High Camp vs Moranding

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

Moranding

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 78%)

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

Moranding

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Moranding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (82.6 km vs 90.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moranding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

High Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

High Camp Moranding
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.

High Camp Moranding
Walkability 0 / 0
High Camp — Walkability: 0/100 Moranding — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 83
High Camp — Safety: 71/100 Moranding — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 27 / 100
High Camp — Low fire risk: 27/100 Moranding — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
High Camp — Low flood risk: 100/100 Moranding — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moranding has more residents (193 vs 122); High Camp rents higher ($300/wk vs $210/wk).

High Camp Moranding
Population 122 193
+58% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +4.3%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $108,316/yr $132,548/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+30% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

High Camp Moranding
0-4 — / 3.6%
High Camp — 0-4: not among its largest Moranding — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.3% / 14.5%
High Camp — 5-14: 12.3% Moranding — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 2.5% / 9.8%
High Camp — 15-19: 2.5% Moranding — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 8.2% / 7.8%
High Camp — 20-24: 8.2% Moranding — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 6.6% / 9.3%
High Camp — 25-34: 6.6% Moranding — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 8.2% / 10.4%
High Camp — 35-44: 8.2% Moranding — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 21.3% / 12.4%
High Camp — 45-54: 21.3% Moranding — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.1% / 21.2%
High Camp — 55-64: 13.1% Moranding — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 13.9% / 9.8%
High Camp — 65-74: 13.9% Moranding — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.3% / 2.6%
High Camp — 75-84: 3.3% Moranding — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 3.1%
High Camp — 85+: not among its largest Moranding — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

High Camp 77.8% couple families
High Camp — Couple Families: 77.8% High Camp — Lone Person: 22.2% High Camp — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Moranding 78.6% couple families
Moranding — Couple Families: 78.6% Moranding — Lone Person: 10.7% Moranding — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

High Camp 0.0% renting
High Camp — Owned Outright: 52.4% High Camp — Mortgage: 47.6% High Camp — Renting: 0.0%
Moranding 7.4% renting
Moranding — Owned Outright: 40.7% Moranding — Mortgage: 51.9% Moranding — Renting: 7.4%
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.

High Camp Moranding
England 2.5% / 1.6%
High Camp — England: 2.5% Moranding — England: 1.6%
India — / 2.6%
High Camp — India: not among its largest Moranding — India: 2.6%
Italy — / 2.6%
High Camp — Italy: not among its largest Moranding — Italy: 2.6%
France — / 2.1%
High Camp — France: not among its largest Moranding — France: 2.1%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
High Camp — New Zealand: not among its largest Moranding — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

High Camp Moranding
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 17.1%
High Camp — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Moranding — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 12.4%
High Camp — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Moranding — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.2%
High Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Moranding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 4.1%
High Camp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Moranding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
High Camp — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moranding — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

High Camp 100.0% houses
High Camp — Houses: 100.0%
Moranding 100.0% houses
Moranding — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

High Camp Moranding
Rural and farming 96% 98%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

High Camp Moranding
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

High Camp Moranding
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

High Camp Moranding
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

High Camp carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 0); High Camp carries more crime risk (29 vs 17).

High Camp Moranding
Bushfire High
73/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
17/100
Flood None
0/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

High Camp Moranding
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

High Camp Moranding
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

High Camp sits further from the CBD (90.9 km vs 82.6 km).

High Camp Moranding
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 90.9 km
+9% vs other
 82.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3764
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3764
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.

High Camp Moranding
Car (driver) 65.3% / 64.5%
High Camp — Car (driver): 65.3% Moranding — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 26.5% / 25.0%
High Camp — Worked from Home: 26.5% Moranding — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 8.2% / 5.3%
High Camp — Walked Only: 8.2% Moranding — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
High Camp — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moranding — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

High Camp Moranding
Elevation 413 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 332 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

High Camp Moranding
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

High Camp Moranding
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

High Camp Moranding
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

High Camp Moranding
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

High Camp Moranding
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

High Camp

Rural

Moranding

Rural

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