.2% Mount Eccles — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 13.4% / 15.8%
Hallston — 65-74: 13.4% Mount Eccles — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 8.9% / 6.5%
Hallston — 75-84: 8.9% Mount Eccles — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.9% / —
Hallston — 85+: 1.9% Mount Eccles — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hallston 46.3% couple families
Hallston — Couple Families: 46.3% Hallston — Lone Person: 46.3% Hallston — One Parent Families: 7.3%
Mount Eccles 34.5% couple families
Mount Eccles — Couple Families: 34.5% Mount Eccles — Lone Person: 34.5% Mount Eccles — One Parent Families: 31.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hallston 0.0% renting
Hallston — Owned Outright: 55.2% Hallston — Mortgage: 44.8% Hallston — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Eccles 11.6% renting
Mount Eccles — Owned Outright: 34.9% Mount Eccles — Mortgage: 53.5% Mount Eccles — Renting: 11.6%
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.

Hallston Mount Eccles
England 3.8% / 4.3%
Hallston — England: 3.8% Mount Eccles — England: 4.3%
Netherlands 3.2% / 2.2%
Hallston — Netherlands: 3.2% Mount Eccles — Netherlands: 2.2%
South Africa — / 2.2%
Hallston — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Eccles — South Africa: 2.2%
Germany 1.9% / —
Hallston — Germany: 1.9% Mount Eccles — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Hallston Mount Eccles
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 11.5%
Hallston — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Mount Eccles — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 9.4%
Hallston — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Mount Eccles — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 6.5%
Hallston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Mount Eccles — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 6.5%
Hallston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Mount Eccles — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Hallston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Mount Eccles — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hallston 103.1% houses
Hallston — Houses: 103.1% Hallston — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Eccles 90.9% houses
Mount Eccles — Houses: 90.9% Mount Eccles — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Mount Eccles has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%).

Hallston Mount Eccles
Rural and farming 87% 99%
Parks and recreation 12% 1%
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

Hallston Mount Eccles
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hallston Mount Eccles
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Hallston is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Hallston Mount Eccles
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hallston carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Hallston carries more flood risk (21 vs 0).

Hallston Mount Eccles
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Low
21/100
 None
0/100
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

Hallston Mount Eccles
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

Hallston Mount Eccles
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Hallston sits further from the CBD (152.4 km vs 146.6 km).

Hallston Mount Eccles
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 152.4 km
+4% vs other
 146.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 119 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
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.

Hallston Mount Eccles
Car (driver) 58.6% / 58.8%
Hallston — Car (driver): 58.6% Mount Eccles — Car (driver): 58.8%
Worked from Home 35.7% / 41.2%
Hallston — Worked from Home: 35.7% Mount Eccles — Worked from Home: 41.2%
Walked Only 5.7% / —
Hallston — Walked Only: 5.7% Mount Eccles — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.8%).

Setting

Hallston Mount Eccles
Elevation 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.1 km 32.1 km

NBN connectivity

Hallston Mount Eccles
Connectivity score 23/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Hallston Mount Eccles
Annual rainfall 700 mm 906 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 24.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C 6.9°C

Council rates

Hallston Mount Eccles
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Hallston Mount Eccles
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hallston Mount Eccles
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hallston

Rural

Mount Eccles

Professionals Rural

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